Cronos Airlines

Cronos Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
C8[1] CRA[1] CRONOS
Founded 2007
Hubs Malabo International Airport
Fleet size 5
Destinations 6
Headquarters Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Key people Andreas Kaïafas, CEO [2][3]
Website cronosair.com

Cronos Airlines is a regional airline headquartered in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. Cronos Airlines is a passenger and cargo carrier based at Malabo International Airport in Equatorial Guinea. It operates a service in Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Benin and Nigeria. [4]

History

Cronos Air was founded in 2007 by its CEO, Andreas Kaïafas.[5] It started operations in 2008, Cronos was created in 2008, with a small 19-seater and a license to operate for six months. It was a provisional license. They came back with a 30-seater at the end of 2009 and by July 2010 they had a 92-seater, the BA-146, which was operating in Germany before with Eurowings. They later acquired a second 98-seater and a ‘certificado de transporte aéreo’ (air transport certificate).[6]

Destinations

Cronos Airlines operates the following services (as of 19 February 2016):

Fleet

The Cronos Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2016):[9][10]

Cronos Airlines fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
Y Total
BAe 146-200 1 — 82 82 [11]
BAe 146-300 1 — 92 92 [11]
Embraer ERJ 135LR 3 — 37 37 [11]
Total 5 0

Historical fleet

Cronos Airlines has previously operated the following aircraft:

References

  1. 1 2 "Cronos Airlines". ch-aviation. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  2. ↑ http://www.worldfolio.co.uk/region/africa/equatorial-guinea/andreas-kaiafas-ceo-of-cronos-airlines-equatorial-guinea-n1616
  3. ↑ "Airline’s rise contributes to development take-off". The Worldfolio. The Worldfolio. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Cronos Airlines". CAPA Center for Aviation. CAPA. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  5. ↑ http://www.airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/airlines-equatorialguinea/cronos.htm
  6. ↑ "Airline’s rise contributes to development take-off". The Worldfolio. The Worldfolio. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  7. ↑ Admin (2016-10-31). "Cronos Airlines Commences Commercial Flight To Accra". News Ghana. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
  8. ↑ Myjoyonline.com (2016-10-31). "Cronos Airlines starts operations in Ghana". Retrieved 2017-02-19.
  9. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 13.
  10. 1 2 "Cronos Airlines Historic Fleet". Planespotters. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
  11. 1 2 3 "Our Fleet". Cronos Aviation. Retrieved 2017-07-04.


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