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Teddy Air
Teddy Air AS was a regional airline, based at Skien Airport, Geiteryggen, in Norway. Operating between 1989 and 2004, the company operated Britten-Norman Islander, Embraer 110 and Saab 340 aircraft. The company started by providing a scheduled service between Skien and Oslo in 1990, followed by services to Stavanger in 1993 and Bergen in 1994. In 1996, it won a contract with the Ministry of Transport from Oslo to Fagernes. It was involved in intense competition with other regional airlines, notably Coast Air
Bergen route. Air Stord flew 31 flights per week, compared to the 16 offered by Teddy Air.
Teddy Air and Air Stord later commenced a cooperation on the route. Air Express considered opening a route from Oslo to Stord and proposed a cooperation with Air Stord. This led to a restructuring of the airline in 1994, with Nysæter selling the company. The airline was split into A and B shares. Aker Stord and Aker Elektro each bought 17.5 percent of the airline, Hardanger Sunnhordlandske Dampskipsselskap bought 10 percent and Inter