Nightexpress
Nightexpress Luftverkehrsgesellschaft mbH was a small German cargo airline based at Frankfurt Airport.[1] In 2013, the company was bought by BDA (Bespoke Distribution Aviation).[2] The company ceased operations in late 2017.
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| Commenced operations | 1984 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2017 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Frankfurt Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Frankfurt, Germany | ||||||
| Key people | Yvonne Boag, Managing Director | ||||||
| Website | nightexpress.de | ||||||
Destinations
Nightexpress operated scheduled and chartered cargo flights from Frankfurt Airport, most of which were either to Birmingham Airport or Coventry Airport.[3]
Fleet
Nightexpress Short 360
As of December 2015, the Nightexpress fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[4]
| Aircraft | Total | Notes |
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| Short 360 | 2 | |
| Total | 2 |
Accidents and incidents
Nightexpress Beechcraft 99
- On 30 June 1999 at 02:41 UTC, Nightexpress Flight 114, a Beechcraft Model 99 (registered D-IBEX) crashed near Liège Airport, Belgium, killing the two pilots on board. The aircraft had left London Luton Airport at 01:25 UTC for a cargo flight to Frankfurt Airport, when the pilots reported failures in both engines at 02:34 UTC. The aircraft was cleared to perform an emergency landing at either Brussels Airport or Liège Airport, but ultimately crashed 5 nautical miles short of the latter's runway.[5]
References
- ch-aviation.com - Nightexpress retrieved 31 December 2015
- aircargoweek.com - Nightexpress Archived 2016-05-30 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 15 May 2016
- "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-10. p. 55.
- airframes.org - Nightexpress retrieved 31 December 2015
- Nightexpress Flight 114 at the Aviation Safety Network
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