AlbaStar

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AlbaStar
Albastar logo.png
BOEING 737 NG - EC-MUB from AlbaStar during take off at LFBT airport.jpg
IATA ICAO Call sign
AP [1] LAV [1] ALBASTAR [2]
Founded30 November 2009
Commenced operations31 July 2010
Hubs
Fleet size5
Destinations12 [1]
Headquarters Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain [1]
Key peoplePino D'Urso [3]
Employees200 [3]
Website www.albastar.es

AlbaStar S.A. is a privately owned Spanish airline headquartered in Palma de Mallorca that carries out charter flights. [1]

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History

A former Albastar Boeing 737-400 in 2013. Boeing 737-400 AlbaStar (LAV ) EC-LAV - MSN 24352 1705 - Named Pino DUrso (10297365185).jpg
A former Albastar Boeing 737-400 in 2013.

Albastar was founded in 2009 by Italian and British entrepreneurs and obtained its Air Operator Certificate in 2010 as a charter carrier for tour operators. [3] The companies' first aircraft, a Boeing 737-400 was named “Pino D’Urso” after the airline's founder. [3]

In 2014, AlbaStar inaugurated an operational base at Milan Malpensa Airport. [3] In 2019, the airline obtained the IOSA certification (International Operational Safety Audit) and became a member of the International Air Transport Association. [3]

Fleet

AlbaStar Boeing 737-800 AP AlbaStar.jpg
AlbaStar Boeing 737-800

As of August 2025, AlbaStar operates the following aircraft: [4]

AircraftIn ServiceOrdersPassengersNotes
Boeing 737-800 5189
Total5

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 ch-aviation.com - AlbaStar retrieved 27 November 2022
  2. "Contractions Faao Jo 7340.2". Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 albastar.es - The Company retrieved 27 November 2022
  4. "Global Airline Guide 2025 - AlbaStar". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 75.

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