Air Leap
{{Short description|Defunct Swedish/Norwegian virtual airline}}
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| airline = Air Leap (Sweden)
| image = Logo leap-orange.png
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| IATA = FL
| ICAO = LPA
| callsign = LEAP
| commenced = 2018
| ceased = 24 January 2022
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| hubs = {{ubl|Stockholm-Arlanda|Stockholm-Bromma}}
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| focus_cities = {{ubl|Oslo|Visby}}
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| fleet_size = 6
| destinations = 13
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| headquarters = Stockholm
| key_people = Jon Melkersson (CEO){{cite web|url=https://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/air-leap-ab/pressreleases/jon-melkersson-blir-ny-vd-foer-flygbolaget-air-leap-ab-2948042 |title=Jon Melkersson blir ny VD för flygbolaget Air Leap AB |publisher=mynewsdesk.com |language=sv |date=2019-11-28 |access-date=2020-02-02}}
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| website = {{url|https://www.airleap.se}}
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{{Infobox airline
| airline = Air Leap (Norway)
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| founded = 2018 (as Next Move)
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| headquarters = Oslo{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/airleap/|title=Air Leap|website=www.facebook.com}}
| key_people = Heine Richardsen (CEO)
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Air Leap was{{Cite web|last=Solheim|first=Marita|date=2022-01-24|title=Flyselskapet Air Leap innstiller alle flyvninger|url=https://www.nrk.no/trondelag/flyselskapet-air-leap-innstiller-alle-flyvninger-1.15825440|access-date=2022-01-24|website=NRK|language=nb-NO}} the trading name of the Norwegian Virtual airline Air Leap AS and the Swedish airline Air Leap Aviation AB.
History
Air Leap was founded by the same owners as the airline FlyViking. After FlyViking ceased operations in January 2018, the virtual airline Next Move was founded in March 2018 to continue operating the Ørland - Oslo Gardermoen route. Next Move was renamed Air Leap{{cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/NTJ |title=Air Leap (Norway) |publisher=ch-aviation.com |access-date=2018-11-15}} after the company bought parts of the bankrupt Swedish airline Nextjet.{{cite web|url=https://snl.no/Air_LEAP |title=Air LEAP |publisher=snl.no |language=no |access-date=2018-11-15}} The parts of Nextjet became the Swedish Air Leap,{{cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/LEP |title=Air Leap (Sweden) |publisher=ch-aviation.com |access-date=2018-11-15}} but lacked an Air operator's certificate (AOC) to operate the Swedish routes, which is why all flights in the beginning were operated by Denmark's Danish Air Transport (DAT), the Estonian NyxAir and the Dutch AIS Airlines, among others.
On 11 June 2018 flights were resumed in Sweden. On 19 October 2018, the Swedish Transport Agency awarded Air Leap{{cite web|url=http://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/air-leap-ab/pressreleases/air-leap-utoekar-kapaciteten-paa-flera-linjer-2779860 |title=Air Leap utökar kapaciteten på flera linjer |publisher=mynewsdesk.com |language=sv |date=2018-10-23 |access-date=2018-11-15}} Air Operator Certificate (AOC) and registered the company as the official operator of three Saab 340Bs. The first flight under new AOC took place on 21 October 2018 from Stockholm-Arlanda to Mariehamn.{{cite web|url=https://www.check-in.dk/nyt-svensk-flyselskab-har-faaet-driftstilladelse/ |title=Nyt svensk flyselskab har fået driftstilladelse |publisher=check-in.dk |language=da |date=2018-10-24 |access-date=2018-11-15}}
On 24 January 2022, the company suspended operations and filed for reorganization, citing financial issues as a result of a lack of government aid from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Destinations
File:SE-MDA ATR 72 Air Leap VBY 02.jpg
File:Air Leap, SE-ISG, Saab 340B (49734074708).jpg
This is a list of destinations operated by Air Leap:{{Cite web|title=Booking|url=https://ecom-airleap.worldticket.net/booking|access-date=2020-09-28|website=ecom-airleap.worldticket.net}}
Fleet
As of January 2022, prior to the suspension of all operations, the Air Leap fleet consists of the following aircraft:{{Cn|date=March 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse" |
| + Air Leap (Sweden) fleet |
| Aircraft
!In Service !Orders !Passengers !Notes |
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| ATR72-500
| align="center" |1 | align="center" |— | align="center" |72 | |
| Saab 340B
| align="center" |4 | align="center" |— | align="center" |33-34 | |
| Total
!5 !— ! colspan="2" | |
References
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External links
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- {{Official website|https://www.airleap.se}}
{{Airlines of Norway}}
{{Airlines of Sweden}}
Category:Defunct airlines of Norway
Category:Defunct airlines of Sweden
Category:Airlines established in 2018
Category:Airlines disestablished in 2022
Category:Swedish companies established in 2018
Category:2018 establishments in Norway
Category:2022 disestablishments in Sweden