Robin Hood Aviation

Robin Hood Aviation
Saab 340A
IATA ICAO Call sign
RH RHA SHERWOOD
Founded2005
Ceased operations2011
HubsGraz Airport
Fleet size2
Destinations2
HeadquartersGraz, Austria
Key peopleHelmut Stärker (Managing Director)[1]
Websiterobinhood.aero

Robin Hood Aviation was an Austrian airline, operating from its base at Graz airport and from Linz to Zurich. It operated also charter flights.[2] Majority owners were the Austrian entrepreneurs Dr. Helmut Rieder and Dr. Raimund Pammer (founders of Efkon Group).[3]

History

Robin Hood Aviation GmbH was founded in 2005 by Dr. Helmut Rieder, Dr. Raimund Pammer (both 2/3 owner) and 1/3 owner Georg Pommer[4] The airline got its AOC (Air Operators Certificate)[5] on 11 April 2007 and operated the first flight in the following month of May from Graz to Zurich with Saab 340A twin turboprop regional airliner.[6]

Key dates of operational activity:

  • October 2008 opened the route from Graz to Stuttgart[6]
  • Flights from Linz to Zurich stopped after some months operations[6]
  • In the summer of 2009 operated also from Klagenfurt (Carinthia) to Zurich [7]
  • March 2010 went into receivership after financial troubles; it had 24 employees at that time. The airline was able to continue its activities.[8]
  • 23 August 2011 filed for insolvency and ceased operations the following day.[9]

Destinations

Former destinations:

Fleet

As of August 2011 the Robin Hood Aviation fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[10]

References

  1. ^ http://www.tip-online.at 31. Januar 2011
  2. ^ Robin Hood Aviation website fleet page Archived 2008-09-18 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 1. August 2011.
  3. ^ http://www.kleinezeitung.at 27. July 2011
  4. ^ http://www.kleine.at 27. Juli 2011
  5. ^ "Home". robinhood.aero.
  6. ^ a b c d "Home". austrianaviation.net. Archived from the original on 2020-10-31. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  7. ^ http://www.airlines.de 15. March 2011
  8. ^ tip-online.at 15. March 2010
  9. ^ airliners.de – Robin Hood erneut insolvent (german) Accessdate: 25. Aug. 2011
  10. ^ Robin Hood Aviation website fleet page Archived 2008-09-18 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 31 December 2009.
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