Robin Hood Aviation
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| Founded | 2005 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2011 | ||||||
| Hubs | Graz Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
| Destinations | 2 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Graz, Austria | ||||||
| Key people | Helmut Stärker (Managing Director)[1] | ||||||
| Website | robinhood.aero | ||||||
Robin Hood Aviation was an Austrian airline, operating from its base at Graz airport and from Linz to Zurich. It operated also charter flights.[2] Majority owners were the Austrian entrepreneurs Dr. Helmut Rieder and Dr. Raimund Pammer (founders of Efkon Group).[3]
Robin Hood Aviation GmbH was founded in 2005 by Dr. Helmut Rieder, Dr. Raimund Pammer (both 2/3 owner) and 1/3 owner Georg Pommer[4] The airline got its AOC (Air Operators Certificate)[5] on 11 April 2007 and operated the first flight in the following month of May from Graz to Zurich with Saab 340A twin turboprop regional airliner.[6]
Key dates of operational activity:
- October 2008 opened the route from Graz to Stuttgart[6]
- Flights from Linz to Zurich stopped after some months operations[6]
- In the summer of 2009 operated also from Klagenfurt (Carinthia) to Zurich [7]
- March 2010 went into receivership after financial troubles; it had 24 employees at that time. The airline was able to continue its activities.[8]
- 23 August 2011 filed for insolvency and ceased operations the following day.[9]
Destinations
- Austria
- Graz - Graz Airport (GRZ)
- Linz - Linz Airport (LNZ)
- Switzerland
- Zürich - Zürich Airport (ZRH)
Former destinations:
- Stuttgart - Stuttgart Airport (STR)
- Klagenfurt - Klagenfurt Airport (KLU)
