Zimex Aviation
IATA ICAO Callsign
XM / ZX IMX / AZD ZIMEX / Mailman
Founded1969; 55 years ago (1969) (as an air operator)
AOC #CH.AOC.1025[1]
HubsEuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg
Secondary hubsMalmö, Stockholm Arlanda, Gothenburg, Pristina, Sarajevo, Port-au-Pitre
Fleet size27
Destinations32
Parent companyZimex Austria (AZD)
HeadquartersZurich Airport
Glattbrugg, Switzerland
Key peopleHannes Ziegler, founder Daniele Cereghetti, CEO
Employees450
Websitewww.zimex.ch

Zimex Aviation Ltd. is an airline based in Glattbrugg, Switzerland.[2] It provides aircraft leases worldwide to the oil, Express Cargo, Utility, VIP Charter, Charter and mining industries and to humanitarian organizations.

Zimex Aviation, furthermore, it is the oldest airline company in Switzerland (according FOCA)

Its main base is at Basel - Euro Airport and Maintenance (MRO) facility is located in St Gallen Airport, and at Sofia, Bulgaria.

Since 2021, Zimex Aviation has started operation as well for its Austria Division - Zimex Austria with ICAO Code: AZD.

Main operation at the moment are in place in Sweden operating for Nordpost, Carousel in Germany operating out of Berlin, Frankfurt, and Hannover.

Some operations, as well, are conducted for BDA and ASL, serving routes out from Maastricht, Birmingham, Dublin, Prestwick, and Shannon.

Zimex, as well, operates on bi-weekly bases flights in and out from Basel to Pristina and Sarajevo on behalf of Swiss Army for troupe repositioning.

As per August 7th, 2023 operation in Sweden will be performed by Zimex using ICAO code JUP, and Callsign JumpAir.

History

The airline was established and started operations in 1969.

On October 14, 1987, a Lockheed L-100-30 - a civilian variant of the military transport plane C-130 Hercules - was shot down in Angola. It was operated on behalf of the International Committee of the Red Cross.[3]

In October 1999, Zimex Aviation Group was sold to a Swiss investor group.

Fleet

The Zimex Aviation fleet comprises the following aircraft (as of May 2023):[4]

Zimex Aviation Fleet
Aircraft In
Service 		Dismiss Orders Passengers Notes
ATR 42-500 1 — — 38
ATR 42-300F 4 — 2 —
ATR 72-200F 10 — — —
ATR 72-500F 1 — — —
Beechcraft 1900D 1[5] — — Nil
De Havilland DHC-6-300 Twin Otter 11[6] — — Nil
Pilatus PC6-B2/H4 Porter 1 — — Nil
Total 29 0 2

At the July 2010 Farnborough Air Show, Zimex took delivery of the first DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 produced by Viking Air.

References

  1. ^ "List of AOC Holders with Complex Airplanes" (PDF). Federal Office of Civil Aviation. 28 March 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  2. ^ "How to find us Archived October 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine." direct image link Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - Zimex Aviation. Retrieved on 8 December 2010. "Zimex Aviation Ltd. Cherstrasse 4 P.O. Box 8152 Glattbrugg Switzerland"
  3. ^ Criminal Occurrence description
  4. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part Two)". Airliner World (November 2016): 33.
  5. ^ "Zimex Aviation fleet details". Airfleets.net. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Zimex Aviation fleet". Retrieved 1 December 2019.

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