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Italian schedule operations back then and Tyrol Air Ambulance on its ambulance operations. Meanwhile, Welcome Air ceased all remaining scheduled operations and concentrates entirely on offering European charter services.
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as well as to the helicopter company "Heliair" (formerly "Aircraft
Innsbruck"), became part of Jakob Ringler's "Welcome Air" after he took over the majority (in 2011 93,27% belonging to Welcome Air). On 22 May 2000 Welcome Air started its first flight with Do-328 from Innsbruck to Graz.
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In 2009 Welcome Air was taken over by Lions Air Group (Switzerland) which also taken over the majority of Air Alps. The umbrella company
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from Linz to Vienna only months before which was well received, resulting in the five daily flights reduction. Welcome Air subsequently announced a reduction in the fleet size.
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645:"LIONS AIR"
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568:"Impressum"
466:Dornier 328
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240:Dornier 328
155:Welcome Air
72:WELCOMEAIR
31:Welcome Air
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994:Amerer Air
989:Air Sylhet
941:Common Sky
577:27 January
511:2017-12-29
478:References
446:Gothenburg
131:Key people
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170:Innsbruck
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