Falcon Air was a cargo and passenger

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based in

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. It operated mail transport services at night and day flights on contract for FlyMe. Its main base was Malmö/Sturup Airport. It should not be confused with Falconair, which between May 1967 and 1 September 1970 operated three

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and three

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, based at Malmö Bulltofta Airport.

History

The airline started air cargo operations in October 1986. It was acquired by Postbolagen in two phases in 1987 and 1988. The airline ceased operations in 2006.

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3 April 2007

Destinations

Falcon Air operated mail transport during the night from/to

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and

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in January 2005.

Fleet

The Falcon Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft (at August 2006):

, 3–9 October 2006 *3 - Boeing 737-300QC

References

Notes

Bibliography

* Klee, Ulrich & Bucher, Frank et al. ''jp airline-fleets international''. Zürich-Airport, 1966–2007

External links

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