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European Air Express

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German regional airline

European Air Express was a regional airline based in Mönchengladbach, Germany.2 It ceased to exist in 2007.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1999Founded1
  • HeadquartersMönchengladbach1
  • Legal formGmbH & Co. KG1
D-BCRS European Air Express (EAE) (2185550037)
Photo: Pieter van Marion from Netherlands, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

European Air Express was a regional airline based in Mönchengladbach, Germany.2

The story

The airline was established in 1999 and started operations in February 1999. It was wholly owned by Vibro Beteiligungs and had 80 employees (at March 2007).

On 14 June 2007 the airline announced that it would end operations on 30 September 2007. All services were suspended in June and July 2007 ahead of the planned closure.

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Products and brands

Destinations

EAE operated scheduled passenger services from and within Germany. Its main base was Düsseldorf-Mönchengladbach Airport, with hubs at Cologne Bonn Airport, Münster Osnabrück Airport and Stuttgart Airport.

Fleet

The European Air Express fleet included the following aircraft (at March 2007):

5 ATR 42-300

1 Fairchild Metro III

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Timeline

  1. 2007Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1999Founded Founded1