Airwing AS was a

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regional airline based at

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 Atl ...

. It operated a fleet of

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s and

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s, which it used for a mix of scheduled,

air taxi An air taxi is a small commercial aircraft that makes short flights on demand. In 2001 air taxi operations were promoted in the United States by a NASA and aerospace industry study on the potential Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS) ...

and

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services. Established in 2004, the airline initially focused on air ambulance and air taxi operations.

History

The airline was established in 2004 with a base at Oslo Airport, Gardermoen. Initially using a fleet of Beechcraft King Air, the airline flew a mix of

and business charter flights. About half the company's revenue was sourced from international air ambulance flights on contract with various insurance companies. The airline had a revenue of 28 million Norwegian kroner in 2011 and had 18 employees. By 2012 the airline bought its sixth

. In 2018 it added a

Bombardier Learjet 45 The Learjet 45 (LJ45) aircraft is a mid-size business jet aircraft produced by the Learjet Division of Bombardier Aerospace. The Model 45 was the first all-new design since the original Learjet, and significantly altered the Learjet line. Throug ...

to its fleet, and in 2019 yet another Learjet 45. Airwing commenced its first scheduled service on 11 July 2012, from

Notodden Airport, Tuven Notodden Airport ( no, Notodden lufthavn; ) is a municipal regional airport at Heddal in Notodden, a municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. The airport is mostly used for general aviation, and has extensive sailplane activity. B ...

to Stavanger Airport, Sola. With one daily round trip, to Stavanger in the morning and to Notodden in the afternoon, the route targeted the

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industry in Notodden and

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. The route was sufficiently successful that Airwing started a second route out of Notodden, to

Bergen Airport, Flesland Bergen Airport ( nn, Bergen lufthamn; ), alternatively Bergen Flesland Airport or simply Flesland Airport, is an international airport located at Flesland in the city and municipality of Bergen, Vestland, Norway. Opened in 1955, it is the sec ...

. This route was, however, in competition with an existing airline, Bergen Air Transport. As with the Stavanger route, the Bergen route was flown out of Notodden in the morning with a return in the afternoon. From 21 May 2013 Airwing extended the Stavanger service with a second leg, continuing onwards to

Florø Airport Florø Airport ( nn, Florø lufthamn, ) is a regional airport serving the town of Florø in Kinn Municipality, in the west central part of Vestland county, Norway. It is situated on the southern shore of the island of Florelandet, adjacent to t ...

and with a return in the afternoon. By 2015 the route to Bergen had been terminated. It was later restarted, but was put on hold again 22 November 2019.

Destinations

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The following destinations were served by Airwing as scheduled services:airwing.no - Booking
retrieved 25 February 2018

References

{{Airlines of Norway Defunct airlines of Norway Airlines established in 2004 Airlines disestablished in 2023 2004 establishments in Norway 2023 disestablishments in Norway

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