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Star Wings Dortmund

German private jet charter and aviation training company based at Dortmund Airport.

Last updated September 29, 2026

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Overview

Star Wings Dortmund is a German aviation company headquartered in Dortmund and based at Dortmund Airport. Founded in 2009, it operates as a private jet charter and business aviation provider while also running its own aviation training center (ATO). The company offers private and business flights worldwide using its own private jets and access to partner aircraft, and it provides extensive training solutions for general and business aviation. A distinctive part of its business is the Star Wings Aviation Training Center, which operates the only privately operating full-flight simulator (FFS, Level-D) for the Cessna Citation Jet 525 B in Europe. The simulator is available for dry lease, and the company offers various courses and individual training solutions. The training center is based at Dortmund Airport and is internationally accessible. In addition to charter flights, Star Wings Dortmund carries out organ transport flights on behalf of the German Organ Transplantation Foundation (Deutsche Stiftung Organtransplantation), delivering organs to transplant centers within Europe. The company has grown its fleet over time, including through the takeover of aircraft from the unprofitable German Private Jet Group AG in 2020. As of April 2017, the fleet consisted of eight business aircraft, increasing to ten after the 2020 acquisition.

History

Star Wings Dortmund was founded in 2009 as a German airline headquartered in Dortmund and based at Dortmund Airport. From its early years, the company focused on charter flights in the business aviation sector and also provided organ transport services on behalf of the German Organ Transplantation Foundation (Deutsche Stiftung Organtransplantation), carrying organs to transplant centers within Europe. In April 2015, Star Wings Dortmund became the only private provider of a Cessna Citation CJ3 full-flight simulator in Europe, offering various training courses for this aircraft type. This simulator, a Level-D full-flight simulator (FFS), is operated by the Star Wings Aviation Training Center, which is based at Dortmund Airport and is easily accessible internationally. The training center offers extensive training solutions for general aviation and business aviation, and the simulator is also available for dry lease. As of April 2017, the fleet of Star Wings Dortmund consisted of eight business aircraft. On 1 February 2020, the company took over the aircraft of the unprofitable German Private Jet Group AG, which was in dissolution. This acquisition increased the number of aircraft to ten. No merger or legal succession took place. The company continues to operate as a private jet charter and aviation training provider.

  • 2020

    Took over aircraft of the unprofitable German Private Jet Group AG on 1 February 2020, increasing fleet to ten aircraft.

  • 2017

    Fleet consisted of eight business aircraft as of April 2017.

  • 2015

    Became the only private provider of a Cessna Citation CJ3 full-flight simulator in Europe (April 2015).

  • 2009

    Star Wings Dortmund founded.

Products and positioning

Reliable partner for aviation training, jet charter and business aviation with modern private and business aircraft.

  • Private jet charter

  • Business aviation

  • Aviation training (ATO)

  • Cessna Citation CJ3 full-flight simulator training

  • Dry lease of simulator

  • Organ transport flights

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