| Airline: | Zimex Aviation |
| Fleet Size: | 27 |
| Destinations: | 32 |
| Iata: | XM / ZX |
| Icao: | IMX / AZD |
| Callsign: | ZIMEX / Mailman |
| Parent: | Zimex Austria (AZD) |
| Founded: | (as an air operator) |
| Aoc: | CH.AOC.1025[1] |
| Num Employees: | 450 |
| Headquarters: | Zurich Airport Glattbrugg, Switzerland |
| Key People: | Hannes Ziegler, founderDaniele Cereghetti, CEO |
| Hubs: | EuroAirport Basel/Mulhouse/Freiburg |
| Secondary Hubs: | Malmö, Stockholm–Arlanda, Gothenburg, Pristina, Sarajevo, Pointe-à-Pitre |
Zimex Aviation Ltd. is an airline based in Glattbrugg, Switzerland.[2] It provides aircraft leases worldwide to the oil, Express Cargo, Utility, VIP Charter, Charter and mining industries and to humanitarian organizations.
Zimex Aviation, furthermore, it is the oldest airline company in Switzerland (according FOCA)
Its main base is at EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg and Maintenance (MRO) facility is located in St Gallen Airport, and at Sofia, Bulgaria.
Since 2021, Zimex Aviation has started operation as well for its Austria Division - Zimex Austria with ICAO Code: AZD.
Main operation at the moment are in place in Sweden operating for Nordpost, Carousel in Germany operating out of Berlin, Frankfurt, and Hannover.
Some operations, as well, are conducted for BDA and ASL, serving routes out from Maastricht, Birmingham, Dublin, Prestwick, and Shannon.
Zimex, as well, operates on bi-weekly bases flights in and out from Basel to Pristina and Sarajevo on behalf of Swiss Army for troupe repositioning.
As per August 7th, 2023 operation in Sweden will be performed by Zimex using ICAO code JUP, and Callsign JumpAir.
The airline was established and started operations in 1969.
On October 14, 1987, a Lockheed L-100-30 - a civilian variant of the military transport plane C-130 Hercules - was shot down in Angola. It was operated on behalf of the International Committee of the Red Cross.[3]
In October 1999, Zimex Aviation Group was sold to a Swiss investor group.
The Zimex Aviation fleet comprises the following aircraft (as of May 2023):[4]
| Aircraft | In Service | Dismiss | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATR 42-500 | 1 | — | — | 38 | ||
| ATR 42-300F | 4 | — | 2 | — | ||
| ATR 72-200F | 10 | — | — | — | ||
| ATR 72-500F | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Beechcraft 1900D | 1[5] | — | — | Nil | ||
| De Havilland DHC-6-300 Twin Otter | 11[6] | — | — | Nil | ||
| Pilatus PC6-B2/H4 Porter | 1 | — | — | Nil | ||
| Total | 29 | 0 | 2 | |||
At the July 2010 Farnborough Air Show, Zimex took delivery of the first DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 produced by Viking Air.
