DBA (DBA Luftfahrtgesellschaft mbH) was a low-cost airline based in Munich, Germany. It operated scheduled domestic and international services and also operated charter flights for tour operators to Europe and North Africa. Its main base was Munich International Airport. It was acquired by Air Berlin in August 2006, but continued to operate independently, marketed as Air Berlin (powered by dba) until being dissolved by its parent company Air Berl...
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DBA (DBA Luftfahrtgesellschaft mbH) was a low-cost airline based in Munich, Germany. It operated scheduled domestic and international services and also operated charter flights for tour operators to Europe and North Africa. Its main base was Munich International Airport. It was acquired by Air Berlin in August 2006, but continued to operate independently, marketed as Air Berlin (powered by dba) until being dissolved by its parent company Air Berlin on November 30, 2008.
The airline was established in March 1992 and started operations in June 1992. It was founded when British Airways (BA) acquired a 49% stake in Delta Air, a regional airline based at Friedrichshafen, and renamed it Deutsche BA. In April 1997, after liberalisation of the European air traffic market, BA acquired the remaining shares. Carl Michel was made CEO and he streamlined the fleet to consist entirely of 18 Boeing 737-300 aircraft, dropping secondary routes and focusing on internal German routes, feeder services to...
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