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 6
Destinations 11
Parent company SATA Air Açores
Headquarters Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Key people António Gomes de Menezes (Chairman)
Website: 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 João Paulo II Airport, Ponta Delgada.

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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] Destinations

Domestic scheduled destinations (at April 2007):

[edit] Fleet

The SATA Air Acores fleet includes the following aircraft (June 2007):

The airline's fifth BAe ATP was delivered in June 2007, on lease from BAE Systems Regional Aircraft, and will be used to facilitate further route expansion.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "SATA Air Açores", Airliner World, August 2007, p. 9. 

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