Fred. Olsen Airtransport
Based at Oslo Airport, Fornebu, it was created as a spin-off of Norwegian Air Lines and was part of Fred.It held a contract with the Civil Aviation Administration to operate its calibration aircraft, from 1967 a Convair CV-340, from 1976 a Hawker Siddeley HS 748 and from 1996 a de Havilland Canada Dash 8.[1] The company lay plans for both domestic and international routes, which required government concessions with which it had to compete with Widerøe to receive.On 7 November 1934, Bergenske Dampskibsselskab (BDS) became a partner in DNL, and the company renamed Det Norske Luftfartselskap Fred.[4] On 16 March 1935 the newly appointed Labor Nygaardsvold's Cabinet decided that construction of airports was to be accelerated in order to stimulate the economy.Riiser-Larsen and Bernt Balchen were hired to manage the company, while marketing and sales was carried out by Fred.A limited service was kept in Northern Norway during the resistance, but also these were terminated after the German forces took control of the whole country in early 1940.[10] The company was formerly incorporated on 16 October 1945,[11] and was the entirety of its existence owned as joint venture between Ganger Rolf and Bonheur.One was immediately flown to Norway, arriving on 24 June 1946, while the other two were overhauled in Scotland and were delivered in July and August.The first commercial flight took off on 7 November heading for Colombo with a part for a ship's engine operated by Wilh.In April and May 1952 the airline experienced two write-off incidents, causing a shortage of aircraft and crew, resulting in the purchase of another DC-3 and a Douglas DC-4.[16] In addition to Fornebu, FOF established a base at Copenhagen Airport, which was especially important for cargo operations.They were intended for international scheduled flights, but the government disregarded that applications and the aircraft were instead leased to British European Airways.The Viscounts were largely reserved for passenger charter, and most commonly leased to Air France and SAS.FOAM was liquidated in 1962, with some employees being transferred to FOF and a large number going to Kenya, where there was a lot of need for aviation personnel because of the Shifta War.Olsen entered the jet age with the delivery of its first Dassault Falcon 20 in 1967[26] and the establishment of the brand Fred.[22] The Convair was sold in 1976 and replaced by a used Hawker Siddeley HS 748 from Varig which was dedicated for navaid flight inspection and calibration for the CAA.[31] The Falcons were sold to the RNoAF, the last being handed over in 1978, although FOF retained a contract to conduct heavy maintenance on them.SAS gradually established its own network of cargo routes, reducing the amount subcontracted to Fred.[34] Since the inaugural calibration flights started, the CAA had awarded the operation and maintenance contracts to FOF without tenders.In September 1993 the CAA announced that it would retire the Hawker Siddeley and that it was considering procuring a Dornier 328, de Havilland Canada Dash 8 or ATR 42.FOF cited the loss of maintenance contracts and difficulties in making a profit in the Central European freight market as reasons for the termination.
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