Bin Air
BinAir Aero Service GmbH[4] was[5] a German charter airline headquartered in Cologne 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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| Ceased operations | 29 October 2018[3] | ||||||
| Hubs | Essen/Mülheim Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 8 | ||||||
| Destinations | charters | ||||||
| Headquarters | Cologne, 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.[6][7]
As of 29 October 2018, Bin Air's air operator's certificate has been revoked by the Luftfahrtbundesamt forcing the airline to cease all operations.[3][5]
Fleet
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Bin Air Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner
As of November 2018, the BinAir Fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[8]
| Aircraft | In service | Notes | |||||
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| Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner | 8 | different sub-variants operated | |||||
| Total | 8 | ||||||
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]
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References
- Bin Air code data at planespotters.net
- rzjets.net
- lba.de - List of Air Carriers licensed by the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (current Operating Licences), Version:October 29, 2018 (German) 29 October 2018
- "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.
- "Bin Air fleet". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- "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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