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[[File: Maersk_Air_logo_svg.jpg|350px|thumb|right|none| Maersk Air logo <br> DM/DAN/MAERSKAIR.]]

''' Maersk Air ''' was a Danish airline which operated between 1969 and 2005. Owned by the eponymous A. P. Møller–Mærsk Group, it operated a mix of scheduled and chartered passenger and cargo services. Headquartered at Dragør, its main operating bases were Copenhagen Airport, Billund Airport and Esbjerg Airport. The airline had offshore helicopter operations from 1975 to 1999 and had three airline subsidiaries: ''Maersk Air UK'', ''Maersk Commuter'' and [[:Category:Star Air A/S|Star Air A/S]].<br>
The airline was founded on the foundations on the purchase of ''Falck Air'' on 21 February 1969. [[:Category:Fokker F27 Friendship|Fokker F27]]s were bought and domestic services from Copenhagen to Odense and Stauning. From 1971 to 1995 '''Maersk Air''' participated in ''Danair'', which held a monopoly on all domestic services. '''Maersk Air''' was heavily involved in the inclusive tours market during the 1970s, operating the [[:Category:Boeing 720|Boeing 720]] and [[:Category:Boeing 737|737-200]]. From 1981 '''Maersk Air''' started international flights, first out of Billund and from the 1990s out of Copenhagen.<br>
'''Maersk Air''' gradually invested in new aircraft, including the [[:Category:Fokker 50/60|Fokker 50]], [[:Category:Boeing 737|737 Classic]] and later the [[:Category:Boeing 737|737-700]]. During the 1990s the number of international services increased, often codesharing with foreign airlines. With the Danish airlines deregulated in 1995, '''Maersk Air''' first sought to compete with [[:Category:Scandinavian Airlines|Scandinavian Airlines]]. The then created a cartel. After being exposed, the airline fell into a decline after 2001, posting large deficits from which it never recovered. The airline was bought by the FL Group and merged with [[:Category:Sterling Airlines|Sterling Airlines]] in 2005.



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==See also==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maersk_Air Maersk Air at Wikipedia]

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