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Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter mbH, commonly abbreviated LGW, is a German regional airline headquartered in Dortmund. Originally an independent provider of scheduled and chartered low-volume passenger flights, LGW started cooperating with Air Berlin in 2007, later became a full subsidiary and subsequently ceased to operate under its own name and airline code. Today, it operates exclusively in Air Berlin's route network and corporate design.HistoryIndependent companyLuftfahrtgesellschaft Walter was founded in 1980 by Bernd Walter, the owner of a flying school at Dortmund Airport. Initially, LGW offered on-demand charter and air taxi services. During the 1990s, the airline grew a network of scheduled domestic flights. At that time, it had 25 employees and the Dornier Do 228 with its capacity of 19 passengers was the largest airliner in its fleet.Cooperation with Air BerlinIn 2007, LGW went into a partnership with Air Berlin, the second largest German airline. Effective 12 October of that year, LGW flights into Düsseldorf International Airport and Berlin Tegel Airport were sold via the Air Berlin booking engine. In the following year, Air Berlin introduced the Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 into its fleet. The ten aircraft of that type were leased to LGW and operated on regional routes henceforth.
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