Aviaction – Hanseatische Luftreederei GmbH & Co. KG was a German charter airline based at Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel Airport. It was founded in 1969 by prívate inversors under the executive management of Kurt Ahuis.
On 30t July, 1970 Aviaction signed a contract with Fokker for the purchase of three modern Fokker F-28 Mk.1000 jet airliners which accommodated 65 passengers. The company commenced operations on 27Mar71 with a fleet of three.
Aviaction inaugurated its services on 28Mar1971 with a flight to Palma de Mallorca.
Targeting the growing tourism market of the era to connect Germany. From Hamburg, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hannover, Munich and Cologne-Bonn. Primarily with destinations in the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands, like Palma de Mallorca, Las Palmas and Tenerife. Aviaction also flew to North Africa, to countries like Morocco and Tunisia. Other destinations were Luqa (Malta), Rhodes & Crete in Greece, Naples, Rimini and Geneva in Italy. In Paris, Aviaction operated at Le Bourget airport.
Aviaction also performed other special services such as transporting football teams. On June 27, 1973, the F-28 D-AHLA (cn.11027) was detected in Glasgow arriving with the Brazilian national football team. They were in Glasgow to play a friendly match v. Scotland as part of a European tour.
Despite its expansion in late 1971 with the creation of the subsidiary Aviaction Kassel Flugtouristik, the company failed to sustain itself in the long term.
Aviaction's financial capacity was affected by intense competition on long-haul routes. Competitors were using aircraft with more than 100 seats.
Following a default on lease payments, the aircraft manufacturer Fokker immediately repossessed and impounded two of its aircraft (D-AHLA & D-AHLC), whilst the third was detained in Norway because it was leased to Braathens SAFE (D-AHLB), The three aircraft were re-registered PH-ZBG, PH-ZBH and PH-ZBI. This forced an absolute bankruptcy and the total cessation of operations on 30Oct73.
There was another F-28, serial number 11032, that was never taken; it was going to be D-AHLD, named “Kassel”.
Aviaction F-28´s fleet
* msn. 11027 D-AHLA dd 25Feb1971 – 11Dec1973, repossessed by Fokker.
* msn. 11031 D-AHLB dd 01Apr1971 – 12Dec1973, repossessed by Fokker.
* msn. 11034 D-AHLC dd 06Jul1971 – 13Dec1973, repossessed by Fokker.
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