Fly Wex
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Fly Wex was a cargo airline
based in Brescia
, Italy
. It operates domestic cargo services and international services in Europe
. Its main base was Brescia Airport
.
Cargo airline
Cargo airlines are airlines dedicated to the transport of cargo. Some cargo airlines are divisions or subsidiaries of larger passenger airlines.-Logistics:...
based in Brescia
Brescia
Brescia is a city and comune in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, between the Mella and the Naviglio, with a population of around 197,000. It is the second largest city in Lombardy, after the capital, Milan...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. It operates domestic cargo services and international services in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. Its main base was Brescia Airport
Brescia Airport
Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio is an airport in Montichiari, near Brescia, Italy. Other airports in the region include Malpensa, Linate and Orio al Serio.-Airlines and destinations:-External links:**...
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History
The airline was established on 27 July 2001 as SixCargo. The name was changed to Fly Wex on 30 August 2004. It is owned by Alberto Leali, Chief Executive, (35%), Luigi Franceschetti, Chairman, (35%) and Paolo Mondini (30%).. Fly Wex license was revoked in 2007 april.Fleet
Fly Wex operates the following aircraft (at March 2007) :- 1 Fokker F27-500RFFokker F27The Fokker F27 Friendship is a turboprop airliner designed and built by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker.-Design and development:Design of the Fokker F27 started in the 1950s as a replacement to the successful Douglas DC-3 airliner...