Private company

Arcus Air

German airline

Arcus Air Taxi was founded in 1973 to operate private flights and air taxis. In 1980, the name was changed to Arcus-Air Logistics GmbH, which continued its previous activities. The first scheduled flights, from Mannheim to Oberpfaffenhofen, began in 1987.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Dornier Do 228-200 (D-CAAL) of Arcus-Air departs Birmingham Airport, England 27June2019 arp
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Arcus Air Taxi was founded in 1973 to operate private flights and air taxis. In 1980, the name was changed to Arcus-Air Logistics GmbH, which continued its previous activities. The first scheduled flights, from Mannheim to Oberpfaffenhofen, began in 1987. They were followed by those to Leipzig and Dresden in the early 1990s, following the German Reunification. In 1996, the name was changed to Arcus-Air Luftfahrtunternehmen, but on April 1, 1997, all flight operations were transferred to Cosmos Air.2

Products and brands

Current fleet

As of July 2026, Arcus-Air operates the following aircraft:

Former fleet

As of November 2024, the Arcus-Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

From Wikipedia’s article on Arcus-Air, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

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