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Luxair, legally ''Luxair S.A., Société Luxembourgeoise de Navigation Aérienne'', is the flag carrier airline of Luxembourg with its headquarters and homebase at Luxembourg Findel Airport in Sandweiler.〔"(Legal )." Luxair. Retrieved on 7 February 2011. "Luxair S.A. LuxairGroup Luxembourg Airport L-2987 Luxembourg."〕 It operates scheduled services to destinations in Europe, North Africa, the Mediterranean and Middle East with additional charter and seasonal services. ==History== Descended from ''Luxembourg Airlines'', founded in 1948, Luxair was set up in 1961 to meet the growing demand for air links between Luxembourg and other European cities. In 1962, Luxair began flights by launching a Luxembourg–Paris route with a Fokker F27 Friendship. From 1964 to 1969, Luxair operated three Lockheed L-1649A Starliner aircraft in a co-operative agreement with Trek Airways, from Luxembourg to Johannesburg. The Starliners were painted in Luxair livery along with Luxair registrations.〔(Zoggavia.com – Luxair ) – ''Retrieved 11/5/10''〕 By 1967, Luxair's fleet consisted of three Fokker Friendships and one Vickers Viscount. The latter was written off in a non-fatal accident in 1969 and replaced the following year by the airline's first jet airliner, a Caravelle built by Sud Aviation in Toulouse. The first Boeing aircraft, a Boeing 737–200, joined the fleet in 1977. Over the years, Luxair gradually introduced further jet aircraft Boeing 747SP (for routes to South Africa), Boeing 737–400 and Boeing 737–500 as well as Fokker 50 turboprops and Embraer jets. In March 2003, Luxair ordered two new Boeing 737–700 to replace its older Boeing aircraft. The first of the new aircraft was delivered on 18 February 2004. A third aircraft was ordered in August 2003 and delivered in January 2005. In an effort to move to an all-jet fleet, the last Fokker 50 aircraft was withdrawn from service in April 2005. The rising cost of oil made operating regional jets increasingly difficult. To lessen its exposure, Luxair decided to reintroduce turboprop aircraft, and in June 2006 it signed a firm order with Bombardier for three Dash 8-Q400, plus three options. The last of the three aircraft was delivered in September 2007. Two additional Q400s were ordered later. At March 2007, Luxair had 2,210 employees.〔 In October 2008, Luxair decided to place an order for its first Boeing 737–800. This aircraft replaced the last Boeing 737–500 in Luxair's fleet and facilitated Luxair's offer on its holiday destinations. In 2009, the airline was awarded as the most punctual scheduled operator at London City Airport during 2008 by Flight on Time, based on CAA statistics.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=FLIGHTONTIME.info - 2008 Awards )〕 In 2011 Luxair carried 1,302,771 passengers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=LuxairGroup - Corporate Site )〕 In July 2015, Luxair's minority shareholder Lufthansa announced to sell their 13 percent stake in the airline which it held since 1993. The government of Luxembourg was named as the preferred buyer.〔(airliners.de - "Lufthansa wants to get rid of Luxair shares" ) (German) 6 July 2015〕 In November 2015, the sale was finalized when Lufthansa sold its entire stakes to the state of Luxembourg.〔(aero.de - Lufthansa macht Luxair-Anteile zu Geld ("Lufthansa cashes in Luxair shares") ) (German) 17 November 2015〕 Luxair also announced to cease its route to Frankfurt Airport previously operated on a codeshare with Lufthansa as the latter started the same route itself.〔(airlineroute.net - Luxair Ends Frankfurt Service from Dec 2015 ) 11 August 2015〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Luxair」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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