Aero Flight were subsequently bought by the Iceland-based Avion group in a deal that took effect in early 2006. Aero Flight operated services to the following international scheduled destinations as of January 2005: Adana, Alicante, Ankara, Cairo, Catania, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Fuerteventura, Hurghada, Istanbul, Luxor, Munich, Pristina, Santa Cruz de la Palma, Sarajevo, Saint Petersburg, Stuttgart and Tivat. The Aero Flight fleet consisted of the following aircraft before it ceased operations late 2005: Aero Flight Aero Flight GmbH & Co. Luftverkehrs-KG was an airline based in Oberursel, Germany. It operated international charter passenger service. The airline was established in March 2000 and started
Lloyd International Airways Nicholas Mavroleon to set up a new airline from scratch. This airline was to specialise in Far East "tramping", concentrating on ships' crews and freight. The founders chose the name "Lloyd" for their new venture. J. Ortiz-Patiño and Nicholas Mavroleon became the respective chairmen of the airline and of Hong Kong-incorporated Far East Aviation Company Ltd, a group holding company. Lloyd International Airways commenced operations in 1961 with a Douglas DC-4 acquired from Icelandic airline Loftleiðir. Its first engagement was a series of charter flights carrying ship crews between the United Kingdom and several destinations in the Far East. It