About Air Berlin
Air Berlin is Europe's third largest low-cost airline after easyJet and Ryanair. It is based in Berlin, Germany and operates scheduled services from a range of European airports. Air Berlin is publicly traded (ticker symbol is AB1, ISIN is GB00B128C026). Freefloat is about 62% and the remainder is held by the original (pre-IPO) shareholders.
    Istoric
Air Berlin Inc. was formed in Oregon, USA by a former Pan Am captain in 1978.[2] A US registration was required because between the end of World War II and October 1990 only aircraft from the Allied powers were allowed to land in West Berlin.[citation needed] The airline first took off in 1979 with charter flights to Palma de Mallorca using a Boeing 707 aircraft; by the end of 1981 the fleet had been changed to the Boeing 737.

    Fleet
The flet contains:
- 4 units Airbus A319-100
- 12 units Airbus A320-200
- 3 units Boeing 737-300
- 2 units Boeing 737-400
- 5 units Boeing 737-700
- 35 units Boeing 737-800
- 12 units Fokker 100
In November 2004 Air Berlin and its Austrian partner Niki announced the joint purchase of 110 Airbus A320s. A firm order for 70 aircraft was placed, 60 for delivery to Air Berlin and 10 for FlyNiki. The deal included an option to purchase an additional 40 aircraft.