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Robin Hood Aviation

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Austrian airline

Robin Hood Aviation was an Austrian airline, operating from its base at Graz airport and from Linz to Zurich. It operated also charter flights. Majority owners were the Austrian entrepreneurs Dr. Helmut Rieder and Dr. Raimund Pammer (founders of Efkon Group).2 It ceased to exist in 2011.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2007Founded1
  • HeadquartersGraz1
Robin Hood SF340 OE-GIR ZRH 06.08R
Photo: RuthAS, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Robin Hood Aviation was an Austrian airline, operating from its base at Graz airport and from Linz to Zurich. It operated also charter flights. Majority owners were the Austrian entrepreneurs Dr. Helmut Rieder and Dr. Raimund Pammer (founders of Efkon Group).2

The story

Robin Hood Aviation GmbH was founded in 2005 by Dr. Helmut Rieder, Dr. Raimund Pammer (both 2/3 owner) and 1/3 owner Georg Pommer The airline got its AOC (Air Operators Certificate) on 11 April 2007 and operated the first flight in the following month of May from Graz to Zurich with Saab 340A twin turboprop regional airliner.

Key dates of operational activity:

October 2008 opened the route from Graz to Stuttgart

Flights from Linz to Zurich stopped after some months operations

In the summer of 2009 operated also from Klagenfurt (Carinthia) to Zurich

March 2010 went into receivership after financial troubles; it had 24 employees at that time. The airline was able to continue its activities.

23 August 2011 filed for insolvency and ceased operations the following day.

From Wikipedia’s article on Robin Hood Aviation, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

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Destinations

Austria

Graz - Graz Airport (GRZ)

Linz - Linz Airport (LNZ)

Switzerland

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Zürich - Zürich Airport (ZRH)

Former destinations:

Stuttgart - Stuttgart Airport (STR)

Klagenfurt - Klagenfurt Airport (KLU)

Fleet

As of August 2011 the Robin Hood Aviation fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

2 Saab 340A (OE-GIR, OE-GOD)

From Wikipedia’s article on Robin Hood Aviation, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. 2011Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2007Founded Founded1

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