Air Commerz
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Air Commerz was a German airline that operated for a short period of time between 1970 and 1972.
in March and commenced operations in June 1970. The airline's official home base was Düsseldorf Airport although most flights were flown out of Hamburg Airport
. The flights were all charter flights. In March and May 1971 Air Commerz received two Boeing 707
from Pacific Western Airlines
. The jets were introduced into service in June 1971 on a flight from Hamburg
to Reims
. Due to financial problems the airline ceased it operations in September 1972. Air Commerz was dissolved in January 1973.
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Air Commerz was set up in Hamburg in early 1970. The airline got the first of its two Vickers ViscountVickers Viscount
The Vickers Viscount was a British medium-range turboprop airliner first flown in 1948 by Vickers-Armstrongs, making it the first such aircraft to enter service in the world...
in March and commenced operations in June 1970. The airline's official home base was Düsseldorf Airport although most flights were flown out of Hamburg Airport
Hamburg Airport
Hamburg Airport , also known as Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel Airport , is an international airport serving Hamburg, Germany.It originally covered . Since then, the site has grown more than tenfold to . The main apron covers . The airport is north of the centre of the city of Hamburg in the Fuhlsbüttel...
. The flights were all charter flights. In March and May 1971 Air Commerz received two Boeing 707
Boeing 707
The Boeing 707 is a four-engine narrow-body commercial passenger jet airliner developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. Its name is most commonly pronounced as "Seven Oh Seven". The first airline to operate the 707 was Pan American World Airways, inaugurating the type's first commercial flight on...
from Pacific Western Airlines
Pacific Western Airlines
Pacific Western Airlines was an airline that operated scheduled flights throughout western Canada and charter services around the world from the 1950s through the 1980s...
. The jets were introduced into service in June 1971 on a flight from Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
to Reims
Reims
Reims , a city in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France, lies east-northeast of Paris. Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire....
. Due to financial problems the airline ceased it operations in September 1972. Air Commerz was dissolved in January 1973.