Swedline Express was an
airline
An airline is a company that provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines use aircraft to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for codeshare agreements, in which ...
based in
Hultsfred
Hultsfred () is a locality and the seat of Hultsfred Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 5,143 inhabitants in 2010. It is best known for the Hultsfred Festival
The Hultsfred Festival ( sv, Hultsfredsfestivalen) was an annual music festiv ...
,
Sweden. It operated domestic and international passenger services.
Code data
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IATA Code: SM
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ICAO
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO, ) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates the principles and techniques of international air navigation, and fosters the planning and development of international ...
Code: SRL
*Callsign: Starline
History
The airline was established and started operations in 1993 as Varmlandsflyg until 1 December 2002 when it changed its name to Swedline Express.
It was wholly owned by Sievert Andersson.
On 12 July 2006 the airline ceased operations due to bankruptcy.
Flight International
''Flight International'' is a monthly magazine focused on aerospace. Published in the United Kingdom and founded in 1909 as "A Journal devoted to the Interests, Practice, and Progress of Aerial Locomotion and Transport", it is the world's olde ...
10 April 2007
Fleet
The Swedline Express fleet consisted of the following aircraft in August 2006:
*2 -
Saab 2000
The Saab 2000 is a twin-engined high-speed turboprop airliner built by Swedish aircraft manufacturer Saab. It is designed to carry 50–58 passengers and cruise at a speed of . Production took place in Linköping in southern Sweden. The Saab ...
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Saab 340AFlight International
''Flight International'' is a monthly magazine focused on aerospace. Published in the United Kingdom and founded in 1909 as "A Journal devoted to the Interests, Practice, and Progress of Aerial Locomotion and Transport", it is the world's olde ...
, 3–9 October 2006
References
External links
Swedline Express
{{Airlines of Sweden
Defunct airlines of Sweden
Airlines established in 1993
Airlines disestablished in 2006