Bin Air
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| Founded | 1996 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Essen/Mülheim Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
| Destinations | charter | ||||||
| Headquarters | Munich, Germany | ||||||
| Website | binair.eu | ||||||
BinAir Aero Service GmbH[2] is [3] a German charter airline headquartered in Munich and based out of Essen/Mülheim Airport specializing in ad hoc freight services across Europe.
History
[edit]The airline was founded in 1996.[citation needed]
The European Union warned the airline in 2011 to improve its safety or face inclusion in the EU no-flight blacklist of banned airlines.[4][5] As of 29 October 2018, Bin Air's air operator's certificate had been revoked by the Luftfahrtbundesamt forcing the airline to cease all operations.[6][3] It eventually regained its license in December 2020.[7]
Fleet
[edit]As of November 2024, the BinAir Fleet consists of the following aircraft:[citation needed]
| Aircraft type | In service | Remarks | |||||
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| Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner | 5 | various subtypes | |||||
| Total | 5 | ||||||
Accidents and incidents
[edit]- On 19 January 2010, a Bin Air Swearingen SA-227-DC Metro was damaged when the right main undercarriage collapsed on landing at Stuttgart Airport.[8]
- On 7 March 2013, a Bin Air Swearingen SA-227-DC Metro was responsible for the closure of Dublin Airport's main runway for around 35 minutes when its forward retracting nose wheel collapsed during landing.[9][10][11]
References
[edit]- ↑ rzjets.net
- ↑ "List of Air Carriers licensed by the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (current Operating Licences), Version: October 27, 2014" (PDF). Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- 1 2 aerotelegraph.com - Deutsche Charterairline Bin Air verliert Lizenz (German) 2 November 2018
- ↑ EU warns German, Spanish airlines over safety Archived March 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Irish Independent retrieved 5/5/2011.
- ↑ see points 15 and 16, official journal of the European Union 20-04-2011 accessed 5-5-2011.
- ↑ lba.de - List of Air Carriers licensed by the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (current Operating Licences), Version:October 29, 2018 (German) 29 October 2018
- ↑ ch-aviation.com Germany's BinAir regains AOC 25 December 2020
- ↑ "Accident: BinAir SW4 at Stuttgart on Jan 19th 2010, right main gear collapsed on landing". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
- ↑ "Flights resume at Dublin Airport after small cargo plane damaged on landing". RTÉ News, Ireland. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ↑ "Photo: Crashed Metroliner at Dublin Airport". @MMcKCiara Ciara Underwood. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ↑ Kapps, Sebastien. "Accident: Bin Air are rubbish according to Dublin crash witnesses". Simon Hradecky.
External links
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Media related to BinAir at Wikimedia Commons
