Zimex Aviation
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| Founded | 1969 (as an air operator) | ||||||
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| AOC # | CH.AOC.1025[1] | ||||||
| Hubs | EuroAirport Basel/Mulhouse/Freiburg | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Malmö, Stockholm–Arlanda, Gothenburg, Pristina, Sarajevo, Pointe-à-Pitre | ||||||
| Fleet size | 16 | ||||||
| Destinations | 32 | ||||||
| Parent company | Zimex Austria (AZD) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Zurich Airport Glattbrugg, Switzerland | ||||||
| Key people | Hannes Ziegler, founder Daniele Cereghetti, CEO | ||||||
| Employees | 450 | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
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 EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg 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 Postnord, 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
[edit]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
[edit]Current fleet
[edit]As of August 2025[update], Zimex Aviation operates the following aircraft:[4]
| Aircraft | In Service |
Dismiss | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| ATR 42-300F | 2 | — | — | 38 | |
| ATR 42-500 | 1 | — | — | ||
| ATR 72-200F | 2 | — | — | — | |
| De Havilland DHC-6-300 Twin Otter | 10 | — | |||
| De Havilland DHC-6-400 Twin Otter | 1 | — | |||
| Total | 16 | 0 | |||
Fleet development
[edit]At the July 2010 Farnborough Air Show, Zimex took delivery of the first DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 produced by Viking Air
Former fleet
[edit]The airline previously operated the following aircraft:[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "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"
- ^ Criminal Occurrence description
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Zimex Aviation". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 76.
- ^ "Zimex Aviation fleet details". Airfleets.net. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
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