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| − | Olympic Aviation was founded in 1971 by Alexandros Onassis, son of Aristotle Onassis, as a subsidiary of Olympic Airways.Its purpose was to link Greek islands to Athens.The first aircraft of the Aviation fleet were the two Skyvans and the Islander from the basic OA fleet.However, by no means was the entire OA domestic fleet transfered to O. Aviation;the DC-3s, NAMC YS-11As and DC-6s were never used by O. Aviation.Neither were the Boeing 737-200s, which where added to the fleet in 1976, and were extensively used | + | Olympic Aviation was founded in 1971 by Alexandros Onassis, son of Aristotle Onassis, as a subsidiary of Olympic Airways.Its purpose was to link Greek islands to Athens.The first aircraft of the Aviation fleet were the two Skyvans and the Islander from the basic OA fleet.However, by no means was the entire OA domestic fleet transfered to O. Aviation;the DC-3s, NAMC YS-11As and DC-6s were never used by O. Aviation.Neither were the Boeing 737-200s, which where added to the fleet in 1976, and were extensively used on internal flights.Other aircraft used by Olympic Aviation are the Piper Aztec, Piper Navajo and Piaggio 136L2.In 1980 2 Shorts 330-200s entered the Olympic Aviation fleet.The following year 2 more aircraft of the same type |
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OLYMPIC AVIATION
Olympic Aviation was founded in 1971 by Alexandros Onassis, son of Aristotle Onassis, as a subsidiary of Olympic Airways.Its purpose was to link Greek islands to Athens.The first aircraft of the Aviation fleet were the two Skyvans and the Islander from the basic OA fleet.However, by no means was the entire OA domestic fleet transfered to O. Aviation;the DC-3s, NAMC YS-11As and DC-6s were never used by O. Aviation.Neither were the Boeing 737-200s, which where added to the fleet in 1976, and were extensively used on internal flights.Other aircraft used by Olympic Aviation are the Piper Aztec, Piper Navajo and Piaggio 136L2.In 1980 2 Shorts 330-200s entered the Olympic Aviation fleet.The following year 2 more aircraft of the same type