Zimex Aviation
IATA C4	ICAO IMX	Callsign ZIMEX
Founded		1969
Hubs		Zurich Airport
Fleet size		27
Destinations
Headquarters		Zurich, Switzerland
Key people
Website: http://www.zimex.ch/

Zimex Aviation is an airline based in Zurich, Switzerland. It provides aircraft leases worldwide to the oil and mining industries and to humanitarian organisations. Its main base is Zurich Airport (ZRH), with a hub at Hassi Messaoud Oued Irara Airport (HME).

History

The airline was established and started operations in 1969. In October 1999 Zimex Aviation Group was sold to a Swiss investor group.

Fleet

The Zimex Aviation fleet includes the following aircraft (at August 2006):

• 14 de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300
• 4 Raytheon Beech 1900D Airliner^[1]
• 7 Pilatus PC6 Turbo Porter
• 1 Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
• 1 Beechcraft 200 Super King Air

On order: 1 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400^[2]

References

1. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
2. ^ News releases: Viking Air

External links

• Zimex Aviation

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