Olympic Aviation
| Olympic Aviation | |
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| IATA code : | ML |
| ICAO code : | OLY |
| Call sign : | OLAVIA |
| Founding: | 1971 |
| Operation stopped: | 2003 |
| Seat: |
Athens , Greece
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| Home airport : | Athens-Eleftherios Venizelos Airport , previously Athens-Ellinikon Airport |
| Frequent Flyer Program : | Icarus Frequent Flyer Program |
| Fleet size: | 32 (December 2003) |
| Aims: | national |
| Olympic Aviation ceased operations in 2003. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
Olympic Aviation was a subsidiary of Olympic Airlines . It was also called "little Olympic" by the Greeks.
A flight academy created in 1970 operated the training on flight simulators for aircraft of the types ATR-42 / -72 and Boeing 737-200 / 300/400 .
Establishment and operation of Olympic Aviation
Olympic Aviation was founded on August 2nd, 1971 by Alexander Onassis . At that time, Olympic Airways was still owned by his father Aristotle Onassis . Olympic Aviation was previously just a small aircraft and helicopter division. Olympic Aviation's main activity was to connect the Greek islands to the mainland. Because of this, the company maintained a fleet that consisted of small turboprop machines that could land at most airports in Greece. Olympic Aviation took on an important role in the network of Olympic Airways, because the operation of the domestic Greek connections took place. In addition, the charter flights were in the area of responsibility of Olympic Aviation until Macedonian Airlines (OA) was founded.
With the expansion of the small airports on the islands into full-fledged airports, there were soon hardly any differences in the number of passengers compared to the parent company, especially since Olympic Aviation also used larger aircraft. In December 2003 the lines flown by it were transferred to the parent company. Olympic Aviation was henceforth only the operator of the helicopter fleet and the air taxis.
fleet
Fleet at cessation of operations (December 2003)
- ATR 42
- ATR 72
- Boeing 717-200
- Cessna 152
- De Havilland Canada DHC-8-100
- Piper PA-28 Cherokee F.
- Piper PA-44 Seminole
The three Boeing 717s were used on Olympic Airways' intra-European flights after the company phased out its Boeing 737-200 .
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Previously deployed aircraft
Over time, the company also operated the following types:
- Cessna 150K Aerobat (1970–1973)
- Dornier Do-228
- Piper PA-28 Cherokee B (1969–1973)
- Piper PA-28 Cherokee E (1972-1973)
- Piper PA-23 Aztec D (1968-1992)
- Piper PA-31 Navajo (1968-1973)
- Short Skyvan
- Short 330-200
Incidents
- On August 3, 1989, the Short 330-200 ( aircraft registration SX-BGE ) flew on its approach to Samos Airport against the 1430 m high mountain Kerkis, 25 km away. The machine was flying according to visual flight rules , although the area around the airport was clouded. All 31 passengers and three crew members were killed. The cause of the accident was a controlled flight into terrain (CFIT).
- On May 2, 1997, the Dornier 228-201 SX-BHG landed at Paros Airport (1982) shortly before the runway threshold, and the landing gear collapsed. All 20 occupants survived the accident; the machine was a total write-off.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Ulrich Klee, Frank Bucher et al .: jp airline-fleets international . Zurich Airport 1967 to 2002.
- ^ Accident report SD-330 SX-BGE , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on November 5, 2015
- ^ Accident report Do 228 SX-BHG , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on November 5, 2015.
