Bin Air
German charter airline
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BinAir Aero Service GmbH[2] is [3] a German charter airline headquartered in Munich and based out of Essen/Mülheim Airport specializing in ad hoc freight services across Europe.
History
The airline was founded in 1996.[citation needed]
The European Union warned the airline in 2011 to improve its safety or face inclusion in the EU no-flight blacklist of banned airlines.[4][5] As of 29 October 2018, Bin Air's air operator's certificate had been revoked by the Luftfahrtbundesamt forcing the airline to cease all operations.[6][3] It eventually regained its license in December 2020.[7]
Fleet
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As of November 2024, the BinAir Fleet consists of the following aircraft:[citation needed]
| Aircraft | In service | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner | 5 | various subtypes | |||||
| Total | 5 | ||||||
Accidents and incidents
- On 19 January 2010, a Bin Air Swearingen SA-227-DC Metro was damaged when the right main undercarriage collapsed on landing at Stuttgart Airport.[8]
- On 7 March 2013, a Bin Air metroliner was responsible for the closure of Dublin Airport's main runway for around 35 minutes when its forward retracting nose wheel collapsed during landing.[9][10][11]
