Avitrans
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Avitrans was a charter airline
based in Stockholm
, Sweden
. It operated ad hoc passenger and cargo charters, as well as wet-leasing aircraft to other carriers. It started operations in 2004 and had 70 employees. Its main base was Växjö Airport
. A large portion of their flights was performed for the travel organiser and partial owner Sverigeflyg
, with brand names Blekingeflyg, FlySmåland, Gotlandsflyg, Kalmarflyg, Kullaflyg
, and Sundsvallsflyg
.
The company was closed at 2010.
Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
based in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. It operated ad hoc passenger and cargo charters, as well as wet-leasing aircraft to other carriers. It started operations in 2004 and had 70 employees. Its main base was Växjö Airport
Växjö Airport
Växjö-Smaland Airport is an airport in southeastern Sweden, in the southern part of the province of Småland. The airport is located about northwest of the town centre of Växjö.The airport is owned by the county of Kronoberg and the city of Växjö...
. A large portion of their flights was performed for the travel organiser and partial owner Sverigeflyg
Sverigeflyg
Sverigeflyg is the main brand for the seven local airlines Blekingeflyg, Flysmaland, Gotlandsflyg, Kalmarflyg, Kullaflyg, and Sundsvallsflyg. The actual air operator is their own operator Avitrans, or sometimes Golden Air....
, with brand names Blekingeflyg, FlySmåland, Gotlandsflyg, Kalmarflyg, Kullaflyg
Kullaflyg
Kullaflyg is an airline based in Ängelholm/Helsingborg, Sweden. They lease aircraft and pilots from Golden Air. Their own staff works partly as ground personnel and as cabin crew on the aircraft...
, and Sundsvallsflyg
Sundsvallsflyg
Sundsvallsflyg is an airline based in Sundsvall, Sweden. They lease aircraft and pilots from Golden Air. Their own staff works partly as ground personnel and as cabin crew on the aircraft.-Destinations:...
.
The company was closed at 2010.
Fleet
The Avitrans fleet included the following aircraft (as of 31 March 2009) http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=ATN&al_op=1:- 8 Saab 340A (two aircraft were operated for Air ÅlandAir ÅlandAir Åland AB is the provincial airline of Åland, with its head office on the grounds of Mariehamn Airport in Mariehamn, Åland, Finland. It operates scheduled services from Åland to Helsinki and Stockholm. Its main base is Mariehamn Airport..- History :...
, one aircraft is operated for Blekingeflyg, one aircraft is operated for Kalmarflyg and one aircraft is operated for WingoWingoWingo was an experimental indoor wing shooting sport invented by Winchester in the early 1970s. The only Wingo facility built was in San Diego, California....
) - 4 Saab 340B (two aircraft were operated for VildandenVildanden (airline)Vildanden AS was a virtual, regional airline based at Skien Airport, Geiteryggen in Norway, where it was the only airline. With operations starting in 2005, it flew to Bergen, Trondheim and Stavanger using a Jetstream 32 and a ATR 42, which is wet leased from Danish Air Transport and Helitrans...
and one aircraft was operated for FlySmaland)