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Danes seek buyer for Maersk Air UK
David Kaminski-Morrow, London (04Feb03, 17:13 GMT, 168 words)
Denmark’s Maersk Aviation Group has placed its Birmingham-based UK regional division up for sale, saying that the airline is no longer economical to keep.
Maersk Air UK operates as a franchise carrier for British Airways and has a fleet of ten Bombardier regional jets – five CRJ700s and five CRJ200s – which it operates on European routes.
“Maersk Air has decided to sell the Birmingham activities,” says a spokesman for the Danish company, which is part of the transport and shipping firm AP Moller. “This is owing to continuing weak results. It is a recent decision and the employees have been informed.”
The carrier operates to more than 15 international destinations from Birmingham International Airport.
“We are now in the process of finding a buyer,” adds the spokesman but says that no deadline has been fixed for a sale. The company will not disclose whether it is currently in talks with any individual entities.
Maersk Air UK is a sister company to Copenhagen-based Maersk Air and employs around 450 personnel.
Source: Air Transport Intelligence news
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