List of aircraft operated by Maersk Air
Aircraft
The following is a list of aircraft operated by Maersk Air and its subsidiaries. This includes aircraft operated by Maersk Commuter, Maersk Air UK, Star Air and Maersk Air's helicopter division and corporate jets.

List of aircraft operated by Maersk Air

Section Title: Aircraft
Table Section Text: The following is a list of aircraft operated by Maersk Air and its subsidiaries. This includes aircraft operated by Maersk Commuter, Maersk Air UK, Star Air and Maersk Air's helicopter division and corporate jets.

Aircraft	Image	Qty.	Intr.	Ret.	Notes

Hawker Siddeley HS 125	Twin-engine rear-mounted jetliner with turbojets	3	1967	1985	Maersk operated a corporate jet, all name Jætte Mærsk. In addition to executive trips, it flew mechanics and spare parts to ships which had been stranded due to mechanical failure.

de Havilland Heron	—	2	1969	1970	The Herons were inherited from Falck Air when that was bought in 1969. They were retired the following year with the delivery of the F-27s.

Hawker Siddeley HS 748	—	5	1970	1981	Two of the aircraft were taken over in the purchase of Falck Air. They were retired within a year and replaced by the F27s.

Fokker F27-100 Friendship	Propliner with high wings and wing-mounted twin engines	10	1969	1996	The first five aircraft were delivered ahead of Maersk Air commencing operations. They were the main workhorse for the first year, operating a combination of domestic scheduled and charter flights.

Boeing 720B	Quad-engine wing-mounted jetliner with turbojets	5	1973	1981	The aircraft were bought after Maersk had bought travel agencies and was entering the inclusive tours market through Unisol. The 720s thad seats for 170 passengers and also had range, allowing a wide array of Mediterranean destinations.

Bell 212	—	5	1975	1993	From 1981 one was station on the Faroe Islands under contract with the Cabinet of the Faroe Islands. One aircraft was written off in a fatal accident in the North Sea on 2 January 1984.

Boeing 737-200 Advanced	Twin-engine wing-mounted jetliner with turbojets	14	1976	1990	The aircraft were initially bought to be used on domestic flights, replacing the much smaller F-27s. They soon proved to be too large for most flights, with the notable exception of to the Faroe Islands, for which they needed short-run configuration.

Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante	Propliner with low wings and wing-mounted twin engines	1	1980	1984	The aircraft was the first operated by Air Business and was mostly used for ad hoc charter. From 1983 to 1984 it served on the international service from Jutland to Stavanger.

de Havilland Canada Dash 7-102	Propliner with high wings and wing-mounted quad engines	5	1981	1989	The Boeing 737s proved to be too large for most domestic services, so Maersk procured the Dash 7s to use it on the least-trafficked domestic routes.

Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma	Medium-weight twin-engine helicopter	5	1983	1999	With increased offshore petroleum activity, Maersk Oil was in need of additional transport capacity. Two helicopters were delivered in 1983 and one in 1991.

Short 360-100	Propliner with high wings and wing-mounted twin engines	2	1984	1990	The aircraft were operated by Air Business and then Maersk Commuter on the group's first international scheduled service, connecting Esbjerg and Thisted, later Aalborg, to Stavanger.

Boeing 737-300	Medium-sized twin-engined jetliner with turbofans	22	1985	1998	The larger -300 series replaced the -200 series on domestic scheduled and charter services. Later it was the foundation for higher-pax routes out of Billund and Copenhagen.

Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin	—	2	1993	1999	The Dauphins were bought to replace the Bells on offshore helicopter services. They were passed on to British International Helicopters.

Boeing 727-200 Advanced	Triple-engine tail-mounted jetliner with turbojets	7	1993	2004	The 727s were introduced after Star Air won a contract to be United Parcel Service's European airline partner. The aircraft were painted in the UPS livery and were operated out of their hub at Cologne Bonn Airport.

Boeing 727-100	—	1	1996	2004	Star Air operated one smaller -100-series of the 727. Like the larger variants it was used to haul for United Parcel Service.

Fokker 50	Propliner with high wings and wing-mounted twin engines	9	1988	2000	The Fokker 50s were ordered both to replace the Dash 7s and to allow the airline to operate additional scheduled services out of Billund Airport.

Boeing 737-500	Medium-sized twin-engined jetliner with turbofans	24	1990	2005	The -300s provide too large for some routes and Maersk, along with other airlines, requested that Boeing develop a shorter version of the aircraft.

British Aircraft Corporation 1-11-400	Twin-engine rear-mounted jetliner with turbojets	4	1993	1998	The aircraft were taken over from Brymon European Airways for the creation of Maersk Air UK. They were operated in a mix of international and domestic scheduled services out of Birmingham Airport and remained in British Airways livery.

British Aircraft Corporation 1-11-500	Twin-engine rear-mounted jetliner with turbojets	2	1993	1998	The slightly larger One-Elevens were taken over from British Airways in 1994 and remained in use by Maersk Air UK for domestic and international services.

British Aerospace Jetstream 31	Twin-engine wing-mounted turboprop small regional airliner	3	1993	1996	The aircraft were taken over from Brymon European Airways for the creation of Maersk Air UK. Operated out of Birmingham, they were used on the least-patronized international services.

Boeing 737-400	Medium-sized twin-engined jetliner with turbofans	3	1993	1996	Two were acquired in 1993 and operated until 1994, while one was used during parts of 1996.

British Aerospace Jetstream 41	1	1996	1999	The aircraft was taken over from British Airways, allowing Maersk Air UK to retire its last Jetstream 31. The turboprop was used on the least popular international routes out of Birmingham.

Bombardier Challenger 604	Small jetliner with aft-mounted twin engines	2	1997	present	The first Challenger was delivered in 1997, and replaced by a second in 2000. Since 2005 the corporate jets have been operated by Star Air.

Boeing 737-700	Medium-sized twin-engined jetliner with turbofans	15	1998	2005	The aircraft were ordered to take advantage of their lower operating costs and replaced the 737-300 on the heaviest routes and charter services.

Bombardier CRJ-200	Small jetliner with aft-mounted twin engines	11	1998	2004	The regional jetliners were ordered to allow Maersk Air's One-Elevens and the Jetstreams to be retired. They later also replaced some of the 737s.

Boeing 757-200	Medium-sized twin-engined jetliner with turbofans	4	2001	2005	Star Air took delivery of these four aircraft between 2001 and 2003 to allow for larger cargo aircraft. They aircraft were flown for and were painted in the livery of United Parcel Service.

Bombardier CRJ-700	Small jetliner with aft-mounted twin engines	5	2001	2003	The larger variant of the CRJs became the workhorse of the British operations, serving international destinations out of Birmingham. The aircraft were passed on to Duo Airways.

Boeing 767-200	Medium-sized twin-engined jetliner with turbofans	11	2004	present	Following the signing of a decade-long contract with United Parcel Service, Star Air took delivery of the aircraft between 2004 and 2006.

Boeing 767-300	—	1	2014	present	Star Air leases the larger -300 to supplement its fleet of cargo haulers.

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Due to its aircraft being employed by United Parcel Service, Star Air had its 727s painted in UPS Airlines' livery.

final_sentence: Due to its aircraft being employed by United Parcel Service, Star Air had its 727s painted in UPS Airlines' livery.