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| Founded | 1955 | |||
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| Hubs | Malmö Airport |
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| Fleet size | 18 | |||
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| Headquarters | Gothenburg, Sweden | |||
| Website | http://www.westair.se/ | |||
West Air Sweden is a cargo airline based in Gothenburg, Sweden. It operates scheduled and ad hoc freight charter services for FedEx, DHL, TNT and UPS. It is also contracted to operate mail flights 6 nights a week on behalf of the Swedish post office. Its main bases are Lidköping-Hovby Airport (LDK) and Malmö Airport (MMX).
In October 2008 it was announced that the airline would merge with British cargo airline Atlantic Airlines to form a new airline called West Atlantic with its headquarters in Sweden. [1]
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[edit] History
The airline was established in 1955 as LBF-Eda Varken operating air taxi flights. The name was changed to Abal Air in 1982 and to West Air Sweden in 1992. It then converted to a cargo airline in May 1997 after discontinuing scheduled passenger services between Säve and Sundsvall. During 2006 West Air won a contract with the Norwegian Postal services rendering an expansion of 50% of West Air's capacity.[citation needed]
[edit] Fleet
The West Air Sweden fleet consists of the following aircraft as of November 2009: [1]
| Aircraft | Total |
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| BAe ATP(F) | 16 |
| Bombardier CRJ200LR (PF) | 2 |
| Total | 18 |
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