Contact Air
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| Contact Air | ||
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| IATA C3 |
ICAO KIS |
Callsign CONTACTAIR |
| Founded | 1974, by Gunther Eheim | |
| Hubs | Stuttgart Airport | |
| Frequent flyer program | Lufthansa Miles & More | |
| Alliance | Lufthansa Regional | |
| Fleet size | 18 | |
| Destinations | 13 | |
| Headquarters |  Stuttgart, Germany |
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| Key people | Gunther Eheim | |
| Website: http://www.contactair.de/ | ||
Contact Air Flugdienst is a regional airline headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.[1] It operates scheduled services as part of the Lufthansa Regional system. Its main base is Stuttgart Airport[2].
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[edit] History
The airline was established and started operations in 1974. It was established by Gunther Eheim as a worldwide passenger and executive charter airline, operating a fleet of Dassault Falcon 20 and Bombardier Learjet aircraft. It became the first partner airline in the Team Lufthansa regional group in April 1996. On 16 October 2003 the airline introduced the new Lufthansa Regional brand and began operating as such in early 2004. It is wholly owned by Gunther Eheim[2].
[edit] Destinations
Contact Air operates the following services (at June 2009):
- Domestic scheduled destinations: Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanover, Hof/Plauen, Munich, Nuremberg, Stuttgart and Westerland.
- International scheduled destinations: Brussels, Jersey. London, Milan, Nice, Turin and Vienna
- Swiss International scheduled destinations: Stuttgart, Venice, Warsaw and Zurich
[edit] Fleet
The Contact Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of 21 March 2009):
- 5 ATR 42-500 (which are operated as Lufthansa Regional)
- 5 ATR 72-500 (which are operated as Lufthansa Regional)
- 7 Fokker 100 (two aircraft are operated for Swiss International Air Lines and one aircraft is operated for Lufthansa)
As of 21 March 2009, the average Contact Air fleet age was 10.4 years[3].
[edit] References
- ^ "Contact." Contact Air. Retrieved on 21 May 2009.
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 68. 2007-04-03.
- ^ Contact Air Fleet Age
