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Falcon Air

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Falcon Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
IH FCN FALCON
Founded1986
Ceased operations2006
HubsMalmö Airport
Fleet size2 (2006)
Destinations4 (2005)
Holding company#Parent companyFly Scand AB
HeadquartersMalmö, Sweden
Key peopleGeorge Ozgol (CEO)
Websitelinjeflyg.com
Falcon Air Boeing 737-300

Falcon Air was a cargo and passenger airline based in Malmö, Sweden. It operated mail transport services at night and day flights on contract for FlyMe. Its main base was Malmö/Sturup Airport.

It should not be confused with Falconair, which between May 1967 and 1 September 1970 operated three Vickers Viscount and three Lockheed L-188 Electra, based at Malmö Bulltofta Airport.

History

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The airline started air cargo operations in October 1986. It was acquired by Postbolagen in two phases in 1987 and 1988.[1] The airline ceased operations in 2006.[1]

Destinations

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Falcon Air operated mail transport during the night from/to Stockholm, Malmö, Umeå, Luleå and Sundsvall in January 2005.

Fleet

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The Falcon Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft (at August 2006):[2]

See also

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References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Flight International 3 April 2007
  2. ^ Flight International, 3–9 October 2006

Bibliography

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  • Klee, Ulrich & Bucher, Frank et al. jp airline-fleets international. Zürich-Airport, 1966–2007
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