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Aeroflug.

This company was due to operate three Series 402APs and operate from a Düsseldorf base. Although marks were allocated for the aircraft, the airline failed to commence operations.

Bavaria Fluggesellschaft Schwabe & Co . (BV)

This company ordered two Series 414EGs with an option a third on 29Oct66. For the summer season of 1967 a Series 402AP was leased from the manufacturer before delivery of its first aircraft in Dec67. Two further aircraft were leased for the summer 1968 programme, these being a Series 408EF in May & June and a Series 413FA from Jun to Nov. This last aircraft was later purchased as the company’s second and re-delivered in Apr69. The option was taken up and two further Series 414EGs ordered with delivery in Feb, Apr & Dec70. These were operated in an 84 seat single class configuration. Following the loss of its original aircraft in Jul70 a Series 402AP was leased from the manufacturer from Aug70 to Jan71. Three Series 528FLs were later ordered with del in Dec70, Feb71 and Mar72. These were operated in either a 109 or 114 single class configuration. In Apr76 a Series 518FG was leased in and this continued until Oct the same year. The aircraft were used on inclusive tour and charter flights throughout Europe and to North Africa while aircraft were operated on behalf of Deutsche Lufthansa AG on schedules from Hanover to Munich and Stuttgart during 1970. The Series 413FA was leased to Gulf Aviation Co Ltd from Nov75. In early 1977 one of the Series 528FLs was modified with additional fuel tanks and a more luxurious 95 seat cabin enabling the aircraft to operate non-stop services from Munich to the Canaries and Madeira. The company merged with Germanair Bedarfsluftfahrt on 01Mar77 and a new company formed called Bavaria/Germanair Fluggesselschaft.

Names used on the aircraft:-

D-AILY Dominikus Zimmermann

D-AISY Frans von Lenbach

D-ALLI Morits von Schwind

D-ANDY Schwabing

D-ANNO Carl Spitweg

D-ALFA Jakob Fugger

D-AMUC Ludwig Thoma

D-ANUE Albrecht Durer

G-AWGG Nymphenburg

Bavaria/Germanair Fluggesellschaft, mbH. BV

Formed from the merger of Germanair Bedarfsluftfahrt GmbH and Bavaria Fluggesellscahaft Schwabe & Co KG on 01Mar77, this company inherited three Series 400 aircraft and seven Series 500 aircraft which the new company continued to employ on inclusive tour and charter services. Two of the Series 400s were disposed of in Nov77, with the last going in Apr78. In Jan79 the company merged into Hapag-Loyd Fluggesellschaft and the latter name survived.

 Deutsche Lufthansa, AG. (LH)

Bavaria Fluggesellschaft Schwabe & Co was contracted to operate schedules on behalf of Lufthansa in 1970 twice daily between Hanover and Munich and once daily between Hanover and Stuttgart. Any aircraft drawn from Bavaria’s Series 400 fleet was used for this work.

Germanair Bedarfsluftfahrt mbH. (DV)

Prior to taking delivery of the initially ordered three Series 524FFs, this company leased a Series 409AY from Aug to Oct69. The new aircraft were delivered in Oct & Dec69 and in Mar70 in a 114 single class configuration. A fourth new aircraft was del in May 71 while two second hand Series 515FBs were added in May72. Two of the aircraft were sold in Apr and Nov74, one of these being replaced by a leased Series 518FG for the 1974 summer season. The aircraft were employed on inclusive tour and charter work throughout Europe and to North Africa until the company merged with Bavaria Fluggesellschaft GmbH on 01Mar77 to form Bavaria/Germanair Fluggesellschaft GmbH.

Names used on the aircraft:-

D-AMIE Niedersachsen

Hapag-Lloyd Fluggesellschaft, mbH. (HF)

This company merged with Bavaria/Germanair Fluggesellschaft Gmbh in Jan79 retaining the Hapag-Lloyd name. With the merger came three Series 528FLs, two Series 515FBs and two Series 524FFs. The aircraft were painted in the new companies colours and continued to fly on similar work. The company soon disposed of the aircraft with the last two being disposed of in Oct81.

Helmet Horten, GmbH.

On 10Aug64 this corporate organisation ordered a Series 211AH fitted out with an executive 34 seat cabin. It was delivered in Jan66 and operated throughout Europe until Sep75, when it was disposed of.

Paninternational.(PE)

Known as Panair until 01Jan70, this airline initially ordered two Series 515FBs and later placed repeat orders for two additional aircraft. The first was delivered in Jun69, with two more in Mar & May70 with the final aircraft in Mar71. Fitted out with a 109 seat single class cabin, they were operated on inclusive tour and charter flights throughout Europe. After losing an aircraft soon after take-off in early Sep71, they company ceased trading on 06Oct71 and was liquidated on 31Dec71.

Names used on the aircraft:-

D-ALAR Jorn

D-ALAT Arno

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