Copenhagen AirTaxi
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_Partenavia_P.68_Observer_(OY-SUR)_aircraft,_Kangerlussuaq_Airport,_Greenalnd.jpg) Copenhagen AirTaxi (CAT) Partenavia P.68 Observer (OY-SUR) operating out of Kangerlussuaq Airport, Greenland in association with AirZafari. | |||||||
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| Founded | 1961 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 19 | ||||||
| Destinations | Roskilde, Anholt, Læsø (+charter) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Roskilde, Denmark | ||||||
| Key people | Kenneth Arly Larsen | ||||||
| Website | https://www.aircat.dk/ | ||||||
Copenhagen AirTaxi (CAT) is an aviation company and flight school based in Roskilde, Denmark. It provides a range of services, including operating regularly scheduled flights from Copenhagen Airport, Roskilde (ICAO: EKRK) to the Danish islands of Anholt and Læsø; managing the airfield on Anholt, and is also a major airtaxi operator in Denmark, operating from EKRK. CAT is an experienced flight school with flight training leading to a private and commercial pilots license. With large modern facilities based in Roskilde, the school trains the future generation of professional pilots in Denmark. CAT also has a large maintenance facility specialized in General Aviation aircraft.
The company was a first-mover in Europe to introduce charter flights (airtaxi) on single engine turboprop aircraft under new legislation CAT SET-IMC.[1] In 2017, CAT introduced the Pilatus PC-12 business aircraft to its fleet. The aircraft reaches destinations all over Europe, and have exceptional performance for short field operations.
The scheduled route between Roskilde – Anholt – Læsø is operated by a 10-seat Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander, but this may be substituted or augmented with one of the company's 6-seat Partenavia P.68's
Air Seven
[edit]In 2020, an airline with the name Air Seven started flying under Copenhagen AirTaxi's AOC.[2]
Aircraft fleet
[edit]For use by the resident flight school, airtaxi, scheduled flights or for rental purposes, the company has a fleet including:
| Aircraft | In operation | Passengers | Additional |
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| Socata TB9 Tampico | 4 | 3 | Flight school, rental |
| Socata TB10 Tobago | 2 | 4 | Flight school, rental, sightseeing |
| Socata TB20 Trinidad | 1 | 4 | Flight school, rental, sightseeing |
| Cessna 172 | 1 | 3 | Flight school, rental, sightseeing |
| Partenavia P68 | 5 | 5 | Flight school, airtaxi, scheduled flights |
| Britten-Norman Islander BN2 | 2 | 9 | Airtaxi, scheduled flights, sightseeing |
| Robinson 44 | 1 | 3 | Flight school, sightseeing |
| Pilatus PC-12 | 4 | 8 | Airtaxi |
| Total | 19 |
Scheduled destinations
[edit]As of May 2019 CAT operates to:
- Roskilde
- Læsø
- Anholt
AirZafari
[edit]AirZafari is a Greenlandic aviation company whose primary business is sightseeing-flying. The company was founded in 2011[3] and is operated on the AOC certificate of Copenhagen AirTaxi.
References
[edit]- ^ (article) Copenhagen AirTaxi lines up commercial PC-12 alongside island hops. Business Air News. 6 April 2017.
- ^ "Airseven" (in Danish). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Nyt luftfartsselskab i Ilulissat" (article). Sermitsiaq.AG. Retrieved 29 September 2011.