Transwede Airways AB was a charter airline based at Göteborg Landvetter Airport in Landvetter, Härryda Municipality, near Gothenburg.[1] Transwede operated flights on wet lease agreements from London City Airport, as well as charter flights. The company was owned by Braathens Aviation. Transwede Airways had appointed a new CEO, Trygve Gjertsen, who started January 1, 2007, taking over Jimmie Bergqvist.

Transwede Airways AB

IATA ICAO Callsign 5T TWE Transwede
Founded	2005
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

The inaugural flight from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to London City Airport, numbered SK517, took place on February 13, 2006, under Scandinavian Airlines colors. This has given place to two daily flights, numbered SK517/518 and SK529/530, with the new Transwede livery, which is a variation of Malmö's.[2]

As per 31 March 2010 the airline has decided that all activities in the company will end as Transwede has not been operating during 2010.

Destinations

On behalf of Alitalia

• Italy
  • Milan (Linate Airport)
• United Kingdom
  • London (London City Airport)

Fleet

The Transwede Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of March 2008):

• 4 Avro RJ70 one aircraft was operated for Scandinavian Airlines Sweden, two aircraft are operated for SAS Norge and one aircraft is operated for Air One).
• 2 Avro RJ85 were operated for Scandinavian Airlines Sweden.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Transwede.

• Transwede Airways
• Transwede Airways Fleet

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