{{Short description|Former airline in Estonia}} {{Infobox airline | airline = Enimex | logo = | logo_size = | image = Enimex Antonov An-72 Marmet.jpg| | caption = Antonov An-72 | fleet_size = | destinations = | IATA = - | ICAO = ENI | callsign = ENIMEX | parent = Enimex Limited | company_slogan = | founded = August 1994 | ceased = 14 June 2008 | headquarters = Tallinn, Estonia | key_people = | hubs = | secondary_hubs = | focus_cities = | frequent_flyer = | lounge = | alliance = | website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20071214015328/http://www.enimex.ee/ www.enimex.ee] }} [[File:Antonov An-72, United Nations (Enimex) AN0622058.jpg|thumb|left|Antonov An-72 in United Nations all-white livery]]
'''Enimex''' was an airline based in Tallinn, Estonia. It operated cargo and passenger charter flights, and wet lease operations worldwide. The main operational base was Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport.<ref name="FI">Flight International 3 April 2007</ref>
==History== The airline was established in August 1994 and started operations on the following 26 September.<ref name="FI"/> In March 2006, after a serious accident and some other irregularities Estonia's Civil Aviation Administration cancelled the Enimex licence to carry out passenger flights.<ref>[http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Estonian+aviation+authority+cancels+Enimex+passenger+licence/1135219139650 Helsingin Sanomat] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070526155037/http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Estonian+aviation+authority+cancels+Enimex+passenger+licence/1135219139650 |date=2007-05-26 }} 14 March 2006</ref> In the early 2000s, two freight aircraft were lost in accidents. All flight operations were stopped on 14 June 2008. At the time of closure the fleet consisted of 1 Antonov An-72 and 1 leased BAe ATP.<ref>G. Endres & Flight Data Research team, "World Airlines 2007", ''Flight International'' magazine supplement, Reed Business Information Ltd., Sutton (Surrey - U.K.), ISBN 0-617-01034-X</ref>
==Fleet== [[File:Enimex Antonov An-28 Sipilä-1.jpg|thumb|left|Antonov An-28]]
During its existence, Enimex operated the following aircraft:<ref name="FI"/>
*Antonov An-28 *Antonov An-72 *BAe ATP
==Accidents and incidents== *29 November 1999 − Antonov An-28 ''ES-NOF'' on cargo flight from Oslo to Budapest with a stop at Szczecin crashlanded on a field in Poland. No fatalities, but the airframe was written off.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19991129-0 |title= Accident description |author= aviation-safety.net |accessdate= 1 April 2014 |archive-date= 7 April 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140407081022/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19991129-0 |url-status= live }}</ref> *23 November 2001 − '''ELK Airways Flight 1007''' operated by Enimex the Antonov AN-28 ''ES-NOV'' on the attempt to land on Kärdla Airport in bad weather crashed into trees about 1.5 km from the Airport. Of the 14 passengers and 3 crew on board, 2 passengers were killed. The investigation determined that the cause of the accident was pilot error. After a 9-year trial, a case was closed due to lack of public interest.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eesti.info/uudised/uudis.php?uudis=Hiiumaa_lennu%F5nnetus_kellelegi_kriminaalkaristust_kaasa_ei_toonud&uid=1178803/ |title= Eesti.info|website=eesti.info |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081203/http://eesti.info/uudised/uudis.php?uudis=Hiiumaa_lennu%F5nnetus_kellelegi_kriminaalkaristust_kaasa_ei_toonud&uid=1178803%2F |archive-date=2016-03-04}}</ref> *21 April 2002 – Antonov An-72 ''ES-NOP'' of Enimex was damaged in a hard landing at Wamena, Indonesia; a minor fire broke out. Due to the dead battery of the fire truck, some firefighters ran to the accident scene with hand-held fire extinguishers. After 20 minutes, the truck's battery was charged, but the aircraft had to be written off. There were no fatalities.<ref>[https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20020421-0 Accident description AN-72 ES-NOP] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305064810/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20020421-0 |date=2017-03-05 }}. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 20 December 2016.</ref> *10 February 2003 − Antonov AN-28 ''ES-NOY'' on a regular cargo flight from Tallinn to Helsinki, crashed shortly after takeoff from Tallinn's Lennart Meri Airport. The aircraft came to rest about 300 meters from the runway. Two of the three crew members on board were killed.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20030210-0 |title= ASN Aircraft accident Antonov 28 ES-NOY Tallinn-Ulemiste Airport (TLL) |author= |work= Aviation Safety Network |publisher= Aviation Safety Network |accessdate= 1 January 2014 |archive-date= 2 January 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140102191828/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20030210-0 |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ecaa.ee/index.php?id=1025 |title= Lennuõnnetus Tallinna lennuväljal |last= Peterson |first= Toomas |work= Lennuamet |publisher= Lennuamet |accessdate= 1 January 2014 |language= Estonian |archive-date= 2 January 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140102192428/http://www.ecaa.ee/index.php?id=1025 |url-status= live }}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20071009030254/http://www.enimex.ee/ Official website]
{{Airlines of Estonia}}
Category:Defunct airlines of Estonia Category:Airlines established in 1994 Category:Airlines disestablished in 2008 Category:1994 establishments in Estonia Category:2008 disestablishments in Estonia Category:Companies based in Tallinn