Avia Express was a
charter airline
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Regulation
Charter – also called air taxi or ad h ...
based in
Stockholm
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,
Sweden
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. Its main base was
Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
Stockholm Arlanda Airport is an international airport located in the Sigtuna Municipality of Sweden, near the town of Märsta, north of Stockholm and nearly south-east of Uppsala. The airport is located within Stockholm County and the p ...
.
History
The airline was founded in 1940 by Mr. and Mrs. Thuring in
Fårösund
Fårösund is a locality situated on the Swedish island of Gotland with 800 inhabitants in 2014. The village can be reached by car from Visby. The island of Fårö can be reached by ferry from Fårösund.
Fårösund is the northernmost town in th ...
,
Sweden
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. It did primary work for the
Swedish Airforce
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History
The Swedish Air Force was created on 1 July, 1926 when the aircraft units of the Army and Navy were merged. Because of the es ...
.
In 1945 Avia started with agricultural flights and training of pilots.
In 1984,
Gotlandsbolaget buys Avia, which it owned until one year after the merger with AMA-Flyg/Salair in 1992.
In 1993 Salénia became the sole owner of Avia, which they re-branded into
Skyways Express
Skyways Express AB was a Swedish airline that operated regional and domestic scheduled services. With its corporate head office on the property of Stockholm-Arlanda Airport in Sigtuna Municipality, Sweden, its main hub was at Stockholm-Arlanda Air ...
. At the same time
Scandinavian Airlines
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shuts down
Swedair
Swedair AB was a Swedish regional airline that existed from 1935 to 1994. It was founded as Svensk Flygtjänst AB by Tor Eliasson, who was CEO until his death in 1971. The companies last manageing director was Lars svanstrom
History
Crownair S ...
and decides to buy a stake in Skyways instead.
In 2009 Skyways sales unit and operational division was separated and the operational division was renamed Avia again. The company closed down 2011.
[ Avia Express "Our History"]
Fleet
The Avia Express had the following aircraft ():
See also
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Airlines
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Transport in Sweden
Transportation in Sweden is carried out by car, bus, train, tram, boat or aeroplane.
Railways in Sweden
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References
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Defunct airlines of Sweden
Airlines established in 1940
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