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Swedish airline between 1967 and 1970
Falconair
was a
Swedish
airline existing between 1967 and 1970.
It should not be confused with
Falcon Air
, which between 1986 and 2006 operated three
Boeing 737-300QC
, based at
Malmo/Sturup Airport
.
History
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Falconair was based at
Malmo Bulltofta Airport
in southern Sweden (which was closed in 1972 and replaced by
Sturup Airport
).
The airline took delivery of two used
Vickers Viscount 784D
from
Philippine Airlines
in April 1967 and started operations in May 1967. A third Viscount, a series 784D aircraft, was added to the fleet in May 1967, also from Philippine Airlines.
[1]
In January 1969 a
Lockheed L-188C Electra
was bought from
Eastern Airlines
, followed by two more, the last one on 16 September 1969.
Falconair ceased operations on 1 September 1970.
[2]
Two of the Electras were sold to International Aerodyne, one to Sterling Airways Sweden. In March 1971, the three Viscounts were taken over by Malmo Aero and transferred to
Skyline (Sweden)
.
Fleet
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Falconair operated the following aircraft types:
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Bibliography
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- Klee, Ulrich & Bucher, Frank et al.
jp airline-fleets international
. Zurich-Airport, 1966?2007
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