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Encyclopedia > Olympic Aviation

Olympic Aviation was a subsidiary of Olympic Airways, the Greek national flag carrier. It used the IATA/ICAO codes: ML/OLY Image File history File links Olympic_Aviation_Logo_3. ... Olympic Airlines (Ολυμπιακές Αερογραμμές - O.A.) is the state-run flag carrier of Greece. ... This article is about Flag carrier as a transportation term. ... The International Air Transport Association is an international trade organization of airlines headquarted in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... 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. ...

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Creation and Operations of Olympic Aviation

Olympic Aviation was created on August 2nd, 1971, when Olympic Airways was still owned by Aristotle Onassis, by his son Alexander. Until then, it was known as a division of O.A., the "Division for light aircraft and helicopters". Olympic Aviation's main purpose was to link all the Greek islands to the mainland, so it mainly operated a fleet of small turboprop aircraft, which could land in every airport of Greece. Olympic Aviation played an significant role for Olympic Airways. It served most domestic destinations of the parent company. The company was also responsible for charter flights in the Olympic Airways Group of Companies, until Macedonian Airlines was created. 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Aristotle Onassis Aristotelis Sokratis Onassis (in Greek, Αριστοτέλης Ωνάσης) (January 15, 1906 – March 15, 1975) was the most famous Greek shipping magnate of the 20th century. ...


Olympic Aviation Flight Academy

The Flight Academy operated under the supervision of Olympic Aviation, and was created in 1970, by Alexander Onassis. The Flight Academy had bought flight simulators for ATR-42/72 aircraft, as well as Boeing 737-200/300/400 aircraft. 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 737 in new Boeing Colors. ...


Olympic Aviation Fleet

The three Boeing 717 aircraft were bought to serve some of Olympic Aviation's European flights, based at Makedonia Airport of Thessaloniki. Shortly after the retirement of the Olympic Airways's Boeing 737-200s, the 717s were used on Olympic Airways's European destinations. 717 in new Boeing Colors AirTran Airways 717 at BWI The twinjet Boeing 717 is Boeing Commercial Airplanes smallest commercial airliner intended for the 100-seat market. ... The Italian-French based aircraft manufacturer Avions de Transport Régional (ATR) was formed in 1981, from the consortium formed by the Aérospatiale of France and Aeritalia, now Alenia Aeronautica, of Italy companies. ... A DHC-8-400 of Flybe on the ground at Bristol Airport, Bristol, England DHC-8 landing at Bristol Airport A DeHavilland DHC-8-102 belonging to Air Inuit at Cornwall Ontario, May 2005 The de Havilland Canada DHC-8, popularly the Dash 8, is a series of twin-turboprop... Dornier may refer to Claudius Dornier, original founder of Dornier GmbH Lindauer DORNIER GmbH FairchildDornier Dornier Medtech [1], maker of medical equipment e. ... The Short Skyvan is a 19 seater twin turboprop aircraft usage: short haul freight and parachute dropping See also:List of civil aircraft Related Content Comparable Aircraft Antonov An-28 - Farchild Dornier 228 - DHC-6 Twin Otter - IAI Arava- GAF Nomad - Harbin Y-12 External link Pink Aviation Services, Austria... Short C-23 Sherpa The Shorts 330 is a small transport aircraft created by Short Brothers. ... Species , black/white/green pepper , betel , ant piper , Malias piper , cubeb , long pepper , kava , long pepper Piper is an economically and ecologically important genus of the family Piperaceae that includes a fascinating array of species for studying natural history, natural products chemistry, community ecology, and evolutionary biology. ... Lear Jet was a company which produced business jets for civilian and military use. ... Makedonia Airport is about 15 km SE of the city centre of Thessaloniki. ... Thessaloníki or Salonica (Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη) is the second-largest city of Greece and is the principal, the largest city, and the capital of the Greek region of Macedonia. ... 737 in new Boeing Colors. ...


On December 2003, the flight academy as well as most of the Olympic Airways Group companies, became part of a new company called Olympic Airways - Services S.A.. Olympic Aviation continues to operate, mainly to provide helicopter charter services, under the Olympic Airways - Services management. Its turboprop and jet aircraft fleet, as well as that of Olympic Airways and Macedonian Airlines was integrated into a new company, Olympic Airlines. 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Olympic Airlines (Ολυμπιακές Αερογραμμές - O.A.) is the state-run flag carrier of Greece. ...


External links

  • Olympic Aviation
  • Olympic Airways - Services S.A.
  • Olympic Airlines
  • Hellenic Ministry for Transportation and Communications


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Olympic Aviation was a subsidiary of Olympic Airways, the Greek national airline.
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