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Farnair Switzerland

Logo: ASL Airlines; vectorized by Pbroks13, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Swiss airline (1984–2018)

ASL Airlines Switzerland AG was a Swiss passenger charter and freight airline. The airline operated package delivery services from its base at EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg throughout Europe, in addition to transport for the Swiss Armed Forces, humanitarian organizations, and the oil industry. Its head office was in Bottmingen, Basel-Landschaft.2 It is part of ASL Aviation Holdings.1 It ceased to exist in 2017.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1984Founded1

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HB-ACE ATR72-212A(500) AT75 - FAT (29228773434)
Photo: flybyeigenheer, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

ASL Airlines Switzerland AG was a Swiss passenger charter and freight airline. The airline operated package delivery services from its base at EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg throughout Europe, in addition to transport for the Swiss Armed Forces, humanitarian organizations, and the oil industry. Its head office was in Bottmingen, Basel-Landschaft.2

Corporate structure

Farnair Switzerland is part of a group headed by ASL Aviation Holdings. 11 entities, 10 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Farnair Switzerland reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

The airline was established and started operations in 1984.

In December 2014 the Farnair Group was acquired by Ireland-based ASL Aviation Group. On 4 June 2015, ASL Aviation Group announced that Farnair Switzerland will be rebranded as ASL Airlines Switzerland.

The airline's head office moved to Bottmingen, Basel-Landschaft, in proximity to EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg, in August 2015. The airline's head office used to be on the Swiss side of EuroAirport Basel then in Allschwil, Basel-Landschaft.

ASL Airlines Switzerland ceased all operations on 1 February 2018.

From Wikipedia’s article on ASL Airlines Switzerland, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

As of October 2016, the ASL Airlines Switzerland fleet comprised the following aircraft:

From Wikipedia’s article on ASL Airlines Switzerland, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2017Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1984Founded Founded1

Sources

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