Air Europa Express (1996)

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Air Europa Express (1996)
Air Europa Logo.png
IATA ICAO Callsign
UXPMIEUROPA
Founded1996
Ceased operations2001
Hubs Palma de Mallorca Airport
Frequent-flyer program Flying Blue and Fidelitas (now Suma)
Parent company Air Europa and Globalia Corp.
Headquarters Llucmajor, Mallorca, Spain

Air Europa Express was a Spanish subsidier airline of Air Europa from 1996 till 2001 with its base at Palma de Mallorca Airport. [1]

Spain Kingdom in Southwest Europe

Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain, is a country mostly located on the Iberian Peninsula in Europe. Its territory also includes two archipelagoes: the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa, and the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea. The African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla make Spain the only European country to have a physical border with an African country (Morocco). Several small islands in the Alboran Sea are also part of Spanish territory. The country's mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with Gibraltar; to the north and northeast by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; and to the west and northwest by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean.

Air Europa Líneas Aéreas, S.A.U. is an airline in Spain, the third largest after Iberia and Vueling. The airline is headquartered in the Polígono Son Noguera in the Centro Empresarial Globalia in Llucmajor, Majorca, Spain. The airline is 100% owned by Globalia, a travel and tourism company managed by Juan José Hidalgo. Since September 2007 the airline has been a member of the Skyteam alliance.

Palma de Mallorca Airport international airport in Palma, Spain

Palma de Mallorca Airport is an international airport located 8 km (5.0 mi) east of Palma, Majorca, Spain, adjacent to the village of Can Pastilla. The airport on the Balearic Islands is Spain's third largest airport after Madrid–Barajas and Barcelona-El Prat. Palma de Mallorca was used by 27.9 million passengers in 2017. The airport is the main base for the Spanish carrier Air Europa and also a focus airport for Ryanair, EasyJet, Vueling and Jet2.com. The airport shares runways with the nearby Son Sant Joan Air Force Base, operated by the Spanish Air Force.

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History

In 1996 Spanish airline Air Europa founded a regional airline to carry out its shorter and regional routes from the base at Palma de Mallorca Airport. The airline were a livery similar to the one of Air Europa only that an "Express" title was added to the fuselage. [2] [3]

In 2001 the airline ceased all operations due to low demand and economic problems as well as by an effect of the 9/11 attacks.

In 2015 the Globalia group bought Spanish regional airline Aeronova in preparation of restarting an airline with the name of Air Europa Express. The Air Europa Express started operations in January 2016 still under the AOC of Aeronova. [3] [4]

Air Europa Express is a Spanish regional airline. It is a subsidiary of Globalia. The airline is set to operate regional routes for Air Europa. Globalia plans to have Air Europa grow and operate long-haul flights; and have Air Europa Express for short haul and regional routes to be more competitive and reduce costs. The airline is not a part of Air Europa and therefore the staff of the airline will be totally independent from Air Europa.

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Fleet

The fleet of Air Europa consisted of a large number of BAe ATP aircraft as well as a single Boeing 737-300 during a periode of June 1998 till December 1998. [5]

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Air Europa fleet
AircraftIn FleetNote
BAe ATP 10 [5]
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References

  1. ↑ "Air Europa Express (1997)". ch-aviation. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Planepictures.net search: Airline: Air Europa Express" . Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Air Europa Express inaugurates operations". ch-aviation. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Timeline Photos - World Airline News - Facebook" . Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Canarias Regional Air Fleet Details and History" . Retrieved 16 January 2016.
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