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'''Malmö Aviation''', later known as '''Braathens Regional Aviation''', was a Swedish airline based in [[Malmö]]. From 2016 it provided wet-leasing services in partnership with its sister airline [[Braathens Regional Airways]] for [[Braathens Regional Airlines]].
'''Malmö Aviation''', later known as '''Braathens Regional Aviation''', was a Swedish airline based in [[Malmö]]. From 2016 it provided wet-leasing services in partnership with its sister airline [[Braathens Regional Airways]] for [[Braathens Regional Airlines]].


Founded in 1981, Malmö Aviation operated domestic routes in Sweden from its hub at [[Stockholm Bromma Airport]]. In February 2016, the airline merged with [[Sverigeflyg]] to create [[Braathens Regional Airlines]]. As part of this merger, the airline changed its name to Braathens Regional ''Aviation'' and ceased operating its own flight network.
Founded in 1981, Malmö Aviation operated domestic routes in Sweden from its hub at [[Stockholm Bromma Airport]]. In February 2016, the airline merged with [[Sverigeflyg]] to create [[Braathens Regional Airlines]]. As part of this merger, the airline changed its name to Braathens Regional Aviation and ceased operating its own flight network.


In 2020, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the airline ceased all operations.<ref name="ch-av">[https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/TFB ch-aviation.com - Braathens Regional Aviation] retrieved 4 September 2022</ref> Its similarly named sister companies [[Braathens Regional Airlines|Braathens Regional ''Airlines'']] and [[Braathens Regional Airways|Braathens Regional ''Airways'']] continue to operate.
In 2020, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the airline ceased all operations.<ref name="ch-av">[https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/TFB ch-aviation.com - Braathens Regional Aviation] retrieved 4 September 2022</ref> Its similarly named sister companies [[Braathens Regional Airlines]] and [[Braathens Regional Airways]] continue to operate.


== History ==
== History ==
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Malmö Aviation was established in 1981, operating as a [[flight training]] school and [[air charter]] company.{{citation needed|reason=This information was taken from the Swedish WP article on 19 July 2016, but is unreferenced there|date=July 2016}} In the late 1980s it began operating cargo services on behalf of [[TNT Express|TNT]] with [[British Aerospace 146|BAe 146-200QT]] jet aircraft; as well as the turboprop [[Fokker F27 Friendship]] and its derivatives, the [[Fairchild F-27|Fairchild F-27 and Fairchild Hiller FH-227]].<ref>[https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1989/1989%20-%200913.html ''World Airline Directory'' (1989), p.103] retrieved 19 July 2016</ref>
Malmö Aviation was established in 1981, operating as a [[flight training]] school and [[air charter]] company.{{citation needed|reason=This information was taken from the Swedish WP article on 19 July 2016, but is unreferenced there|date=July 2016}} In the late 1980s it began operating cargo services on behalf of [[TNT Express|TNT]] with [[British Aerospace 146|BAe 146-200QT]] jet aircraft; as well as the turboprop [[Fokker F27 Friendship]] and its derivatives, the [[Fairchild F-27|Fairchild F-27 and Fairchild Hiller FH-227]].<ref>[https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1989/1989%20-%200913.html ''World Airline Directory'' (1989), p.103] retrieved 19 July 2016</ref>


The company was sold to ''City Air Scandinavia'' on 11 February 1992. A new company ''Malmö Aviation Schedule'' was formed on 16 April 1993 under the ownership of Wiklund Inter Trade. [[Braathens]] of Norway acquired full control in August 1998 and in early 1999 integrated Braathens Sweden (formerly [[Transwede]]) into Malmö Aviation. In December 2001 it became an independent airline owned by Braganza AS/Bramora. This was the result of the [[Scandinavian Airlines]] (SAS) [[SAS Braathens|acquisition of Braathens]] in which Malmö Aviation was not included.
The company was sold to ''City Air Scandinavia'' on 11 February 1992. A new company ''Malmö Aviation Schedule'' was formed on 16 April 1993 under the ownership of Wiklund Inter Trade. [[Braathens]] of Norway acquired full control in August 1998 and in early 1999 integrated Braathens Sweden (formerly [[Transwede]]) into Malmö Aviation. In December 2001 it became an independent airline owned by Braganza AS/Bramora. This was the result of the [[Scandinavian Airlines]] (SAS) acquisition of Braathens in which Malmö Aviation, for legal reasons, was not included. It is now wholly owned by Braathens Aviation.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}


===Development in the 2000s and closure===
===Development in the 2000s and closure===
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==Fleet==
==Fleet==
⚫
As of March 2020, the Braathens Regional Aviation fleet consisted of the following aircraft, which were all operated for [[Braathens Regional Airlines]]:
The airline during its existence operated the following aircraft: <ref>{{Cite web |title=Malmö Aviation Fleet Details and History |url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Malmo-Aviation?refresh=1 |website=planespotters.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Braathens Regional Aviation Fleet Details and History |url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Braathens-Regional-Aviation |website=planespotters.net}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!Aircraft Type
!Total
!First Introduced
!Last Retired
|-
|[[BAe 146-100|BAE 146-100]]
|1
|1995
|1997
|-
|[[BAe 146-200|BAE 146-200]]
|18
|1988
|2005
|-
|[[BAe 146-300|BAE 146-300]]
|2
|1989
|1994
|-
|[[Avro RJ100|Avro RJ-100]]
|10
|2000
|2020
|-
|[[Avro RJ70|Avro RJ-70]]
|1
|2010
|2012
|-
|[[Avro RJ 85|Avro RJ-85]]
|3
|2009
|2020
|-
|[[Saab 2000]]
|1
|2013
|2016
|-
|[[Embraer ERJ-190]]
|3
|2020
|2020
|}
<gallery>
File:Malmo Aviation RJ100 Kertzscher.jpg|Malmö Aviation [[RJ100]] in [[Swedish Football Association]] livery
File:BRA, SE-LSB, Saab 2000 (29636022654).jpg|[[Saab 2000]] in [[Braathens Regional Airlines|BRA]] livery
File:BRA - Braathens Regional Airlines - Embraer ERJ-190 - D-AWSI - Cologne Bonn Airport - in times of COVID-19 pandemic-7262.jpg|BRA Embraer ERJ-190 after retirement due to COVID-19 pandemic
File:SE-DRK 146-200 Malmo Avn MAN 29AUG98 (6051261924).jpg|Malmö Aviation [[RJ100]]
⚫
</gallery>As of the airline's closure in March 2020, the Braathens Regional Aviation fleet consisted of the following aircraft, which were all operated for [[Braathens Regional Airlines]]:


{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse"
{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse"
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!Aircraft
!Aircraft
!In fleet
!In fleet
!Orders
!Introduced
!Retired
!Passengers
!Passengers
!Notes
!Notes
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|[[Embraer 190]]
|[[Embraer 190]]
| align="center" |3
| align="center" |3
| align="center" |January - March 2020
| align="center" |2
|March 2020
| align="center" |106
| align="center" |106
| align="center" |Operated for [[Braathens Regional Airlines]]<br> Wet-leased from [[German Regional Airlines]] and returned in April 2020<ref>[https://www.airliners.de/braathens-insolvenz-german-airways-deal-aus/54716 airliners.de] 6 April 2020</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boardingpass.news/german-airways-signed-a-long-term-wet-lease-agreement-with-bra-sweden/|title=German Airways signed a long-term wet lease agreement with BRA (Sweden)|date=2019-11-20|website=BoardingPass.news|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-20}}</ref>
| align="center" |operated for [[Braathens Regional Airlines]]<br> wet-leased from [[German Regional Airlines]] and returned in April 2020<ref>[https://www.airliners.de/braathens-insolvenz-german-airways-deal-aus/54716 airliners.de] 6 April 2020</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boardingpass.news/german-airways-signed-a-long-term-wet-lease-agreement-with-bra-sweden/|title=German Airways signed a long-term wet lease agreement with BRA (Sweden)|date=2019-11-20|website=BoardingPass.news|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-20}}</ref>
|-
|-
! Total
! Total
! 3
! 3
!
! 2
⚫
!colspan="2"|
!
⚫
! colspan="2" |
|}{{Reflist|group=nb}}
|}{{Reflist|group=nb}}


Revision as of 08:13, 21 September 2024

Not to be confused with Braathens, Braathens Regional Airways, or Braathens Regional Airlines.


Malmö Aviation AB
Braathens Regional Aviation AB
Malmö Aviation (1981 - 2016)
Malmö Aviation (1981 - 2016)
Braathens Regional Aviation (2016 - 2020)
IATA ICAO Callsign
TF SCW SCANWING
Founded1981[1]
Commenced operations1981
Ceased operations2020[2]
HubsStockholm Bromma Airport
Fleet size3
Destinationssee Braathens Regional Airlines
Holding company#Parent companyBraganza AB (1998 - 2020)
HeadquartersMalmö, Sweden
Key people
  • Per G. Braathen (Owner)
  • Knut A. Solberg (CEO)
Websiteflygbra.se


Malmö Aviation, later known as Braathens Regional Aviation, was a Swedish airline based in Malmö. From 2016 it provided wet-leasing services in partnership with its sister airline Braathens Regional Airways for Braathens Regional Airlines.

Founded in 1981, Malmö Aviation operated domestic routes in Sweden from its hub at Stockholm Bromma Airport. In February 2016, the airline merged with Sverigeflyg to create Braathens Regional Airlines. As part of this merger, the airline changed its name to Braathens Regional Aviation and ceased operating its own flight network.

In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the airline ceased all operations.[2] Its similarly named sister companies Braathens Regional Airlines and Braathens Regional Airways continue to operate.

History

A Malmö Aviation plane at Malmö airport in 2013

Foundation and early years

Malmö Aviation was established in 1981, operating as a flight training school and air charter company.[citation needed] In the late 1980s it began operating cargo services on behalf of TNT with BAe 146-200QT jet aircraft; as well as the turboprop Fokker F27 Friendship and its derivatives, the Fairchild F-27 and Fairchild Hiller FH-227.[3]

The company was sold to City Air Scandinavia on 11 February 1992. A new company Malmö Aviation Schedule was formed on 16 April 1993 under the ownership of Wiklund Inter Trade. Braathens of Norway acquired full control in August 1998 and in early 1999 integrated Braathens Sweden (formerly Transwede) into Malmö Aviation. In December 2001 it became an independent airline owned by Braganza AS/Bramora. This was the result of the Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) acquisition of Braathens in which Malmö Aviation, for legal reasons, was not included. It is now wholly owned by Braathens Aviation.[citation needed]

Development in the 2000s and closure

As Malmö Aviation

A Braathens Regional Airlines Avro RJ100 operated by Braathens Regional Aviation in 2016.

In September 2014, Malmö Aviation stated that it would no longer be the Bombardier CS100's launch customer as previously planned.[4] This role was taken over by Swiss Global Air Lines.

As Braathens Regional Aviation

In March 2016, the operational part of Malmö Aviation was merged into Braathens Regional Airlines together with Sverigeflyg and the name was changed to Braathens Regional Aviation.[5] In March 2017, Braathens Regional Aviation announced the postponement all of its orders for the Airbus A220, then known as Bombardier C-Series, indefinitely after a new Swedish ticket tax will be introduced which is expected to reduce passenger numbers.[6] In May 2019, Braathens announced the cancellation of their A220-order which consisted of five -100 and five -300 series aircraft.[7]

On April 6, 2020, a District Court approved a company reconstruction for Braathens Regional Aviation due to financial difficulties exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Following this decision, Braathens Regional Aviation officially closed its operations.[8] Its similarly named sister companies Braathens Regional Airlines and Braathens Regional Airways continue to operate.

Destinations

Braathens Regional Aviation did not operate flights under its own name. Instead the aircraft were used to operate flights for sister airline Braathens Regional Airlines.

Fleet

As of March 2020, the Braathens Regional Aviation fleet consisted of the following aircraft, which were all operated for Braathens Regional Airlines:

Braathens Regional Aviation fleet
Aircraft In fleet Orders Passengers Notes
Embraer 190 3 2 106 operated for Braathens Regional Airlines
wet-leased from German Regional Airlines and returned in April 2020[9][10]
Total 3 2

See also

References

Citations

  1. ^ "History". Malmö Aviation. Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  2. ^ a b ch-aviation.com - Braathens Regional Aviation retrieved 4 September 2022
  3. ^ World Airline Directory (1989), p.103 retrieved 19 July 2016
  4. ^ Flottau, Jens. "Bombardier's CSeries Faces Increased Skepticism". Aviation Week.
  5. ^ Idag lyfter Sveriges nya inrikesflyg – det är BRA för Malmö Archived 21 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine, 29 February 2016, BRA
  6. ^ aerotelegraph.com - BRA puts C-Series order on hold" (German) 2 March 2017
  7. ^ aerotelegraph.com - Braathens cancels A220 order" (German) 27 May 2019
  8. ^ "Decision from the District Court". www.flygbra.se. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  9. ^ airliners.de 6 April 2020
  10. ^ "German Airways signed a long-term wet lease agreement with BRA (Sweden)". BoardingPass.news. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2020.

Bibliography

  • Williams, George (1 April 1989). "World Airline Directory". Flight International. Vol. 135, no. 4158. London: Reed Business Publishing. pp. 30–133. ISSN 0015-3710.

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