In addition to the military aircraft operated by the RNoAF, a small number of civil aircraft have been
operated by civil contractors on behalf of the RNoAF.
After Lufttransport broke its connection with Helikopter Service, the original tail logo
was replaced with Lufttransport's new logo.
Lufttransport AS has its own website at
http://www.lufttransport.no.
Lufttransport AS
by Knut Erik Hagen
Since 1994 Lufttransport AS, originally a subsidiary of Helikopter Service,
has operated a Dornier 228-202K
on behalf of the Governor of Spitsbergen (Sysselmannen på Svalbard).
The aircraft is registered LN-LYR and is based at Longyearbyen.
Duties include supply
flights to the research station at Ny-Ålesund and the mining comunity at
Svea as well as fishery and environment protection patrols and coast guard duties.
The aircraft is painted in a civil scheme with the company logo on the fin
and carries a yellow and blue coast guard pennant on the fuselage.
Dornier Do.228-202K
LN-LYR
Lufttransport AS
Ny-Ålesund, Spitsbergen 2000
Aircraft is white with blue bottom and red cheatline.
Coast Guard pennant in blue and yellow on forward fuselage.
Helikopter Service logo on the fin.
Registration code is in black on the fin
and probably on the underside of port or starboard wing.
Spinners are polished metal.
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Dornier Do.228-202K LN-LYR "Kings Bay" Lufttransport AS Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen 2001 |
Revised markings with new logo, Coast Guard (Kystvakt) titles and name on the nose. |
Fjellanger Widerøe Aviation
by Knut Erik Hagen
Fjellanger Widerøe Aviation flies a Fairchild SA226T Merlin III LN-SFT on behalf of the Southern Coast Guard Section. A few photos are found on http://www.fw.no/aviation.