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| Founded | 2018[1] | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 2018 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 24 January 2022 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 6 | ||||||
| Destinations | 13 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Stockholm | ||||||
| Key people | Jon Melkersson (CEO)[2] | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
| Founded | 2018 (as Next Move) |
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| Headquarters | Oslo[3] |
| Key people | Heine Richardsen (CEO) |
| Website | www |
Air Leap was[4] thetrading name of theNorwegianVirtual airlineAir LeapAS and theSwedishairlineAir Leap AviationAB.
Air Leap was founded by the same owners as the airlineFlyViking. After FlyViking ceased operations in January 2018, the virtual airline Next Move was founded in March 2018 to continue operating theØrland -Oslo Gardermoen route. Next Move was renamed Air Leap[5] after the company bought parts of the bankrupt Swedish airlineNextjet.[6] The parts of Nextjet became the Swedish Air Leap,[7] but lacked anAir operator's certificate (AOC) to operate the Swedish routes, which is why all flights in the beginning were operated by Denmark'sDanish Air Transport (DAT), the EstonianNyxAir and the DutchAIS Airlines, among others.
On 11 June 2018 flights were resumed in Sweden. On 19 October 2018, the Swedish Transport Agency awarded Air Leap[8] Air Operator Certificate (AOC) and registered the company as the official operator of threeSaab 340Bs. The first flight under new AOC took place on 21 October 2018 fromStockholm-Arlanda toMariehamn.[9]
On 24 January 2022, the company suspended operations and filed for reorganization, citing financial issues as a result of a lack of government aid from theCOVID-19 pandemic.[4]
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This is a list of destinations operated by Air Leap:[10]
As of January 2022, prior to the suspension of all operations, the Air Leap fleet consists of the following aircraft:[citation needed]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| ATR72-500 | 1 | — | 72 | |
| Saab 340B | 4 | — | 33-34 | |
| Total | 5 | — | ||
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