West Air Sweden, operating as
West Atlantic
West Atlantic is a holding company for two European cargo airlines, West Air Sweden and West Atlantic UK, with its head office in Malmö, Sweden. West Atlantic employ some 650 staff and operate a fleet of 22 aircraft. The airline specializes in ...
, is a
cargo airline
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In 2018, airline cargo traf ...
based in
Malmö
Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal populat ...
,
Sweden
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. It operates scheduled and ad hoc freight charter services for
FedEx
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,
DHL
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and
UPS
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** The UPS Store, UPS subsidiary
** UPS Airlines, UPS subsidiary
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. It is also contracted to operate
mail
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flights for different postal services within Europe. Its main bases are
Charles de Gaulle Airport
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and
Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
Oslo Airport ( no, Oslo lufthavn; ), alternatively referred to as Oslo Gardermoen Airport or simply Gardermoen, is the international airport serving Oslo, Norway, the capital and most populous city in the country. A hub for Flyr, Norse Atlan ...
.
History
Since 2011 the airline has been part of the West Atlantic Group along with British cargo airline
West Atlantic UK
West Atlantic UK Limited, formerly Atlantic Airlines Ltd is a British cargo airline based at East Midlands Airport. It operates contract and ad hoc cargo flights worldwide, especially within Europe as part of the West Atlantic Group. The compan ...
.
Fleet
Current fleet
As of October 2022, the West Air Sweden fleet consists of the following aircraft:
Former Fleet
West Air Sweden has previously operated the following aircraft:
*
Hawker Siddeley HS 748
The Hawker Siddeley HS 748 is a medium-sized turboprop airliner originally designed and initially produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Avro. It was the last aircraft to be developed by Avro prior to its absorption by Hawker Siddeley.
...
*
ATR 72
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Accidents and Incidents
On 8 January 2016,
West Air Sweden Flight 294
West Air Sweden Flight 294 was a cargo flight of a Canadair CRJ200 from Oslo to Tromsø, Norway that crashed on 8 January 2016. A malfunction in one of the inertial reference units had produced erroneous attitude indications on one of the instrume ...
, a
Bombardier CRJ200
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The ''Canadair Regional Jet'' (CRJ) pro ...
was operating a cargo flight from
Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
Oslo Airport ( no, Oslo lufthavn; ), alternatively referred to as Oslo Gardermoen Airport or simply Gardermoen, is the international airport serving Oslo, Norway, the capital and most populous city in the country. A hub for Flyr, Norse Atlan ...
to
Tromsø Airport
Tromsø Airport ( no, Tromsø lufthavn; ) is an international airport located at Langnes in the Tromsø (city), city of Tromsø in Tromsø Municipality, Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. Situated on the western shore of the island of Tromsøya, i ...
, when it lost radar contact shortly after declaring an emergency at 23:31Z. The aircraft was later located having impacted the side of a mountain northwest of
Lake Akkajaure about 10 km from the border of Norway in mountainous area without road access. The flight was carrying 4.5 tons of mail and parcels. Both pilots were killed in the accident.
References
External links
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{{Airlines of Sweden
Airlines of Sweden
Airlines established in 1955
European Regions Airline Association
Cargo airlines
Swedish companies established in 1955
Companies based in Gothenburg