Nordic Airways

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Nordic Airways
IATA
ICAO
Callsign
6N NRD NORTH RIDER
Founded2004
Ceased operations2009
Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
Fleet size2
HeadquartersStockholm, Sweden
Key peopleGunnar Olsson, Managing Director
Websitewww.nordicairways.se

Nordic Airways was an

Stockholm-Arlanda Airport.[1]

Nordic Airways served charter flights for Airtours, Apollo and Neckerman as well as

.

History

On 2 January 2009, Nordic Airways operated the first commercial flight between Europe and Iraq in 17 years. The flight carried about 150 passengers and operated between Copenhagen and Baghdad.[2]

On 24 January 2009, Nordic Airways lost their operator certificate due to financial troubles.[3]

The successor of Nordic Airways is Air Sweden.

Fleet

The Nordic Airways fleet included the following aircraft (as of 8 September 2008):[4]

  • 1
    McDonnell Douglas MD-81
    (SE-DMT)
  • 1
    McDonnell Douglas MD-83
    (SE-RDM)

From 2007, there were five MD-80s in the fleet. Nordic Airways operated many domestic flights for SAS when its fleet of Dash 8 Q400 was grounded in 2007. Shortly thereafter, Nordic Airways also began operating flights throughout northern Europe for SAS. Two MD-80s were returned to their lessors in 2007 and 2008.

By the end of 2009, only SE-DMT and SE-RDM remained in the fleet. One SAAB 340A (SE-LMX) was also flying in northern Sweden, and one Cessna 525 (SE-RIO) was part of the fleet through Panaxia[clarification needed].

By late 2009, the airline declared bankruptcy and stopped flying.

References

  1. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-10. p. 56.
  2. ^ "European flight lands in Baghdad". BBC News. BBC. 2 January 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Nordic Airways förlorar tillstånd". Svenska Dagbladet. 24 January 2009.
  4. ^ CH-Aviation - Nordic Airways

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