SATA Air Acores
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| SATA Air Açores | ||
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ICAO SAT |
Callsign SATA |
| Founded | 1941 | |
| Hubs | João Paulo II Airport | |
| Frequent flyer program | Club SATA | |
| Fleet size | 5 | |
| Destinations | 9 | |
| Parent company | SATA Air Açores | |
| Headquarters | Ponta Delgada, Portugal | |
| Key people | Antonio Cansado (President) | |
| Website: http://www.sata.pt | ||
SATA Air Açores is an airline based in Ponta Delgada in the Azores. It operates scheduled passenger, cargo and mail services around the Azores. It provides its own maintenance and handling services and manages 4 regional airports. Its main base is at Ponta Delgada-João Paulo II International Airport (PDL).
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[edit] History
The airline was established on 22 August 1941 and started operations on 15 June 1947. It was originally formed as a private company, but was transformed into a state owned company in 1980. It is 100% owned by the Azorean regional government. SATA Air Açores also wholly owns the subsidiary airline SATA International. It employs 545 staff.
[edit] Services
Domestic scheduled destinations (at January 2005):
- Corvo Island (Corvo Airport)
- Flores Island (Flores Airport)
- Graciosa Island (Graciosa Airport)
- Horta (Horta Airport)
- Pico Island (Madalena Airport)
- Ponta Delgada (João Paulo II Airport)
- Santa Maria (Santa Maria Airport)
- São Jorge Island (São Jorge Airport)
- Terceira (Lajes Air Base)
[edit] Fleet
The SATA Air Acores fleet includes the following aircraft (at november 2006) [1] :
[edit] External links
[edit] Virtual Airlines
[edit] References
- ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
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