SkyNews.ch 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. 2

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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, 3

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. 4

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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 5

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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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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