is an
Airline based in
Sønderborg ,
Denmark , operating scheduled domestic and international services in co-operation with
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) and
Lufthansa . Its main bases are
Copenhagen Airport and
Sønderborg Airport , with a hub at
Billund Airport 1.
The airline was established on
1 August 1950 and started operations in 1950. It was founded by the late Captain Ingolf Nielsen.
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) purchased 26% of Cimber Air in May 1998 and expanded its codeshare agreement. In March
2003 , SAS sold the stake back to Cimber Air Holding. Cimber Air Germany is a handling company based in
Kiel . Cimber Air is wholly owned by Cimber Air Holding (Nielsen family) and has 368 employees (at March
2007 ).
The Cimber Air fleet includes the following aircraft (at March 2007) :
The Cimber Air average fleet age is 8 years in July 2006.
