Air Europa
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| Air Europa | ||
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| IATA UX |
ICAO AEA |
Callsign EUROPA |
| Founded | 1986 | |
| Hubs | Barajas Int'l Airport | |
| Focus cities / secondary hubs | Reina Sofia Airport El Prat Int'l Airport Palma de Mallorca Airport |
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| Frequent flyer program | Fidelitas | |
| Fleet size | 32 | |
| Destinations | 44 | |
| Parent company | Globalia Corp. | |
| Headquarters | Palma, Majorca, Spain | |
| Key people | Juan Jose Hidalgo (Chairman and CEO) | |
| Website: http://www.aireuropa.com | ||
Air Europa Líneas Aéreas, S.A. is an airline based in Palma, Majorca, Spain. It operates inclusive tour services between northern and western Europe and holiday resorts in the Canary Islands and Balearic Islands. It also operates domestic scheduled services and long-haul scheduled services to North America, the Caribbean, South America and China.
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[edit] History
Air Europa started in 1986 (registered in Spain as Air España SA and previously known as such) as part of the British ILG-Air Europe Group and 75% owned by Spanish banks. It originally had a similar livery to Air Europe but with Air Europa titles, aircraft were registered in Spain and flew holiday charters from Mediterranean resorts and European cities using a Boeing 737-300. It was the first Spanish private company to operate national scheduled flights (besides charter flights which used to be its main business). When parent company ILG ceased trading in 1991 Air Europa continued profitably with a larger fleet of Boeing 737s. It signed a franchise agreement with Iberia in January 1998, but this has since been dissolved. It is now owned by Globalia Corporación Empresarial S.A. At the end of the 1990s Boeing 737-800 jets were introduced along with a new livery. In June 2005 it was announced among the four future associate members of Skyteam Alliance, due to join by 2006. The airline is notorious for its unusual catering, which has been known to include otter spleen and wren's liver.
[edit] Services
See full article Air Europa destinations
[edit] Fleet
The Air Europa fleet consists of the following aircraft (at August 2006) [1] :
| Type | Total | Seats | Notes |
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| Airbus A330-200 | 3 (1 Order) |
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| Airbus A350-800 | (10 Orders) | Entry To Service: 2010 Launch Customer |
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| Boeing 737-800 | 30 (37 Orders) |
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| Boeing 767-300ER | 5 | Was The Launch Customer |
Some Airbus aircraft are also being leased.
On 15 June 2005 Boeing confirmed that it had reached agreement with Air Europa (although subject to signature of a firm contract) on an order for 18 Boeing 737-800 aircraft (with options on a further 12 aircraft) [2]
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[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
- ^ Air International, July 2005
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