City Star Airlines:
City Star Airlines was an airline based in Aberdeen, Scotland. It operated scheduled services between energy industry centres in Scotland and Norway, as well as charter services. Its main base was Aberdeen Airport [1].
In a press release on 30 January 2008, City Star Airlines announced that it was to immediately cease all operations until further notice. [2]
[edit] History
City Star Airlines started operations on 28 March 2005. It acquired a controlling share in Icelandic domestic airline Landsflug in 2005[1].
The airline announced on 1 September 2007 that it purchased Caledonian Airborne Engineering who provide engineering, maintenance and ground handling facilities at Aberdeen and Newcastle Airports. The purchase increased the airlines employee base by an additional 60.[citation needed]
On 22 December 2007 the airlines holding company stated that it would form a new airline City Star Executive that would commence the first long haul, business class only flights from Aberdeen Airport to Houston, Texas starting in 2008. [3]
[edit] Destinations
City Star Airlines operated scheduled services to the following destinations [4]
The City Star Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft (at September 2007)
[edit] Incidents and accidents
- At 2100 BST on 22 June 2006, a City Star Airlines Dornier 328 (TF-CSB) operating a passenger flight from Stavanger, Norway, overshot the end of the runway at Aberdeen Airport by several hundred yards as it came in to land. None of the 16 passengers and 3 crew members on board were injured. The incident caused the airline to announce a suspension of all flight operations on 23 June 2006. However, the airline resumed services 2 days later.[citation needed]
- UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch have recommended a safety audit of the airline after a serious incident in which a Dornier 328 crew flew close to cliffs and failed to respond correctly to terrain warnings on approach to Sumburgh Airport after a flight from Aberdeen. The aircraft landed safely. The captain involved was suspended and asked to resign after an investigation.[5]
The 32 seater aircraft were also used for private charters.
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