Wirtschaftsflug
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| Founded | 1972 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 1973 (airline-type operations in 1979) | ||||||
Ceased operations | 1982 | ||||||
| Hubs | Frankfurt Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Employees | 40 | ||||||
Wirtschaftsflug was a West German cargo airline based in Offenbach am Main.[1] It operated from late 1979 to early 1980s.
History
[edit]Wirtschaftsflug was founded in 1972 by Heinz Dieter Hoppenstaedt. It initially started with business flights and air taxi services. In 1979 inclusive tour and contract flights were started.[2] In that same year an Aero Commander was added for cargo flights along with a Fairchild F 27J leased from WDL Aviation. In 1980 Wirtschaftsflug began cooperating with newspaper Extra-Tip and operating flights to major european cities from Kassel[3][4] Around the same time Wirtschaftsflug began using a Lockheed C 100 to regions like Africa and the Middle East[5][3]. In 1982 Wirtschaftsflug ceased operations.[6]
Fleet
[edit]See also
[edit]Sources
[edit]- ↑ "Registerportal". www.handelsregister.de (in German). Archived from the original on 16 December 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ↑ Stroud, Michael (26 July 1980). "world Airline Directory". Flight International. London: 367.
- 1 2 "1980 | 1986 | Flight Archive". www.flightglobal.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ↑ "Wirtschaftsflug" (PDF).
- ↑ Hamburger Abendblatt - Hamburg. "AUS DER LUFTFAHRT" (in German). Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ↑ mowinski, John (2 April 1983). "World Airline Directory". Flight International. london: 949.
