[5] Its first aircraft was a single engine SAI KZ III, call sign OY-DMO which had been used for flights primarily between Sønderborg and Copenhagen.

[citation needed] Cimber Air was one of the very few operators of the VFW-Fokker 614 regional jet.

On 3 December 2008 Cimber Air bought parts of Sterling Airlines, which had filed for bankruptcy on 29 October 2008.

Cimber bought the AOC (Air Operators Certificate), slots, brand and website (www.sterling.com and other domains).

[6] In 2011, due to financial difficulties[7] Cimber Sterling entered into a subscription agreement with Mansvell Enterprises Ltd, which gave Ukrainian billionaire Ihor Kolomoyskyi a stake of 70.8%.