Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Benair


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The result was   delete. L Faraone  01:59, 9 July 2013 (UTC)

Benair

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non-scheduled airline; no evidence for notability  DGG ( talk ) 15:42, 24 June 2013 (UTC)

Comment: Sources have significant coverage, they are mostly reliable (two government websites, the company website, one aviation enthusiast website, one third party directory), although the company website is not independent (source 1) – another website verifies the data (source 2). Benair is an independent operator in Norway and a significant part of the aviation scene at Oslo Airport. Although there are only few sources detailing the Danish/UK operation, the ones that do seem to confirm much of the same data. The company seems to me suitable for its own article.  ozwegian ( talk ) 18:40, 24 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Denmark-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 23:05, 24 June 2013 (UTC)
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 * Delete, because WP:CORP is not met: Benair does not seem to have been the subject of significant coverage in reliable independent sources. The four references of this Wikipedia article (other than the self-published website) are trivial (directory-like) and only contain the most basic pieces of information. An (admittedly quick and elementary) internet search does not provide anything more valuable. Dear  ozwegian, no doubt that the information is verifiable and backed by reliable government sources, but the mere existence does not make an airline (or rather, any company) notable.--FoxyOrange (talk) 20:09, 25 June 2013 (UTC)

Comment: FoxyOrange: I can certainly appreciate the argument that a company's existence in itself does not make it notable. In my oppinion, the company's relative significance in Norway (both in and of itself, and as a company many local pilots have started their careers with) makes it notable in a Norwegian setting, although I admit that it is difficult to find reliable sources to prove notability. Even though the article could be made in (or suggested for) Norwegian or Danish Wikipedia, that would be restricting the information to a particular language – when in fact the company operates in several European countries.  ozwegian ( talk ) 19:15, 26 June 2013 (UTC) 
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, czar   &middot;   &middot;  16:55, 1 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete -- fails WP:COMPANY. In my search of Danish sources, I found no significant coverage for the company. — Cactus Writer (talk) 15:53, 7 July 2013 (UTC)
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