Triple Alpha Luftfahrtgesellschaft (also known as 3A Airlines and 3AA) was a German airline based in Düsseldorf which has been administration since July 2011. Their hub was at Düsseldorf Airport. 3AA operated charter, general aviation, business, cargo, flight school, air ambulance, aerial evacuation and organ transport services.
1994 - Hans Pfeiffer and Erik Scheidt worked in the overhaul and maintenance of Cessna T303 aircraft; the installations were in Aachen1995 - Creation of Avanti Aviation Aachen Luftfahrtgesellschaft1996 - The airline obtained its AOC and starts flights with two Cessna 421 aircraft1997 - The airline obtained its first jet aircraft, a Cessna Citation II1998:April - The first turboprop aircraft, a Piper Cheyenne was added
June - The airline was relocated to Düsseldorf and renamed Triple Alpha Luftfahrtgesellschaft
1999 - A second Cessna Citation II was delivered2000 - The last propeller aircraft were retired2001:February - The first Cessna Citation CJ2 approved in Europe was delivered to Triple AlphaOctober - Due to the economic problems caused by the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Triple Alpha is forced to reduce flight frequencies and also to mothball the Citation CJ22002 - Triple Alpha returned to normal activity and the Citation CJ2 was re-activated2004:June - Triple Alpha planned to expand, but had not completely recovered from the crisis caused by the 9/11 attacks, and the only new aircraft added to the fleet was an obsolete Cessna Citation VAugust - More Cessna Citation CJ2 aircraft were added2005 - The airline held a Cessna Citation V based in Paris and with French registration, on behalf of French and German aviation authority2006 - Now with 9 Cessna Citations in the airline fleet, Triple Alpha obtained a contract for the construction of an Airbus A3192007:June - The airline obtained their first mid-range aircraft, a Challenger 300September - The first long-haul aircraft, a Bombardier Global 7000, was added to the fleet2008:January - The first Cessna Citation Mustang of Europe was delivered to Triple AlphaMarch - 2 more CJ2 were addedApril - The first A319 was delivered to the airline2009:January - Another CJ2 was addedApril - A new CJ2+ was deliveredSeptember - 60% of Triple Alpha was acquired by the British group Ocean SkyDecember - Another CJ2 was incorporated2010:March - Triple Alpha obtained their first IAI AstraDecember - Ocean Sky increased their stake to 80%2011:January - A second IAI Astra was deliveredJuly - Triple Alpha was placed into administrationIn July 2011, Triple Alpha filed for insolvency and was put under the control of an administrator, named by the German court. The airline is still grounded, but hopes to restart operation soon.
1 Airbus A319 (grounded in Vienna)1 Bombardier Challenger 3001 Bombardier Global 70002 Cessna Citation II2 Cessna Citation V8 Cessna Citation CJ21 Cessna Citation Mustang 
