Conair of Scandinavia

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Photo gallery Conair of Scandinavia
Douglas DC-7, Boeing 720B, Airbus A300, Airbus A320

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Photo: Erik Frikke

Simon Spies, the owner of Spies Holidays acquierd in early 1965 the Danish charter
airline Flying Enterprise A/S which had faced ecconomical problems. A week later the
company was renamed to Conair of Scandinavia and started its operations
with five DC-7愀.

Flying Enterprise AS Douglas DC-7,
Photo: Roger Caratini via APA-collection.

The first transformation from Flying Enterprise AS to Conair of Scandinavia,
Photo: Roger Caratini via APA-collection

Douglas DC-7, OY-DMT at Copenhagen
Photo: Tony Edlind collection

Douglas DC-7 (1955)
112 passengers
4 Wright R3350-988 TC-18EA4 turbocompound engines
3.400 hp each

In 1971 Conair of Scandinavia lauched the first jet-services by useing five Boeing
720-025愀. All aircrafts were paid in cash, 55 milj Dkr. At the same time the new
livery was introduced.

Boeing 720-025B OY-DSP cn 18241/247 in service 1971 - 1987
Photo: Tony Edlind collection

Airbus A300B4 120 OY-CNL cn 128, in service 1987 - 1991.
Photo: Frank C Duarte Jr

In 1987 Conair of Scandinavia introduced three Airbus A300 bought from Scandinavian
Airlines but the aircraft were very unecconomical and were therfore shortlived witin the company.

Airbus A300 OY-CNK cn 094, here in Conair Deutschland colors 1994.
Photo: Kai Ziehl

In 1990 Conair of Scandinavia decided to replace unecconomical A300 by new A320:s. The A300:s were stored and were leased (short periods only) by i.e. ZAS Airline of Egypt,
Britannia Airways, Sultan Air, Conair Deutschland, Dominicana and Premiair.

All aircrafts; OY-CNA, OY-CNK and OY-CNL are all in Bosphorus European Airways (2005).

Airbus A320 OY-CND cn 163, in service 1991 - 1994.
Photo: Peter Tonna

Epilouge
In 1994 Conair of Scandinavia merged with Scanair, the SAS subsidsary to become the new Scandinavian charter carrier, Premiair and then renamed My Travel Airways in 2002.

Safetycard

Conair Boeing 720

Wanted
Anyone with information regarding Conair of Scandinavia, i.e. flight planning
flight numbers....

Arlanda - Palma 68.10.20 (6)
Arlanda - Alicante 74.06.27 (4)
Arlanda - Sousse 74.12.08 (7)

i.e (7) = Sunday

Please send an email. Thank You.

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Last updated 2008-08-08
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More of Conair of Scandinavia
Charterflyg i Skandinavien
Flying Enterprise A/S, Denmark
Ostermanair, Osterman AirCharter, Sweden
Transair TSA, Sweden
Transair, Sweden AB, fleet

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