SATA Air Açores

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SATA Air Açores
IATA SP	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).

Contents 1 History 2 Services 3 Fleet 4 External links 4.1 Virtual Airlines 5 References

[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 2007):

• Funchal
• Porto Santo
• Corvo Island (Corvo Airport)
• Flores Island (Flores Airport)
• Graciosa Island (Graciosa Airport)
• Horta (Horta Airport)
• Pico Island (Pico 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] :

• 4 BAe ATP
• 1 Dornier 228-200

[edit] External links

• SATA Air Acores

[edit] Virtual Airlines

• SATA Air Acores Virtual

[edit] References

1. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006