Nürnberger Flugdienst was a German regional airline that operated between 1974 and 1992. Its fleet included planes ranging from the Beechcraft King Air up to the Boeing 757. It was for a long time the dominant airline at Nuremberg Airport.
History
NFD was founded in 1974. NFD in 1975 began operations with a Piper seneca in 1974, with multiple Cessna 414s. Following two accidents at NFD the company restructured in the summer of 1979. During its initial years, it served 32 destination and dominated Nuremberg Airport.
The logo was designed by the Academy of Fine Arts, Nuremberg. In 1993, it merged with Dortmunder Reise- und Industrieflug (RFG) resulted in the creation of Eurowings. Eurowings used NFD's ICAO and IATA codes since the International Air Transport Association had not approved them yet.
Fleet ATR 42 ATR 72 Dornier 228 Metroliner III Boeing 757 (for Air Europe) Cessna 414
Destinations included
Austria
Wien
France
Lyon Paris Marseille
Italy
Florence Naples
Mailand
Corfu
Germany
Bremen Düsseldorf Hamburg Hanover Hof Munchen Nuremberg (base) Saarbrücken
Italy
Corfu Florence Naples
Spain
Palma De Mallorca
Switzerland
Zurich
Yugoslavia (current Montenegro)
Tivat Source
Incidents
Nürnberger Flugdienst Flight 108 was hit by a bolt of lightning, leading to a spatial disorientation and mid-air disintegration killing all 21 people on board.
On April 14, 1977, a Cessna 414 was approaching Nuremberg when it struck power lines, killing all 6 occupants on board.
See also
List of defunct airlines of Germany
References