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| Founded | 2005 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 31 March 2010 | ||||||
| Hubs | Göteborg Landvetter Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 6 | ||||||
| Destinations | 6 | ||||||
| Parent company | Braathens Aviation | ||||||
| Headquarters | Gothenburg,Sweden | ||||||
| Key people | Trygve Gjertsen (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | transwede.com | ||||||
Transwede Airways AB was acharter airline based atGöteborg Landvetter Airport inLandvetter,Härryda Municipality, nearGothenburg.[1] Transwede operated flights onwet lease agreements fromLondon City Airport, as well as charter flights. The company was owned byBraathens Aviation. Transwede Airways had appointed a new CEO, Trygve Gjertsen, who started on 1 January 2007, taking over from Jimmie Bergqvist.
The inaugural flight fromStockholm-Arlanda Airport toLondon City Airport, numbered SK517, took place on 13 February 2006 underScandinavian Airlines colors. This gave way to two daily flights, numbered SK517/518 and SK529/530, with the new Transwede livery, which is a variation ofMalmö's.[2]
As of 31 March 2010 the airline has decided that all activities in the company will end as Transwede has not been operating during 2010.
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The Transwede Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of March 2008):
