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General Air was a West German airline which operated from 1962 - 1975 =
and holds the distinction of being the first "Western" European airline =
to operate the Yak-40 in revenue service.=20
>From Aerotransport, their home base was Saarbrucken, and they operated a =
total of 5 Yak-40s during the life of the airline.=20
Some questions for anyone who can answer them=20
1) Who were the owners of General Air?=20
2) Was the airline a scheduled airline or charter operator?=20
3) What was the route network?=20
4) Were the aircraft leased or purchased? And from whom? (I know the =
aircraft were returned to Aeroflot)=20
5) Why did the airline shut down operations?=20
6) This is the only photo of the Yak-40 on the airliners.net database. =
Do any other photos exist?=20
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The above answers and any other information is appreciated.=20
Cheers=20
Scotty
http://www.aviatsiya.ru - Site under construction, but pre-register your =
interest
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airline which=20
operated from 1962 - 1975 and holds the distinction of being the first =
"Western"=20
European airline to operate the Yak-40 in revenue service. <BR><BR>From=20
Aerotransport, their home base was Saarbrucken, and they operated a =
total of 5=20
Yak-40s during the life of the airline. <BR><BR>Some questions for =
anyone who=20
can answer them <BR><BR>1) Who were the owners of General Air? <BR>2) =
Was the=20
airline a scheduled airline or charter operator? <BR>3) What was the =
route=20
network? <BR>4) Were the aircraft leased or purchased? And from whom? (I =
know=20
the aircraft were returned to Aeroflot) <BR>5) Why did the airline shut =
down=20
operations? <BR>6) This is the only photo of the Yak-40 on the =
airliners.net=20
database. Do any other photos exist? <BR><BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000>Scotty</FONT></DIV>
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