Avanti Air is an airline based at Siegerland, Germany. It operates ad hoc charter services, scheduled services on behalf of other airlines and fleet management. Its main base is Siegerland Airport (SGE). The word airline can also have these meanings: see Airline (disambiguation). ... The Siegerland is a region of Germany covering the old district of Siegen (now part of the district of Siegen-Wittgenstein in North Rhine-Westphalia) and the upper part of the district of Altenkirchen, belonging to the Rhineland-Palatinate adjoining it to the west. ...

Code Data

• ICAO Code: EEX
• Callsign: EuroExpress

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), an agency of the United Nations, develops the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth. ...

History

The airline was established in 1994 and 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 a Beech 1900C aircraft. The company is owned by Gerhard Mahler (50%), Markus Baumann (25%) and Stefan Kissinger (25%). July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

Services

Avanti Air, on behalf of Meridiana operate services between Sicily and Lampedusa and Pantelleria. The contract has been extended to March 2007. Meridiana is an Italian low-cost carrier. ... Sicily (Sicilia in Italian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,700 sq. ... Categories: Stub | Islands of Italy ... Pantelleria, or Pantalaria, ancient Cossyra, is an island in the Strait of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea, 100 km (62 mi) southwest of the south-western extremity of Sicily, and 70 km (43 mi) E. of the African coast, belonging to the Sicilian province of Trapani. ... 2007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Fleet

The Avanti Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (at January 2005): 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• 1 ATR 72-202
• 2 ATR 42-300
• 1 Raytheon Beech 1900C Airliner
• 1 Raytheon Beech 1900D Airliner
• 2 Raytheon Beech King Air B200

The airline is reportedly planning to add an ATR 72 aircraft. Categories: Stub | International airliners 1980-1989 ... A Sunwest Airlines Beech 1900 at Vancouver International Airport. ... A Sunwest Airlines Beech 1900 at Vancouver International Airport. ... King Air is the general name for a family of all-metal, twin-turboprop civilian aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation (now Raytheon). ... The ATR 72 is a twin-turboprop short-haul regional airliner built in France by the ATR company (Avions de Transport gional). ...

External Links

• Avanti Air