Avanti Air

Avanti Air
Founded	1994
Hubs	Siegerland Airport
Fleet size	2
Headquarters	Burbach, Germany
Key people	Markus Baumann; Stefan Kissinger
Website	avantiair.com

Avanti Air GmbH & Co. KG, styled as avantiair, is a small

ad hoc charter and aircraft wet-lease services.^[1]

History

Avanti Air (named after the Italian word for ahead) started operations on 1 July 1994. It was founded by former pilots Markus Baumann (now managing director) and Stefan Kissinger (now chief executive) as an aircraft management company. It entered the charter market in 1996 with two Raytheon Beech 1900C aircraft.

As of 2007, the company was owned by Gerhard Mahler (33,33%), Markus Baumann (33,33%) and Stefan Kissinger (33,33%) and had 73 employees.^[1]

In autumn 2014, Avanti Air introduced the

ATR72 aircraft in favour of a second Fokker 100 and therefore becoming an all-jet operator.^[2] However, in October 2021 the airline exchanged their Fokker 100s for a sole De Havilland Canada Dash 8.^[3]

Operations

Avanti Air offers charter and

wetlease operations on long- and short-term basis to other airlines and tour operators as well as ad hoc charter services, e. g. for VIPs.^[4]

Fleet

As of January 2024, the Avanti Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:[5]

**Avanti Air fleet**
Aircraft	In service	Passengers	Notes
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400	2	78
Total	2

Accidents and incidents

On 19 February 1999 on 21:48 local time, an Avanti Air
Beechcraft 1900D on a ferry flight from Düsseldorf to Frankfurt without any passengers on board was substantially damaged when the two pilots attempted to land at Frankfurt Airport even though the landing gear was still retracted by accident.^[6]