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Amerer Air

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Amerer Air
IATA ICAO Call sign
- AMK AMER AIR
Founded1995
Ceased operations2011
HubsLinz Airport
HeadquartersLinz, Austria
Key peopleHeinz Peter Amerer (CEO)

Amerer Air was a cargo airline based in Linz, Austria. It was Austria's largest dedicated cargo airline, operating services from Linz and Cologne throughout Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Its main base was Linz Airport.[1]

History

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The airline was established and started operations in 1995 with one Fokker F27 Mk500. Between 1997 and 2006 two Lockheed L-188 Electras were operated for United Parcel Service and TNT N.V. In 1999, international long distance road transport was introduced to supplement air freight activities. The airline was owned by Heinz Peter Amerer (50%) and Susanne Amerer (50%) and had 40 employees.[1]

Fleet

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One of two previously used Lockheed L-188 Electras

The airline operated:

References

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  1. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 74.