Air Luxor

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Air Luxor
Air Luxor logo.svg
IATA ICAO Callsign
LKLXRAIRLUXOR
Founded1988
Ceased operations2007
Hubs Portela Airport
Headquarters Lisbon, Portugal
Key peopleVítor Pinto da Costa (President)
Website airluxor.com

Air Luxor was an airline based in Luxor Plaza in Lisbon, Portugal, [1] operating a limited number of scheduled flights out of Portela Airport, Lisbon. The airline's operations were located in Building C1 and Hangar 7 in Delta Park, an area in Lisbon Airport. [2]

Contents

History

Destinations

Upon closure, Air Luxor operated scheduled flights to the following destinations:

Fleet

Air Luxor Airbus A320 Air Luxor Airbus A320 Jonsson.jpg
Air Luxor Airbus A320

Over the years, the Air Luxor fleet consisted of these aircraft types: [3]

History of the Air Luxor fleet
AircraftIntroducedRetired
Airbus A319-100 20022003
Airbus A320-200 20002006
Airbus A330-200 20022003
Airbus A330-300 20022005
Boeing 767-200 20012002
Lockheed L-1011 20002004

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References

  1. "Offices." Air Luxor. 13 August 2003. Retrieved on 21 December 2010. "The administration, financial section, information systems management and call center for Air Luxor are located on the final floors of the majestic Air Luxor building in Lisbon."
  2. "Operacional Loacations."[ sic ] Air Luxor. 13 August 2003. Retrieved on 21 December 2010. "The operational location of Air Luxor is situated in the Delta Park of Lisbon Airport, Building C1 and Hangar 7."
  3. "Air Luxor fleet history at". Airfleets.net. Retrieved 2014-02-15.