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West Air Sweden
West Air Sweden, operating as West Atlantic, is a cargo airline based in Malmö, Sweden. It operates scheduled and ad hoc freight charter services for FedEx, DHL and UPS. It is also contracted to operate mail flights for different postal services within Europe. Its main bases are Charles de Gaulle Airport and Oslo Airport, Gardermoen. History Since 2011 the airline has been part of the West Atlantic Group along with British cargo airline West Atlantic UK. Fleet Current fleet As of February 2024, the West Air Sweden fleet consists of the following aircraft: Former fleet West Air Sweden has previously operated the following aircraft: * Hawker Siddeley HS 748 * ATR 72 * BAe ATP * Bombardier CRJ-200 Accidents and Incidents On 8 January 2016, West Air Sweden Flight 294, a Bombardier CRJ200 was operating a cargo flight from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen Oslo Airport () , alternatively referred to as Oslo Gardermoen Airport or simply Gardermoen, is an international ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
West Air Sweden Flight 294
West Air Sweden Flight 294 was a cargo flight of a Bombardier CRJ200 from Oslo to Tromsø, Norway, that crashed on 8 January 2016. A malfunction in one of the inertial reference units had produced erroneous altitude indications on one of the instrument displays. The crew's subsequent response resulted in spatial disorientation, leading to the loss of control of the aircraft. Both crew members on board were killed. Aircraft and crew The aircraft was built in 1993 as a CRJ-100 and was operated by Lufthansa CityLine as D‑ACLE until 2006. It had a Serial code, manufacturer's serial number (MSN) of 7010 and had two General Electric CF34, General Electric CF34-3B1 engines. At the time of the accident, it had accumulated more than 38,600 flight hours and 31,000 flight cycles. The 42‑year‑old Spanish Pilot in command, captain had around 3,200 flying hours, of which 2,016 were on this aircraft type; the 33‑year‑old French First officer (aviation), first officer had 3,050 flying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
