Lions Air

Not to be confused with Lion Air.
Lions-Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
- LEU LIONSAIR
Founded 1986
Fleet size 2
Headquarters Zürich, Switzerland
Website http://www.lionsair.ch

Lions Air is a charter airline based in Zürich, Switzerland. It operates air charter and business services, using fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters.[1]

History

The airline was established in 1986 by pilot, Jürg Fleischmann. It had about 30 employees in July 2007.[1] In June 2005 Lions Air planned to lease a McDonnell Douglas MD-80 to start charter flights from Zurich and Geneva to Pristina, Sarajevo and Skopje, but abandoned the plan later in the year.[2]

Fleet

Lions Air IAI Astra at Perth Airport (2000).

The Lions Air fleet includes the following aircraft (at August 2010):[1]


The PC-12 aircraft are operated under Lions Air's "TimeJet Program", a fractional ownership program on behalf of private companies.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Introducing Lions Air". Lions Air website. Archived from the original on 2007-07-03. Retrieved 2007-07-22.
  2. "Lions Air". CH-Aviation. 2005-07-17. Retrieved 2007-07-22.
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