Air Timor

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Air Timor
Air Timor logo.png
IATA ICAO Call sign
6C [1]
Founded2007
Hubs Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport
Focus cities None
Fleet size2
Destinations3
Headquarters Dili, East Timor
Website air-timor.tl

Air Timor (Air Timor S.A.) is a travel company based in Dili, East Timor (Timor-Leste). It operates as an airline, and as of October 2019 it provided services from Dili to Kupang under a charter arrangement with TransNusa, and to Singapore under a charter arrangement with Drukair. [2] As of October 2019 it has no aircraft under its own registry. The airline has been said to have a defined strategy to become East Timor’s international and domestic airline.[ citation needed ]

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The airline is registered as a public stock holding company in East Timor and has numerous domestic public investors. The Board of Directors comprises three Timorese representatives, including the Chairman. The head office of Air Timor is located at Dili International Airport, while an administrative and operational office has been established at Changi International Airport.

Air Timor Australia Pty. Ltd. is no longer affiliated with the Singaporean and Timorese Companies since breaking off in 2017. The Australian Company also holds an Australian AOC (Air Operators Certificate) issued by CASA (being the Australian Civil Aviation Authority).

History

Prior to operating in Timor-Leste, Air Timor first commenced its corporate life as charter airline under the name Austasia Airlines, operating charters between Australia and Indonesia from 2001 until 2007. In 2007 it relocated to East Timor, and Austasia Airlines was registered there as well as in Singapore. Following approval from the Timorese Government, Austasia Airlines commenced its first scheduled charter flights from Singapore to Dili in August 2008, operating a twice weekly schedule on Tuesday and Saturday with an Airbus A319 aircraft wet-leased from SilkAir.

In 2010 Austasia Airlines lodged its application to become a national company and change its name to Air Timor S. A., which was approved by the East Timor government.

In October 2014 the airline commenced operations from Bali, Indonesia direct to Dili, under another charter operation.

On March 30, 2019, Air Timor made their last flight from Dili (DIL) to Singapore (SIN). On June 14, 2019, Air Timor resumed its Dili to Kupang flights, a joint service with Transnusa. Currently it operates a thrice weekly flight to Kupang using the ATR 72-600.

On October 17, 2019, Air Timor announced the resumption of the Dili-Singapore route starting October 31, 2019, on an Airbus A319 operated by Drukair. The route will be flown twice weekly, on Thursdays and Sundays. [3] [4]

Destinations

CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
East Timor Dili Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport Hub
Indonesia Kupang El Tari International Airport [5]
Singapore Singapore Changi Airport [6]

Fleet

Air Timor does not currently operate nor own any aircraft under its own registry.

Air Timor Fleet
AircraftIn ServiceOrdersPassengersNotes
JYTotal
Airbus A319-100 116102118Wet-leased from Drukair.
ATR 72-600 17272Wet-leased from TransNusa.
Total20


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