Aero Lloyd and started operations on 26 March 2004. Aero Flight ceased operations in October 2005. During operations, Aero Lloyd used many different aircraft's consisting of Airbus, Boeing, Douglas, McDonnell Douglas and Sud Aviation. The Aero Lloyd fleet consisted of the following aircraft throughout operations: Aero Lloyd Aero Lloyd Flugreisen GmbH & Co, operating as Aero Lloyd, was a German charter airline based in Oberursel, Germany. It was headquartered in Building 182 at Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt before it was moved to Oberursel. Aero Lloyd was founded on 20 December 1980 and launched operations in March 1981 with three Sud Aviation Caravelle's.
Aero-Tropics Air Services thirteen passengers died in the accident, in what as of November 2008 is the worst airline accident in Australia for forty years. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau initial factual report states the aircraft's power settings at impact appeared normal for an approach, but that the aircraft was about 1,000 ft below the minimum obstacle clearance height for that position. As of July 2008, the Aero-Tropics Air Services (ATAS) fleet consisted of: At the time of liquidation, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) showed that the airline owned the following aircraft: As of July 2008, Aero-Tropics Air Services (ATAS) operated scheduled