Mey-Air
Encyclopedia
Mey-Air Transoport A/S was a Norwegian
airline
headquartered in Oslo
. It was founded in 1970 by Hans Otto Meyer. They strted with a mixed fleet of Beechcraft 99
, Beechcraft King Air
-100 and a Convair CV 240. As the marked in Scandinavia for Inclusive tours (IT Charter) increased in the early 1970´s Mey-Air ordered two new Boeing 737. The airplanes was delivered in september and october 1971. May-Air filed for bankruptcy in 1973.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
airline
Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
headquartered in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
. It was founded in 1970 by Hans Otto Meyer. They strted with a mixed fleet of Beechcraft 99
Beechcraft Model 99
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, Beechcraft King Air
Beechcraft King Air
The Beechcraft King Air family is part of a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation...
-100 and a Convair CV 240. As the marked in Scandinavia for Inclusive tours (IT Charter) increased in the early 1970´s Mey-Air ordered two new Boeing 737. The airplanes was delivered in september and october 1971. May-Air filed for bankruptcy in 1973.
Fleet
The following airplanes were operated by Mey-Air:airplane type | registration | c/n | operating years |
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Beechcraft King Air Beechcraft King Air The Beechcraft King Air family is part of a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation... 65-100 |
LN-VIP | B-42 | 1970–1973 |
Beechcraft 99 Beechcraft Model 99 |-See also:-External links:*... Airliner |
LN-LML | U-129 | 1970–1972 |
Beechcraft 99 Airliner | LN-LMT | U-130 | 1970–1972 |
Boeing 737-200 | LN-MTC | 20454 | 1971 - 1973 Sold to Piedmont Airlines |
Boeing 737-200 | LN-MTD | 20453 | 1971 - 1973 Sold to Piedmont Airlines |
Cessna 402 Cessna 402 The Cessna 401 and 402 are series of 6 to 10 place, light twin, piston engine aircraft. This line was manufactured by Cessna from 1966 to 1985 under the name Utiliner and Businessliner... |
LN-VIC | 402-0170 | 1967–1970 |
Convair CV 240 | LN-KAP | 153 | 1969–1973 |
Douglas DC-3 Douglas DC-3 The Douglas DC-3 is an American fixed-wing propeller-driven aircraft whose speed and range revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s. Its lasting impact on the airline industry and World War II makes it one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made... |
LN-RTW | 4346 | 1969–1971 |
NAMC YS-11 NAMC YS-11 The NAMC YS-11 is a turboprop airliner built by a Japanese consortium, the Nihon Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation. The program was initiated by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in 1954, the aircraft was rolled out in 1962, and production ceased in 1974.-Development and design:In... |
LN-MTA | 2104 | 1970–1971 |
Other
- There are scenes with an airplane of Mey-Air in the 1975 movie RansomRansom (1975 film)Ransom is a 1975 film starring Sean Connery and Ian McShane and directed by Finnish director Caspar Wrede. The plot concerned a group of terrorists who try and extract a large sum of money from two governments...
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