Express Airways

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|airline = Express Airways

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|destinations = 3

|IATA =

|ICAO = EPR

|callsign = EMPEROR

|founded = 1999

|ceased = 2016

|headquarters = Maribor, Slovenia

|key_people = Kaan Tuncer, CEO

|hubs =

|bases = Maribor Airport

|frequent_flyer =

|lounge =

|alliance =

|website = [http://www.express-airways.com/index.htm express-airways.com]

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Express Airways d.o.o. was a Slovenian airline headquartered in Maribor and based at Maribor Airport with a German branch, Express Airways GmbH, located in Düsseldorf.[http://www.express-airways.com/contact.htm express-airways.com - Contact] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100315/http://www.express-airways.com/contact.htm |date=2016-03-04 }} retrieved 10 January 2016 It mainly operated seasonal leisure flights from Germany to Croatia, Spain and Italy.

History

Express Airways was founded in 1999, operating Fokker F27 Friendship, Short 360 and Airbus A300 aircraft configured as freighters on behalf of FedEx. In 2012, Express Airways also founded a flight training school in Slovenia.[http://www.express-airways.com/about-us.htm express-airways.com - About us] retrieved 10 January 2016 Since then, the airline has also offered passenger flights. Panoramic flights over Slovenia are also available.

In March 2016, the Slovenian aviation authority revoked the airline's operations license.[http://www.austrianaviation.net/news-regional/news-detail/datum/2016/08/01/aocs-futsch-bei-express-airways-und-sea-air.html austrianaviation.net - "AOCs gone for Express Airways and Sea Air"] (German) 1 August 2016

Destinations

As of March 2016, Express Airways served the following airports:[http://www.express-airways.com/flightplan.htm express-airways.com - Flightplan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101630/http://www.express-airways.com/flightplan.htm |date=2016-03-04 }} retrieved 5 May 2016

; {{flagicon|Croatia}} Croatia

Split - Split Airport seasonal

; {{flagicon|Germany}} Germany

Düsseldorf - Düsseldorf Airport seasonal

; {{flagicon|Slovenia}} Slovenia

Maribor - Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport seasonal

As of January 2016, Express Airways had announced several more routes between Germany, Spain and Croatia, which however where cancelled in the meantime.

Fleet

The Express Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft as of August 2016:{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part Two)|journal=Airliner World|issue=November 2016|page=31}}

class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="margin:1em auto; border-collapse:collapse" \|+ Express Airways Fleet
bgcolor=#75aadb ! Aircraft ! In Service ! Orders ! Passengers ! Notes
Boeing 737-300 \|align="center"\|1 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\| \|
Tecnam P2006T \|align="center"\|1 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\| \|For flight training
Total !2 ! !colspan="2"\|

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|+ Express Airways Fleet

bgcolor=#75aadb

! Aircraft

! In
Service

! Orders

! Passengers

! Notes

Boeing 737-300

|align="center"|1

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|

Tecnam P2006T

|align="center"|1

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|

|For flight training

Total

!colspan="2"|

References

External links

[http://www.express-airways.com/index.htm Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093548/http://www.express-airways.com/index.htm |date=2016-03-04 }}

Category:Defunct airlines of Slovenia

Category:Airlines established in 1999

Category:Airlines disestablished in 2016

Category:Slovenian companies established in 1999