Bin Air
BinAir Aero Service GmbH[3] is [4] a German charter airline headquartered in Munich and based out of Essen/Mülheim Airport specializing in ad hoc freight services across Europe.
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Founded | 1996[2] | ||||||
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Hubs | Essen/Mülheim Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
Destinations | charter | ||||||
Headquarters | Munich, Germany | ||||||
Website | binair.eu |
History
The airline was founded in 1996.
The European Union warned the airline in 2011 to improve its safety or face inclusion in the EU no-flight blacklist of banned airlines.[5][6] As of 29 October 2018, Bin Air's air operator's certificate has been revoked by the Luftfahrtbundesamt forcing the airline to cease all operations.[7][4] It eventually regained its license in December 2020.
Fleet
As of May 2022, the BinAir Fleet consists of the following aircraft:[8]
Aircraft | In service | Notes | |||||
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Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner | 5 | various subtypes | |||||
Total | 5 |
Accidents and incidents
- 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.[9]
- On 7 March 2013, a Bin Air metroliner was responsible for the closure of Dublin Airport's main runway for around 35 minutes when its forward retracting nose wheel collapsed during landing.[10][11][12]
References
- "Bin Air code data at planespotters.net". Archived from the original on 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
- rzjets.net
- "List of Air Carriers licensed by the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (current Operating Licences), Version: October 27, 2014" (PDF). Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- 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
- "Bin Air fleet". Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- "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.
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