AirExplore

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AirExplore
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IATA ICAO Callsign
EDAXEGALILEO
Founded2008;16 years ago (2008)
Hubs Bratislava Airport
Fleet size10
Parent company Avia Solutions Group
Headquarters Bratislava, Slovakia
Website airexplore.sk

AirExplore is a Slovak charter airline headquartered and based at Bratislava Airport. The airline is IOSA certified and is a member of AIR-E, Airlines International Representation in Europe. [1]

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The company is a part of Avia Solutions Group, a global aviation business group. [2]

Operations

AirExplore operates a fleet of 8 passenger aircraft and a 2 cargo aircraft, all Boeing 737-800. [3] The airline specialises in leasing (ACMI) its aircraft to many different airlines around the world, mainly for seasonal operations, but it also operates chartered flights for tour operators, sports teams and other companies. [4]

The airline started operations in 2010 with a single Boeing 737-400 aircraft. It expanded its fleet by adding a Boeing 737-300 aircraft to it in 2011, before introducing an additional three Boeing 737-400 aircraft until 2014. Between 2014 and 2019, it gradually updated its fleet to only include Boeing 737-800 aircraft. [5]

In July 2020, the airline introduced scheduled flights between Bratislava and Split, flying the route twice a week during the summer season. [6] Since then, it has also operated scheduled flights between Košice and Zadar once a week during the summer season as well as between Bratislava and Stockholm every two weeks year-round. [5]

On 25 August 2022, the airline took delivery of its first cargo aircraft, a converted Boeing 737-800. [7]

In June 2023, AirExplore was acquired by Avia Solutions Group, the world's largest ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance, and insurance) provider. [2]

Fleet

Current fleet

AirExplore Boeing 737-800 Air Explore B737-800 OM-JEX Takeoff.jpg
AirExplore Boeing 737-800

As of Apr 2024, the fleet of AirExplore consists of the following aircraft: [8]

AirExplore fleet
AircraftIn FleetPassengers
Boeing 737-800 9189
Boeing 737-800BCF 5Cargo
Total14

Previously operated

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References

  1. "Airlines join forces". airexplore.sk. 2017-06-13. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Charter Airline AirExplore Bought By Avia Solutions Group". Simple Flying. 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  3. "Fleet". AirExplore. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  4. "Services". AirExplore. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  5. 1 2 "History". AirExplore. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  6. "Closer, cheaper, easier. 10 reasons to choose Split from Bratislava this summer". AirExplore. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  7. "OM-EDA is the first cargo plane in the AirExplore fleet". AirExplore. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  8. "Our Company". AirExplore. Retrieved 2024-01-24.

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