ASL Airlines Switzerland AG was a

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passenger charter and freight

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. The airline operated package delivery services from its base at

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throughout Europe, in addition to transport for the

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, humanitarian organizations, and the oil industry. Its head office was in

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History

The airline was established and started operations in 1984. In December 2014 the Farnair Group was acquired by Ireland-based

ASL Aviation Group ASL Airlines Ireland (ASLI), formerly Air Contractors, is a cargo airline with an extensive operations network. It operates scheduled freight services throughout Europe on behalf of major parcel integrators such as Amazon, FedEx Feeder and DHL ...

. On 4 June 2015, ASL Aviation Group announced that Farnair Switzerland will be rebranded as ASL Airlines Switzerland. The airline's head office moved to

, in proximity to

, in August 2015. The airline's head office used to be on the Swiss side of EuroAirport Basel Contacts
" Farnair Europe. Retrieved on 8 December 2010. then in

Allschwil , neighboring_municipalities= Baselland (BL), Binningen, Buschwiller (FR-68), Hégenheim (FR-68), Neuwiller (FR-68), Oberwil, Saint-Louis (FR-68), Schönenbuch , twintowns = Pfullendorf (Germany), Blaj (Romania) } Allschwil () is a town a ...

. ASL Airlines Switzerland ceased all operations on 1 February 2018.ch-aviation.com - ASL Airlines Switzerland ceased operations
2 February 2018

Fleet

As of October 2016, the ASL Airlines Switzerland fleet comprised the following aircraft:

References

External links

Official website
* Article on the 30-year history of the FARNAIR Grou

{{Authority control Defunct airlines of Switzerland Airlines established in 1984 Airlines disestablished in 2018 Defunct cargo airlines Swiss companies established in 1984 Swiss companies disestablished in 2018