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Anniversary Special, June 2014
Das aktuelle Magazin der Schweizer Luftfahrt
From Farner Air Transport to FARNAIR Group
30 Years of company history
Photo Tamas Bodorics
From Farner Air Transport AG to FARNAIR Group
30 Years of company history
The B737-400SF is FARNAIR Group’s new flagship. It was registered HA-FAT and put into service with FARNAIR Hungary in spring 2014.
Photo Markus Seiler
In 1984 Farner Air Transport was founded out of the blue, as a result of rather
incidental yet fortunate circumstances. Today, the globally operating FARNAIR
Group not only runs one of Switzerland’s long standing airlines but also several
subsidiaries providing aviation related services. Fitting-in with its 30 year anniversary, FARNAIR added the first of eight 737-400 freighter aircraft to its fleet.
Photo Markus Seiler
Photo Hansjörg Bürgi
F-GDTX leased from Air Nantes in 1988 was the first of 17 Fokker/Fairchild F-27 operated by FAT.
In 1983 Konrad Farner, the main shareholder
of Farner Aviation Holding AG in Grenchen,
had acquired a Piper Seneca HB-LMC through
his company Fornax AG from an insolvent
company. This Seneca was occasionally used
by private pilots and in the autumn of 1983
was rented by the company Flying Bear Ltd.
(Berne), to carry courier goods and express
parcels on behalf of TNT Skypak from Basel
to Brussels and back four times a week during the night. The first flight was performed on
14 November 1983. Soon the authorities became aware of this flight operation and rated
FARNAIR’s only Embraer Bandeirante was operated between 1988 and 1994 with registration HB-LQE. – The Cessna 402B registered HB-LOH
was the second aircraft to join newly founded Farner Air Transport in 1984.
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Photo archive Markus Seiler
SkyStory
«Nightriders in the Sky»
The book «Nightriders in the Sky – A European Express Story» by Sepp Moser gives
impressive evidence of the FARNAIR history and is lavishly illustrated with many photos. The book is available with FARNAIR in
English and German.
Please contact [email protected]
The very first cargo flights were carried out by the Piper PA 34-200 Seneca HB-LMC. In 1985,
it proved to be too small.
Photo Markus Seiler
it as being commercial air freight flights, therefore requiring a license. Flying Bear, however,
had no operating license. Farner Aviation Holding saw a lot of potential in the emerging field
of courier and express air freight and decided
to create the Farner Air Transport AG (FAT) as a
100% subsidiary of the holding company. This
was established on 15 March 1984 in Basel
and soon, on 1 April 1984 already, the Swiss
Civil Aviation Authority FOCA granted Farner
Air Transport a general operating license for
commercial flights with this Seneca HB-LMC.
More freight, larger aircraft
This Fokker F-27-500 HB-ILJ in a special painting was operated on behalf of the OSCE in Bosnia.
Photo archive Markus Seiler
Soon, in autumn 1984, the Seneca no longer
met the capacity requirements of TNT Skypak and FAT bought its first Cessna 402B. In
1985 FAT was able to acquire Federal Express
as an additional customer. With the freight
­volume developing rapidly and steadily on the
Geneva – Basel route, FAT had to introduce
appropriate aircraft to cater to the demand. In
1986 it added a Cessna 404, in 1987 Embraer
Bandeirante and in July 1988 FAT started to
operate its first F27 by wet-leasing a French
Fairchild F27J. This was the dawn of the
­Fokker F-27 era with FARNAIR, which was to
last until 2010. A total of sixteen Fokker F-27
were operated at FARNAIR during the course
of these 20 years
The development and expansion of FAT
required great financial resources and Farner
Aviation Holding was able to win Lausanne based André Group with its shipping company
Suisse-Atlantique SA as main shareholder. The
new impulse was evident on all levels of FAT
and the former pioneering company gradually
developed into an established airline. The expansion of the fleet to Fokker F27 resulted in
larger payloads and was improving efficiency
and competitiveness. In the air courier business punctuality and reliability are the absolute keys to success. Already in 1990 FAT was
able to achieve industry leading figures in those
areas and could demonstrate its capabilities
to the major freight forwarders in the market.
At the same time, competition within the
FARNAIR operated the Airbus A300B4-2C (F) PH-GIR in full DHL painting until the end of
May 2001.
courier industry got tougher with many new
companies crowding onto the market, the industry had become increasingly dynamic and
full of potential. For the first time in decades a
politically and economically united Europe was
within reach. The only problem was that Switzerland was not a member of the EU and FAT
as a Swiss airline was excluded from the EU
internal market. With the proposed accession
of Switzerland to the European Economic Area
EEA this handicap would have indeed disappeared, however, the referendum would only
pass in a few years from then – far too late in
such a dynamic business segment! So for FAT
there was only one way: if the airline wanted
to take advantage of the new opportunities
it needed to look for alliances with partners
inside the EU to perform its activities beyond
Switzerland. This strategic decision was a milestone in the history of FARNAIR.
Subsidiaries throughout Europe
In the 1990s, FAT acquired the Hungarian Air
Nawa, which was then operating LET-410
small freighters and was later to become FARNAIR Hungary. In 1997 Farner Air Transport
AG was renamed FARNAIR Switzerland AG,
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Photo archive Markus Seiler
Photo archive Farnair
FARNAIR Netherlands operated the branded A300B4-103(F) registered PH-ABF on behalf of
various Integrators.
Photo Markus Seiler
Beginning of the 1990s, FARNAIR operated two Turbo-Porter (here:HB-FKR) and one Twin Otter
in the West Sahara on behalf of the medical response unit «MINURSO» for the United Nations.
both companies started to operate under the
brand FARNAIR Europe Aviation Alliance.
Under the umbrella of the Trademark
­FARNAIR Europe collaboration with Miniliner
in Italy was set up in 1998, followed by the
acquisition of Express Airways in Germany in
1999, which later became FARNAIR Germany.
In 2000 Tulip Air turned into FARNAIR Nether­
lands. In 1997 FARNAIR Netherlands had
purchased three former Eastern Airlines Airbus A300, expanding to large-bodied aircraft.
­Those aircraft had been converted to freighters at the Airbus subsidiary DASA in Dresden.
These A300F were in service from May 1998 to
May 2001, either for a large integrator painted
in his colours or for Air France Cargo, prima­
rily in Africa. In January 2001 FARNAIR leased
an additional fourth A300 freighter. When after
9/11 the demand for freight capacity massively
collapsed FARANAIR decided to end the Airbus operation at FARNAIR Netherlands by end
of October 2002.
In 2000, Federal Express intended to establish a European network using up to 20
Shorts 360 aircraft and FARNAIR Germany
was commissioned to operate eleven German
registered aircraft of that type. But the Shorts
were too slow for the European routes and the
peculiarities of the European Administration
had been underestimated. FedEx terminated
the operation in 2002 and took the Shorts 360
back to the States.
In the service of peace
Photo Markus Seiler
D-CFXF is one of FARNAIR Germany’s eleven Short 360 flying in full FedEx painting between
1999 to 2003.
In 1991 FAT started a successful collaboration
with the Swiss Confederation, which continues
to this day. FAT was contracted to support the
medical response unit of the United Nations
MINURSO in the former Spanish Western
Sahara from September 1991 to June 1994
with two Pilatus Porter and a Twin Otter. From
March 1996 to January 1999 FAT operated
the F27 HB-AAZ for the Swiss Confederation within the UNOMIG mission out of Tbilisi
in Georgia. In addition, FAT F27 and LET-410
flew in Bosnia on behalf of the OSCE as of
March 1996. To date, FARNAIR flies routes in
humanitarian and peace-support military operations for the Swiss Confederation as well as
for foreign contractors.
FARNAIR launches the ATR cargo
airplane
FARNAIR Hungary today operates one Beech 1900D (HB-FAM) and one Beech 1900C.
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In 2000, FARNAIR became launch customer
for using ATR aircraft as a freighter. Until that,
this aircraft was only used for transporting
passengers. At that time FARNAIR Switzerland acquired the first of three ATR42 and in
December was the very first airline to order the
On the 75th anniversary of the Airport Grenchen in September 2006 FARNAIR presented for the
first time an ATR-72 cargo at the company’s place of origin.
Photo Markus Seiler
conversion of an ATR72 (HB-AFG) with a cargo door at Alenia in Naples, which went into
operation in October 2002. The ATR72 cargo
model is well established within FARNAIR with
a fleet of thirteen ATR72 freighters in operation
today. Six of them are equipped with the Alenia
large cargo door (LCD). This is a special feature in the market because it enables efficient
loading even of oversized cargo. With another
seven so called Tube Freighters with the original size cargo door FARNAIR operates the
largest fleet of its kind in the world. The ATR
fleet services mainly routes of a large integrator
at the air hub in Cologne-Bonn and performs
ad-hoc charter flights, often with special cargo. Two ATR aircraft are based in West Africa
for another Integrator. Despite its Swiss Headquarters, FARNAIR’s activity in this country is
relatively low: only the two routes out of Basel
and Geneva are served. The ATR42 passenger
aircraft HB-AFF is also based in Basel.
After June 1, 2002, with the bilateral agreements between Switzerland and the EU on
air transport coming into force after June 1,
2002, FARNAIR undertook a strategic review,
sold the companies FARNAIR Netherlands and
Germany and focused from now on FARNAIR
Switzerland (FAT) with ATR42/ATR72 and FARNAIR Hungary (FAH) with F27. The last LET410 left the fleet of FAH in 2005 and the F27
suspended in the years 2007 to 2010. Today
FAH operates Beech 1900 and since March
2014, the first Boeing 737-400 SF Cargo.
Photo Hansjörg Bürgi
SkyStory
In the second half of the 1990s this Let-410 was operated by FARNAIR Hungary for the OSCE
in Bosnia.
The FARNAIR Group today
Meanwhile, André Group had decided to
discontinue its engagement in aviation in the
mid-term and in 2006 sold FARNAIR to a
consortium of investors represented by Chairman Vicken L. Karjian. The business relations
had developed already 15 years earlier from
an aircraft lease. In recent years the vision
to grow FARNAIR to a global footprint was
pursued by a focused expansion strategy in
the core business express cargo as well as
the development of a portfolio of aviation related services: At Budapest Airport FARNAIR
Handling provides cargo handling and ground
services. ­FARNAIR Training in Neusiedl near
Vienna operates a modern training center
with its own simulator and provides training
and type ratings for pilots on the ATR aircraft
types, complemented in 2014 with COBiiAS,
an innovative training concept. FARNAIR Rail
offers logistic solutions within the German rail
network. In 2011 the participation in the Indian
cargo airline QUIKJET India paved the way to
enter the market on the subcontinent. Since
2013 FARNAIR is also present in West Africa serving routes for a large integrator. With
­ ARNAIR Trading & Leasing, the Group proF
vides its many years of experience in aircraft
procurement to customers. Last but not the
least, in March 2014 the acquisition of a 45 %
stake in K- Mile Air in Thailand will open up the
market in Southeast Asia for the Group. By the
end of the year the first four 737-400 freighters
are planned to operate in this region.
As before, the FARNAIR Group focuses on
air cargo transportation services for the major freight companies (Integrators) and actively
services the ad-hoc charter sector with cargo
and passenger flights. Headquartered in All-
schwil near Basel the fleet today includes two
ATR42, thirteen ATR72, two Beech 1900 and
two Boeing 737-400SF (four by the end of
2014, with four more to follow). The flexibility
to constantly adapt to a challenging environment, entrepreneurship and the openness to
new ideas has always been the fundamental
principle of FARNAIR’s success over the past
30 years. Not only can the company proudly
look back on this long standing history, but today the Group is well placed to look into the
future with optimism.
www.farnair.com
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FLOTTE
Farner Air Transport AG (FAT)/Farnair Switzerland AG/Farnair Group
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HB-LMC
PA-34-200
7450008
acquired from Fornax; in service 14.11.83 BSL-BRU for TNT Skypak; sold to Horizon Air Taxi and delivery ex
Grenchen on 6.11.85, sold to private in Lausanne, wheels-up landing in Annemasse/F July 2006, cancelled
10.11.07.
HB-LOH
Cessna 402B
0626
ex D-IKEF; acquired from Atlas Air Service; delivery to Grenchen on 14.7.84; HB-registered 20.8.84; in service
7.9.84 BSL-BRU; cancelled 8.4.92; to F-OGTE.
HB-LOX
Cessna 402B
1025
ex N44AW; acquired from Meisner Aircraft; delivery to BSL on 20.12.85; HB-registered 6.1.86; in service 12.1.86
BSL-BRU; cancelled 2.9.92; to F-GMTE.
HB-LOY
Cessna 404
0216
ex OY-GAZ; acquired from ESE Flight Centre; delivery to BSL on 8.1.86; HB-registered 13.1.86; in service 2.2.86
BSL-BRU; cancelled 23.3.93; to F-OHAV.
HB-LDV
Cessna 421
0188
acquired 25.9.85; in service 25.9.85 BSL-BRU; sold to private during 1990.
HB-LIH
Cessna 421C
0074
acquired on 12.3.85; delivery SIR-LSZG 12.3.85; in service 28.4.85 BSL-BRU; cancelled 11.10.91; to D-ILTE.
G-BNIX
EMB110-P1
110.217
leased from National Airways NAT; delivery SEN-BRU 31.5.87; in service 31.5.87 BRU-BSL; returned BSL-SEN
5.7.88, to PH-FVC, G-ODUB, meanwhile withdrawn from use.
HB-LQE
EMB110-P1
110.311
ex N303JA; acquired from Midnite Express; delivery to BSL 22.1.88; registered 25.1.88; in service 9.3.88 GVABSL-BRU; cancelled 30.9.94; to G-DBAC BAC Leasing, 8P-TIA Trans Island Air 9.95, ZS-OWO Bandit Partnership 11.02, Naturelink West Africa, written off DLA on 1.10.04.
(HB-LQF)
EMB110-P1
110.203
N101WJ, HB-registration reserved, to be delivered in July 1988, not taken up.
PH-FWF
Cessna F406
0020
leased from Aviation Lease Netherlands between 28.5. and 12.12.1988.
G-DOSH
DHC-6-210
200
leased from BAC Leasing; delivery SEN-BSL 1.8.91; operated for UN/Minurso; ret BSL-SEN 14.2.92.
HB-LRT
DHC-6-300
664
ex CS-TFE/OY-SLH; acquired from Satair; delivery to BSL 29.1.1992; registered 30.1.1992; operated for UN/
Minurso; cancelled 6.4.95; to Yemenia 70-ADI; delivery ex BSL 7.4.1995.
HB-FKR
PC-6/B2-H4
872
acquired from Pilatus; delivery to BSL 26.7.91; operated for UN/Minurso; sold to Zimex Aviation 26.1.96.
HB-FKS
PC-6/B2-H4
875
acquired from Pilatus; delivery to BSL 30.7.91; operated for UN/Minurso; crashed at Aoussard, West Sahara
21.6.93, written-off.
HB-FKZ
PC-6/B2-H4
892
acquired from Pilatus; delivery 2.7.93; operated for UN/Minurso; sold to Imaginair SA 4.9.94, operated by Zimex
Aviation & Benavia, to Scenic Air 30.3.01, to Toni Airways I-INOT 10.2.02, re-registered F-HAMR Jan 2011.
F-GDXT
F-27J(SCD)
126
leased from Air Service Nantes/Stellair; delivery LBG-GVA 1.7.88; in service 1.7.88 GVA-BSL-BRU for FEC; last
service 29.12.88 GVA-BSL; returned BSL-DNR 30.12.88, Afrijet 5N-FRJ 12.99, withdrawn from use.
OO-SVL
F-27-100
10121
Version 1002, leased from Servisair, in service 1.7.88 GVA-BSL-BRU for FedEx, returned in March 1990.
HB-AAZ
F-27-400
10268
Version 463; operated for Swiss Confederation for UNOMIG in Georgia; delivery WOE-BSL on 12.3.96; Ferry
BSL-Tiflis on 17.3.96; returned to Switzerland on 31.1.99; cancelled on 5.5.99; to Western Express Airlines as CGWXC ex BSL on 11.5.99, Air Panama as HP-1543PST in May 2005, withdrawn from use in May 2010.
HB-ILJ
F-27-500
10596
ex F-SEBJ; delivery TLS-BSL 12.3.96; registered 11.3.96; operated for OSZE; in service 15.3.96 BSL-VIE-ZAGSJJ; cancelled 29.7.03; to Airwork as ZK-PAX.
HB-ILQ
F-27-500
10389
ex F-BPUI; Version 5148; leased from AF/Poste; in service 12.11.93 GVA-CGN; ret March 94, acquired from AF/
Poste; delivery to BSL 3.2.95; registered 8.2.95; in service 11.2.95 BSL-STN; cancelled 17.3.03, sold to GT Air/
Papua Air as PK-LTQ, broken up JKT-HLP Feb 2010.
HB-ISJ
F-27-600
10329
ex SE-IRF/PH-FKZ; Version 6121; bought from FedEx 5.3.90; delivery Eindhoven-BSL 1.3.90 as PH-FKZ;
registered 8.3.90; in service 9.3.90 BSL-BRU; operated for FedEx; last service on 31.5./1.6.95 BSL-CDGBSL; cancelled 2.6.95; to FedEx as N740FE ex BSL 11.6.95, withdrawn from use Spokane 18.6.04, cancelled
26.10.05, broken up.
HB-ISQ
F-27-500
10447
ex F-BSUM; Version 5171; acquired from AF/Poste; delivery TLS-MST 26.11.93 & MST-BSL 18.2.94; registered
21.2.94; in service 22.2.94 GVA-CGN; cancelled 4.2.03, sold to Trigana Air Serviceas PK-YRA, written-off Jayapura on 16.9.08 during maintenance.
HB-ISY
F-27-500
10370
ex F-BPUB; Version 5148; acquired from AF/Poste; delivery to BSL 27.5.94; registered 2.6.94; in service 4.6.94
BSL-SEN; cancelled 6.10.98; to HA-FAB FAT Hungary; leased to A6-FCY Falcon Express Cargo Airlines, delivery
11.11.10, ret to FAH on 3.6.12, withdrawn from use Tököl/Budapest, sold to Executive Jet Support Ltd 9.12, to
19th Hole Inc. N19GQ 15.11.12, to Cargo2Fly 5Y-CCE, delivery ex Tököl 22.3.13.
HB-ITQ
F-27-400
10295
ex PH-SFB, N714A Version 4090; acquired from Schreiner Airways; registered 12.11.90; delivery MST-BSL
5.11.90; in service 12.11.90 BSL-CGN for UPS; transferred to FAT Hungary Oct 93; cancelled 25.2.94; to HAACK; restored to FAT as HB-ITQ 26.4.96; cancelled 3.10.97; to Miniliner I-MLQT, 9H-MQT in Feb12.
HB-ITY
F-27-500
10448
Version 5171; leased from AF/Poste F-BSUN 6.7.97; registered 17.11.97; cancelled 4.12.98 & restored as
HB-ITY on 21.12.98; cancelled 5.2.99; to D-AAAC Express Airways; delivery BSL-HHN 8.2.99; restored to FAT
HB-ITY 14.5.01; cancelled 3.5.04; to A6-FCZ Falcon Express Cargo Airlines, ferried to Tököl/Budapest 15.10.12,
sold to Astral Aviation as 5Y-JUU in March 14.
HB-IVQ
F-27-500
10425
Version 5161; ex OY-APA/VH-EWS/G-BVZW; acquired from BAC Express; to Farnair NL as PH-FOZ; registered
4.12.98; transferred to FAT as HB-IVQ; registered 4.11.99; cancelled 3.6.04; to FAH HA-FAE, withdrawn from
use in Bergamo in Feb 08.
PH-FHL
F-27-500
10634
Version; ex PT-LAK; to Farnair NL; registered 29.9.99; to FAH HA-FAH 7.4.05; withdrawn from use in Kemble
17.9.10, to 19th Hole Inc N19XG 10.8.11, ferry ex Kemble 10.2.12 to DR Congo, cancelled 9.3.12, to XL Trading
as 9Q-CNL.
PH-FLM
F-27-500
10341
Version 5120; ex PT-LAL; to Farnair NL registered 6.00; to FAH HA-FAC 7.9.03; withdrawn from use in Bergamo
Jan 09.
PH-FNV
F-27-500
10397
ex F-BPUK; Version 5148; acquired from AF/Poste 6.6.95; to Tulip Air/Farnair NL registered PH-FNV 11.1.96;
cancelled 30.7.03; to Trigana Air Service as PK-YRG, broken up in 2008.
PH-FNW
F-27-500
10398
ex F-BPUL; Version 5148; leased from AF/Poste Dec 1994 - Feb 1995; acquired & delivery 20.11.95; transferred
to Tulip Air/Farnair NL PH-FNW 12.1.96; to GT Air as PK-LTP 14.1.03, broken up in April 2010
PH-FYC
F-27-500
10632
ex PT-LAJ; to Farnair NL; registered 29.9.99; to FAH HA-FAF 12.04, withdrawn from use Kemble 7.9.10, to 19th
Hole Inc N19XF 11.8.11, ferry ex Kemble 23.3.12, cancelled 3.4.12, to Asialink Cargo Express as PK-KRA.
PH-JLN
F-27-500
10449
Version 5171; ex F-BSUO; registered 4.2.98; to Farnair NL; cancelled 24.9.99; to Express Airways D-AAAF; rest
as PH-JLN 27.4.01, cancelled 13.8.04, to FAH HA-FAD, withdrawn from use Kemble on 10.9.10, to 19th Hole
Inc N19XE 10.8.11, ferry Kemble-AMS 24.11.11 for display at old Fokker factory as PH-NIV.
PH-EAN
A300B4-2C(F)
041
ex N201EA; Tulip Air/Farnair NL; registered 15.7.97; delivery HAM-BSL-BRU 24.4.98; operated for DHL until
31.5.01; wet-leased to Aéropostale in July 01, cancelled on 8.6.04, to Kuzu Cargo 8.3.05, registered as TC-KZV
on 2.1.06, to ULS Cargo 8.3.09.
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PH-GIR
A300B4-2C(F)
042
ex N202EA; Tulip Air/Farnair NL; registered 17.9.97; Roll-out after freight conversion on 24.6.98; Operated for
DHL June 98 until 31.5.01; withdrawn from use BOD in Aug 2001, cancelled 11.3.05, broken up.
PH-CLA
A300B4-2C(F)
044
ex N204EA; geleast von OFSB Ltd., DASA Frachter-Umbau in Dresden, an Tulip Air/Farnair NL; registriert
16.2.98; im Einsatz für DHL von September 98 bis 31.5.01; Wet-lease an Air France im Oktober 2001; an Kuzu
Cargo als TC-KZY 9.8.05, ab August 2009 in SAW parkiert.
PH-ABF
A300B4-103(F)
105
ex SX-BEF/N304FV; leased from FINOVA, Farnair NL, registered 3.1.01; delivery Filton-RTM 5.1.01; returned to
Finova in May 02, leased to Channel Express G-CEXK 9.4.02, returned 12.1.06, re-registered N317FV, to ACT
Cargo as TC-ACZ 14.7.06, renamed MyCargo 24.10.11.
(PH-FNQ)
A300B4-103
069
ex 5V-TTT; not taken up in Sept 2001, to F-GVVV
D-CFAO
Shorts 360
SH3734
ex N164DD, Express Airways/Fedex in operation 4.99 – 11.02, to N808KR
D-CFDX
Shorts 360
SH3725
ex N162DD, Express Airways/Fedex in operation 2.99 – 12.02, to N162DD
D-CFXA
Shorts 360
SH3754
ex N263GA, Express Airways/Fedex in operation 4.99 – 11.02, to N263GA
D-CFXB
Shorts 360
SH3756
ex N264GA, Express Airways/Fedex in operation 12.98 – 11.02, to G-BPKK
D-CFXC
Shorts 360
SH3748
ex N748CC, Express Airways/Fedex in operation 3.00 – 12.02, to N748CC
D-CFXD
Shorts 360
SH3749
ex N262GA, Express Airways/Fedex in operation 3.99 – 4.03, to N749JT
D-CFXE
Shorts 360
SH3733
ex N163DD, Express Airways/Fedex in operation 4.99 – 10.02, to G-BOEG
D-CFXF
Shorts 360
SH3740
ex N165DD, Express Airways/Fedex in operation 3.99 – 2.03, to N165DD
D-CFXG
Shorts 360
SH3753
ex N153CC, Express Airways/Fedex in operation 12.99 – 6.03, to G-BPKW
D-CFXH
Shorts 360
SH3742
ex N742CC, Express Airways/Fedex in operation 4.99 – 3.03, to N742CC
D-CRAS
Shorts 360
SH3744
ex N825BE, Express Airways/Fedex, leased from RAS 4.99 – 2.03
HB-AFC
ATR-42-320(F)
087
ex F-WQLF; registered 5.4.01; delivery to BSL 5.4.01; leased to Falcon Express DXB, ret BSL 17.10.03; sale/
lease-back OFSB, wet-leased to Air Niugini 9.12, cancelled 9.7.13, dry-leased to Air Niugini as P2-PXY in FAT
colours, rejected take-off 19.1013 at Madang, crashed into Meiro Creek, written-off.
HB-AFD
ATR-42-320(F)
121
ex D-BEEE/LZ-ATA; sale/lease-back OFSB Ltd., HB-registered 23.2.01; delivery to BSL 24.2.01 in PAX version;
in service 13.3.01 BSL-GVA-Dijon; converted to F by Anglo Normandy in Guernsey 5.2010.
HB-AFF
ATR-42-320
264
ex F-SEBK; registered 15.1.02, delivery DNR-BSL 17.1.2002.
HB-AFG
ATR-72-201F/
SCD
108
ex F-OMAR/F-WQNA; leased from OFSB Ltd., HB-registered 3.10.02, delivery NAP-BSL 3.10.02; sale/leaseback OFSB.
HB-AFH
ATR-72-202F/
SCD
313
ex SX-BFK/F-GJKP; leased from Fortis/BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions Suisse SA; registered 31.10.03; change of
owner to Farnair on 8.11.11, leased to Quikjet India, delivery ex BSL 13.12.11; cancelled 16.12.11, to VT-FQA, in
service 21.3.12, returned to BSL 28.3.13, restored to HB-AFH 4.4.13, in DHL c/s from 2.10.13, ops in West Africa.
HB-AFJ
ATR-72-202F
154
ex EC-ESS/OY-RTE, registered 5.7.05; sale/lease-back OFSB Ltd 3.2.2011.
HB-AFK
ATR-72-202F
232
ex F-GKOB; leased from Fortis/BNP; registered 29.10.04; delivery NAP-BSL 11.1.05; change of owner to Farnair
on 23.1.2013.
HB-AFL
ATR-72-202F
222
ex F-GKPF; delivery TLS-BSL 31.3.06; registered 5.4.06; converted to F, ferried NAP-BSL 8.8.2006.
HB-AFM
ATR-72-202F
364
ex B-22712, leased from Fortis/BNP, HB-registered 13.10.06; converted by M7 Aerospace San Antonio from
17.10.06; delivery to BSL 26.12.06, in service 2.1.07; change of owner to Farnair on 4.6.2013.
HB-AFN
ATR-72-202F/
SCD
381
ex B-22715, leased from Fortis Lease Suisse/BNP, HB-registered 11.5.07, delivery ex Taipei on 13.5.07,
converted by Alenia NAP, delivery to BSL 3.10.07, change of owner to Farnair on 8.4.13 and to Commerz Real
Mobilienleasing GmbH on 10.7.2013.
HB-AFP
ATR-72-202F/
SCD
389
ex B-22716, registered 15.11.07, arrived BSL 19.11.07 on delivery prior F mod by Alenia NAP, ferried NAP-BSL
30.4.08, in service 7.5.08.
HB-AFR
ATR-72-201F/
SCD
195
ex EC-JNK/F-WKVC, registered 17.9.08, delivery TLS-BSL-NAP 18.9.08 for F mod by Alenia, delivery NAP-BSL
20.3.09; wet-leased to Air Niugini 9.12, returned ex Port Moresby on 30.6.13, in DHL c/s from 20.10.13, ops in
West Africa.
HB-AFS
ATR-72-201F/
SCD
198
ex B-22702/SX-BSX/EC-IKK/F-WKVJ, registered 6.8.09, delivery TLS-BSL 6.8.09 in PAX configuration, ferry
BSL-BDS for F mod by Alenia 12.12.09, redelivery Nov 10, ferried to Port Moresby on 28.6.13, cancelled
15.7.13, dry-leased to Air Niugini as P2-PXZ.
HB-AFV
ATR-72-202F
341
ex VN-B204/F-WKVJ, acquired from ATR, registered 5.7.10, delivery TLS-BSL 5.7.10, converted to F by Anglo
Normandy, had initially Quikjet India titles.
HB-AFW
ATR-72-202F
419
ex VN-B206/F-WNUD, acquired from ATR, registered 12.8.10, delivery TLS-BSL 12.8.10, BSL-CGI 16.8.2010
for conversion to Aeroconseil bulk freighter mod by Anglo Normandy, had initially Quikjet India titles.
HB-AFX
ATR-72-202F
265
ex SP-LFB, acquired from Eurolot via AELIS Group, delivery WAW-SGD 29.10.13 for Aeroconseil bulk freighter
mod by Skyways Technics A/S, registered 13.11.13, delivery SGD-BSL 3.12.13, in service 6.12.13 BSL-LJU.
SP-KPH
Saab 340A(F)
015
Wet-leased from Sky Express October 2007 to July 2008, in Farnair colours.
HA-LAC
LET-410 UVP-E
871828
ex Hungarian Air Rescue, operated from June 2001 to Dec 2005.
HA-LAD
LET-410 UVP-E
902516
ex Hungarian Air Force, operated from Dec 1993 to Nov 2005.
HA-LAE
LET-410 UVP-E
902517
ex Hungarian Air Rescue, operated from Dec 1993 to Nov 2005.
HA-LAO
LET-410 UVP-E
902501
operated from August 1999 to August 2000.
HA-LAQ
LET-410 UVP
841332
ex Hungarian Air Force, operated from August 1997 to Dec 2005.
HA-LAR
LET-410 UVP-E
871923
ex Hungarian Air Force, operated from 1996, crashed on approach to Iasi/ Romania on 27.1.05, written-off.
HA-LAS
LET-410 UVP-E
871924
ex Hungarian Air Force, operated from August 1997 to Nov 2005.
HA-YFC
LET-410 FG
851528
operated from May 2001 to December 2005.
HA-FAJ
Beech 1900C-1
UC-79
ex A6-FCE , acquired from FECA 20.12.07, registered 30.1.08, sold 18.1.13 to Career Aviation Co as N79TR,
Alaska Central Express N117AX May 2013.
HA-FAM
Beech 1900D
UE-16
ex C-GXGX, acquired from Raytheon by Falcon Aviation Inc. as N16UE on 12.5.08, delivery 12.7.08, registered
29.7.08.
HA-FAP
Beech 1900C-1
UC-66
ex A6-FCB, transferred from FECA Dec 12, sold 1.3.13 to Triangle Aviation/Ameriflight as N347AF.
HA-FAR
Beech 1900C-1
UC-68
ex A6-FCC, transferred from FECA Dec 2012
HA-FAT
737-43QSF
28492
ex JA737F bought from ACG/Venus Aircraft Ltd. on 5.9.13, registered to Falcon Aviation Inc. N284CH on
23.10.13, AEI conversion at Commercial Jet Miami from October 13 to January 14, Delivery to FAH in Budapest
on 31.3.2014.
737-43QSF
28494
ex VQ-BCS Donavia/N462PR, bought from Aviation Capital Group (ACG) in 18.04.14, AEI conversion at Commercial Jet Miami from April – August 2014.
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