Linxair

Linxair

IATA ICAO Callsign - LIX -
Founded	1999
Ceased operations	2014 (bankruptcy)
Hubs	Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport
Secondary hubs	Moscow, Trieste, Zagreb
Fleet size	8
Destinations	Europe, Africa, Asia
Company slogan	Choose the sky
Headquarters	Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia
Key people	Niki Mušić CEO (until 2014) Barbara Podlogar CEO (2014)

Linxair was a business airline based in Slovenia. It was established and started operations in 1999 at its base, Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU). Linxair was the fastest growing aviation company in Slovenian history and biggest business aviation operator in the area of former Yugoslavia. Due to financial difficulties which started in 2009 the company declared bankruptcy in 2014. Shortly before bankruptcy the company headquarters were moved from Ljubljana to Slovenj Gradec. Small part of fleet continued operation under another operator SiAvia.

Fleet (1999 - 2013)

• Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage (from 1999 - 2004)
• Piper PA-46T JetProp Malibu (2001 - 2006)
• Cessna 525 CitationJet (2004 - 2007)
• Cessna 525 CitationJet1 (2007 - 2013)
• Cessna 525A CitationJet2+ (2007 - 2010)
• Cessna 525A CitationJet2+ (2008 - 2013)
• Cessna 525B CitationJet3 (2007 - 2012)
• Cessna 560XL Citation Excel (2005 - 2013)
• Cessna 560XL Citation Excel (2011 - 2012)
• Cessna 560XL Citation XLS (2007 - 2013)
• Embraer 135BJ Legacy 600 (2007 - 2012)
• Embraer 135BJ Legacy 600 (2008 - 2012)
• Embraer 145 ERJ (2011 - 2012)
• Embraer 145 ERJ (2012)

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