ASL Airlines Switzerland
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Founded | 1984 | ||||||
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Hubs | EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg | ||||||
Secondary hubs | Cologne Bonn Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 15 | ||||||
Headquarters | Allschwil, Basel-Landschaft | ||||||
Website | http://www.farnair.com/ |
Farnair Switzerland AG is a Swiss airline. It operates regular express parcel services from Switzerland, Germany and Italy to the main hubs in Europe. It also specialises in operations for humanitarian organisations, the oil industry and other special operations. Its main base is EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg.[1] Its head office is in the Villa Guggenheim in Allschwil, Basel-Landschaft.
History
The airline was established and started operations in 1984. It is privately owned and also wholly owns the subsidiary airline Farnair Hungary.[1]
Corporate affairs
The head office is located in the Villa Guggenheim in Allschwil, Basel-Landschaft.[2] The head office moved to its current location, in proximity to EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg, on 1 October 2011.[3]
The airline's head office was on the Swiss side of EuroAirport Basel,[4] a French-Swiss binational airport. Even though the airport is physically located in France,[5] the area with the former Farnair head office may only be accessed from Switzerland.[4]
Fleet
The Farnair Switzerland fleet consists of the following aircraft (May 2011):[6]
- 6 ATR 72-200F Large Cargo Door
- 5 ATR 72-200F Bulk Cargo Door
- 2 ATR 42-320F Bulk Cargo Door
- 1 ATR 42-320 Passenger
References
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 81.
- ^ "How to find us." (Archive) Farnair Switzerland. Retrieved on 19 February 2012. "Baslerstrasse 101, 4123 Allschwil"
- ^ "Contact Us." (Archive) Farnair Switzerland. Retrieved on 19 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Contacts." Farnair Europe. Retrieved on 8 December 2010. "Our offices are situated on the Swiss side of Basel EuroAirport and can only be accessed from Switzerland."
- ^ "How to find us." Farnair Europe. Retrieved on 8 December 2010.
- ^ Amateur Fleet List
External links
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