Zorex
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| IATA code : | |
| ICAO code : | ORZ |
| Call sign : | ZOREX |
| Founding: | 1996 |
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Madrid , Spain
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| Home airport : | Zaragoza |
| Company form: | Sociedad Anónima |
| Management: | Paloma Arenas Alba |
| Fleet size: | 3 |
| Aims: | Charter |
| Website: | www.zorex.es |
Zorex is a Spanish cargo airline based in Madrid and operating at Zaragoza Airport .
history
Zorex was founded in 1996 as a cargo and passenger airline that operates charter flights , based in Zaragoza , and began operations in the same year.
Destinations
In addition to ambulance flights, the airline also flies passenger charters (especially in Europe and North Africa) and cargo flights in ad hoc operations. Often urgently needed car parts are flown to the Peugeot works .
education
Zorex holds a TRTO license to train pilots.
maintenance
The home base in Zaragoza has its own maintenance facility that maintains its own fleet and also maintains aircraft from other airlines.
fleet
As of February 2016, the Zorex fleet consists of three Fairchild Swearingen Metro II .
criticism
In March 2011, EASA discovered serious safety deficiencies and initiated the withdrawal of the AOC . On October 7, 2011 it was announced that Zorex had made improvements. On November 7th of the same year, the AOC was withdrawn because the improvements were unsatisfactory. In the meantime, however, you can fly again. The aircraft with the registration number EC-JYC had an accident (without personal injury) when taking off at Murcia-San Javier airport in Spain and was badly damaged and then parked. The accident is also due to security deficiencies.
See also
Web links
- Zorex website (English / Spanish)
- Zorex at Flugzeugbilder.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ch-aviation - General info (English)
- ↑ Aviation Corner (Spanish)
- ↑ BSL-MLH-Planes.net
- ↑ Fleet , accessed on February 2, 2016
- ↑ Data about the airline Zorex in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report in the Aviation Safety Network (English)