Luxair

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Luxair (Luxair Société Luxembourgeoise de Navigation Aérienne SA) is the national airline of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Code data

• IATA Code: LG
• ICAO Code: LGL
• Callsign: Luxair

History

In 1962, Luxair started flight operations with the launch of the Luxembourg-Paris route with a Fokker F27 Friendship. By 1967, Luxair's fleet consisted of three Fokker Friendship and one Vickers Viscount. The latter was replaced in 1970 by the airline's first jet liner, a Caravelle built by Sud Aviation in Toulouse. The first Boeing aircraft, a Boeing 737-200, joined the fleet in 1977. Over the years, Luxair gradually replaced its fleet with modern Boeing 737-400 and Boeing 737-500 jets as well as Fokker 50 turbo-props and Embraer jets. The Fokker 50 are no longer in service, having being replaced on most routes by the Embraers.

In 2003, Luxair ordered 2 new Boeing 737-700, in order to replace its existing fleet of older jets. The first of those aircraft was delivered on 18 February 2004, introducing a new corporate identity for the company. It is the first winglet equipped aircraft of the type in service in Europe.

Destinations

Incidents and accidents

Luxair Boeing 737.

Luxair Embraer ERJ-145

On November 6 2002 Luxair Flight 9642, a Fokker 50 aircraft flying from Berlin, Germany crashed on a field near the village of Niederanven during final approach to Luxembourg airport, killing 20 passengers and crew. It has been the first accident for 40 years of the existence of Luxair company. At the end of the same year a plane had problems with the steering after touch-down on runway 06 and exited the runway to the right into the grass. The aircraft came to rest in a fence. Fortunately nobody was hurt, but there was severe damage to the aircraft.

Fleet

• 2 Boeing 737-500
• 3 Boeing 737-700
• 2 Embraer ERJ 135
• 8 Embraer ERJ 145

• 0-1 Boeing 737-500
• 3 Boeing 737-700
• 6 Embraer ERJ 145
• 3 Bombardier Q400

External links

• [Luxair]
• [Luxair Jet Fleet Detail]
• [Luxair Passenger Opinions]
• [Officially Supported Luxair Virtual Airline]

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