Flugmanual

FOM Flight Operations Manual der Business-Flyers Basel AG

Dating

1976

Persons

BFB Business Flyers Basel AG (1975 - 1978), Herausgeber/in, archivalisch belegt

Description

FOM Flight Operations Manual der Business-Flyers Basel AG.

Signature / Inscription

Signatur / Beschriftung: Beschriftung: "FOM"

Object type

Various archive objects without special types

Geography

Territorium: Schweiz, Basel

Material / Technique

Paier, bedruckt, in Ordner

Dimensions

31 x 27 x 4 cm

Inventory number

VA-52501

Designation text

Von VHS-Abteilung "Ausstellung & Vermittlung" betreut (kein Sammlungsobjekt)

Legend

The first "Flight Operations Manual", compiled by Moritz Suter and his wife Brigitte in 1976, forms the basis for the licence to transport passengers and freight granted by the Federal Air Office. Crossair Modest beginnings 1975-1978 As a DC-9 captain with Swissair, Moritz Suter from Basel is convinced that regional air traffic modelled on the American system, using small passenger planes on scheduled services between small airports, could be made into a success in Europe too. Together with Peter Kalt, a friend from his youth, he founds his own company “Business-Flyers Basel AG” in 1975 and buys two used light aircraft. The company is granted an operating permit for non-scheduled flights and at first does not have any permanent staff. The company makes a successful start as an air taxi and business flight operator.