Avanti Air GmbH & Co. KG, styled as avantiair, is a small

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based in Burbach with a

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base at

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, operating ad hoc charter and aircraft wet-lease services.

History

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Avanti Air (named after the Italian word for ''ahead'') started operations on 1 July 1994. It was founded by former pilots Markus Baumann (now Managing Director) and Stefan Kissinger (now Chief Executive) as an aircraft management company. It entered the charter market in 1996 with two Raytheon Beech 1900C aircraft. As of 2007, the company was owned by Gerhard Mahler (33,33%), Markus Baumann (33,33%) and Stefan Kissinger (33,33%) and had 73 employees. In autumn 2014, Avanti Air introduced the

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to its charter fleet alongside a new

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. In November 2015, the airline phased out their last

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aircraft in favour of a second Fokker 100 and therefore becoming an all-jet operator. However, in October 2021 the airline exchanged their Fokker 100s for a sole

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Destinations

Avanti Air offers charter and

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operations on long- and short-term basis to other airlines and tour operators as well as ad hoc charter services, e. g. for VIPs.

Fleet

The Avanti Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of May 2022):

Accidents and incidents

* On 19 February 1999 on 21:48 local time, an Avanti Air

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D on a ferry flight from

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without any passengers on board was substantially damaged when the two pilots attempted to land at

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even though the

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was still retracted by accident.Avanti Air Beechcraft landing incident at the Aviation Safety Network
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References

External links

Official website
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