Arcus-Air

Arcus-Air GmbH & Co. KG[1] is an airline. Arcus Executive Aviation is based in Zweibrücken, Germany and Arcus Air Logistics in Troisdorf, Germany operating chartered cargo and corporate flights out of Mannheim City Airport.[2]

Arcus-Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
ZE AZE ARCUS AIR
Founded1973
HubsMannheim City Airport
Fleet size9
HeadquartersZweibrücken, Germany
Websitearcus-air.com

History

The airline was established in 1973.[2] It offered scheduled passenger flights from Mannheim to Oberpfaffenhofen in the 1980s and to Leipzig and Dresden in the early 1990s, following the German Reunification. In 1997, Arcus-Air Logistic set up a subsidiary named Cosmos Air, which operated scheduled flights from Mannheim to Berlin and London, using the respective city-centre airports London City Airport and now-closed Tempelhof Airport, using Dornier Do 328 aircraft.c.[3] In 1999, Cosmos Air was sold to Cirrus Airlines, bringing an end to scheduled flights operated by Arcus-Air Logistic.[3] On 18. June 2020 Am 18. Juni 2020 Arcus Air Logistics und Arcus Air OBC were acquired by Chapman Freeborn, a subsidiary of Avia Solutions Group.[4] The two Dorniers will be owned by Chapman Freeborn but will be operated by the Arcus Air Group.


Fleet
Arcus Air Embraer Phenom 100
Dornier Do 228 of Arcus-Air (2019)

Current fleet

As of June 2020, the Arcus-Air Logistic fleet consists of the following aircraft:[5] Arcus Air fleet:

Arcus Executive Aviation
Aircraft In service Notes
Embraer Phenom 100 7 owned by Arcus-Air Group
Arcus-Air Logistics
Aircraft In service Notes
Dornier Do 228 2 owned by Chapman Freeborn

Former fleet

The airline previously operated the following aircraft (at November 2018):

  • 2 further Dornier Do 228[5]

References
  1. "List of Air Carriers licensed by the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (current Operating Licences), Version: October 27, 2014" (PDF). Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  2. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 76.
  3. Die Geschichte des Flugplatz Mannheim at the Wayback Machine (archive index) (german) retrieved on 26. Juni 2020
  4. "Chapman Freeborn swoops on Arcus as it targets emergency logistics". 2020-06-18. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  5. "ARCUS-AIR GMBH & CO.KG". Retrieved 2020-06-27.

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