Paninternational

Former German airline
Paninternational
IATA ICAO Callsign
DR - DELTA ROMEO
Founded1968 (as Panair)
Commenced operationsJanuary 1, 1970 (as Paninternational)
Ceased operationsOctober 6, 1971
Operating bases
Fleet size6
Parent companyPaneuropa
HeadquartersMunich, West Germany

Paninternational was a West German leisure airline headquartered in Munich with bases at Munich-Riem Airport and Düsseldorf Airport.

History

A Paninternational BAC One-Eleven parked at Stockholm Arlanda Airport in 1971

The airline was founded by Munich-based tour operator Paneuropa in 1968 as Panair and started operations on January 1, 1970. After commencing leisure operations within Europe using their new BAC 1-11-515FBs, Paninternational rapidly acquired two Boeing 707-120B pre-owned by American Airlines to expand into long-haul flights.

It ceased operations already on October 6, 1971 in the aftermath of the accident of Flight 112, which gained large media attention and negative publicity.

Fleet

Paninternational operated the following aircraft:[1][2]

Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Boeing 707-120B 2 1970 1971
BAC 1-11-515FB 4 1969 1971 One written off as Flight 112
Sud Aviation Caravelle III 1 1969 1969 Leased from Trans-Union

Accident

  • Paninternational Flight 112: On September 6, 1971, a BAC 1-11-515FB (registered D-ALAR) was lost when it crash-landed on a highway shortly after takeoff from Hamburg Airport on its way to Málaga. 22 passengers and crew were killed in the incident, caused by an unintentional filling of the aircraft's engine water injection system with jet fuel which led to a failure of both engines.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Paninternational Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "Paninternational". Aerobernie.bplaced.net. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident BAC One-Eleven 515FB D-ALAR Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel Airport (HAM)". Aviation Safety Network.

External links

Media related to Paninternational at Wikimedia Commons

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