Hi Fly (airline)
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| Founded | 2006 | |||
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| Operating bases | Lisbon Portela Airport | |||
| Fleet size | 12 | |||
| Headquarters | Lisbon, Portugal | |||
| Key people | Paulo Mirpuri (President) Carlos Mirpuri (Vice-president) | |||
| Website | www.hifly.aero | |||
Hi Fly is a Portuguese airline with its head office in Lisbon, Portugal,[1] which has specialised in the worldwide aircraft lease on medium to long term contracts for airlines, tour operators, governments, companies and individuals.[2]
Headquartered in Lisbon, the airline in its present form was established in 2005 and currently flies Airbus A310s, A330s and A340s. Since obtaining its Air Operator's Certificate from INAC, the civil aviation authority of Portugal, in April 2006, the carrier has gained all the statutory EU-OPS (regulations specifying minimum safety and related procedures for commercial passenger and cargo fixed-wing aviation), Federal Aviation Administration Safety Agency (EASA) approvals. It also obtained the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certification in September 2011.[3]
History
The airline was incorporated in 2005 and concluded the initial certification process in April 2006 when it was issued with an Air Operator Certificate by the Portugal civil aviation authority.[4]
At the start, the first aircraft was an A330-300, which was recently on contract to the Air Component of the Belgian Armed Forces until the end of 2013. Two A310-300s were then added in 2008 and these were leased to Oman Air flying the carrier's first long-haul routes (to London/Heathrow and Bangkok). New aircraft were then delivered from Airbus in 2008 and 2009 in the shape of an A330-200 and two A340-500s - the latter currently used by Arik Air in Nigeria on its long-haul routes to Heathrow and New York/john F. Kennedy. Since then, more A330s and A340s have also been obtained, including four in 2013. In February 2014 Hi Fly will add its first narrow-body, an A321-200 that will be leased to the Belgian Army in replacement of the current A330-300.[5]
Hi Fly occupies a modern office block in Lisbon’s city centre. Inside are all the corporate offices plus departments for flight and ground operations, engineering and maintenance, safety, security, commercial, finance, administration as well as quality control. There are also training classrooms for flight and cabin crews. At Lisbon Airport, there is a maintenance hangar operated by MESA – a group subsidiary. [6]
Hi Fly operates its fleet of Airbus widebody aircraft mainly on long haul operations across Europe, USA, South America, Caribbean, Middle East, Far East, Africa and Australia. Hi Fly has consistently delivered a very high standard of operation and safety to its customers across the globe, with a higher than average industry dispatch reliability.[4]
At the start of March 2013 created Hi Fly Malta.[7]
Destinations
Hi Fly has the special permits and certifications to fly to Europe, USA, Canada, Australia, Japan, Brazil, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and India, among others.[8]
Fleet
As of December 2013, the Hi Fly fleet consists of the following aircraft:[9][10]
| Aircraft | In Service | Passengers | |||
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| F | J | Y | Total | ||
| Airbus A310-300 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 176 | 194 |
| Airbus A330-200 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 267 | 298 |
| 0 | 24 | 242 | 266 | ||
| 0 | 42 | 288 | 330 | ||
| Airbus A330-300 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 221 | 263 |
| 0 | 0 | 387 | 387 | ||
| Airbus A340-300 | 3 | 10 12 12 |
30 42 42 |
225 213 213 |
265 267 213 |
| Airbus A340-500 | 2 | 0 0 |
36 36 |
201 201 |
237 237 |
| Airbus A340-600 | 1 | 0 0 |
45 45 |
263 263 |
308 308 |
| Total | 12 | ||||
References
- ↑ "http://www.hifly.aero/en/location-facilities Contacts." Hi Fly. Retrieved on 10 May 2013. "Location & Facilities: Latino Coelho nr 1, Hi Fly Building 1050-132 Lisbon - PORTUGAL"
- ↑ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. pp. 90–91.
- ↑ “Hi Fly: Portuguese Widebody ACMI Specialist”. http://www.airlinerworld.com/. May 2013. pp. 58-59.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Hi Fly - History and Activity". Hifly.aero. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- ↑ http://www.ch-aviation.ch/portal/news/24581-portugals-hi-fly-to-add-a-first-a321-200-in-february
- ↑ “Hi Fly: Portuguese Widebody ACMI Specialist”. http://www.airlinerworld.com/. May 2013. pp. 58-60.
- ↑ “Hi Fly: Portuguese Widebody ACMI Specialist”. http://www.airlinerworld.com/. May 2013. pp. 62.
- ↑ "Hi Fly - Operation Areas". Hifly.aero. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- ↑ "Hi Fly - Fleet". Hifly.aero. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- ↑ "Hi Fly". ch-aviation.ch. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hi Fly. |
- Official website (English)
- Official website (Portuguese)
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