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Sterling Airline is an Icelandic owned low-fare airline that was founded in September 2005. The airline is based in Copenhagen, Denmark and was created when the two Danish airlines Maersk Air A/S and Sterling European Airlines A/S merged
However, a month after the merging, FL Group purchased Sterling Airlines. For the second time, the airline was again sold to Nordic Travel Holding in December 2006.
The Chief Executive Officer of the FL Group proposed that there is a possibility for EasyJet and Sterling Airlines to join.Unfortunately, Sterling Airlines filed for bankruptcy and stopped its operations in October 2008.
Cimber Air made an announcement that it had purchased the airline in order to restore its operation and expand its operation throughout Europe as a separate company.
Included in the purchase are the airline’s name, website and landing slots excluding the aircraft. Cimber Air did not guaranteed jobs to the employees of Sterling Airlines but would offer jobs for them.
Sterling Airlines operates to some 40 European destinations with primary hubs at Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Oslo Airport, Gardermoen Airport, Billund Airport and Malmo Airport.
History
Sterling Airlines started its operation as charter airline with two old Douglas DC-6B. It celebrated its 25th anniversary with almost 1,300 staff and 19 aircraft before its bankruptcy.
The regular services of Sterling Airlines to Alicante and Malaga was started in 2000 to compensate the diminishing charter travel industry. The airline decided to expand the routes schedule and leave the charter industry.
The primary routes that was opened by Sterling Airlines is between Southern Europe and Scandinavia. Moreover, routes to Stockholm, Oslo and Copenhagen were also opened. The passenger’s revenue increases as well as the fleet size.
The merging of the two airlines makes Sterling Airlines the fourth largest low-cost carrier in Europe. However, the prestige of the airline is just temporary because it was sold again to another holding company that owned other three Icelandic private equity companies.
The airline provide their passengers buy on board programs that allows on board purchases and pre-ordering of duty free meals and merchandise.
The Sterling Airlines aircraft’s maintenance was concessioned by Essential aircraft Maintenance Services that facilitates all the maintenance activities for the aircraft.
The Sterling Airlines fleet include four Boeing 737-500, 15 Boeing 737-700 and Boeing 737-800 aircrafts that operate in Europe.
Likewise, the airline also operates one MCDonnell Douglas MD-83 that constitutes the 27 aircrafts in the fleet. To know more about the reasons about the ceased of operation of Sterling Airlines, you can log on to http://www.sterling.com. Sterling Airline is one of the
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