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| Founded | 2007 | ||||||
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| AOC # | PT-01/07 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Lisbon Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
| Destinations | see Iberojet destinations | ||||||
| Parent company | Barceló Group | ||||||
| Headquarters | Lisbon, Portugal | ||||||
| Website | orbest.com | ||||||
Orbest, S.A. is a Portuguese charter airline headquartered in Lisbon and based at Lisbon Airport. It operates scheduled and charter flights in short- and long-haul operations out of Portugal and Spain both on behalf of tour operators, and jointly with its Spanish sister company Iberojet.
The company was set up in 2007 by the Orizonia Group. Orbest started operations with a single Airbus A330-200, registration CS-TRA. This aircraft remained with the airline until 2010, when the Orizonia Group announced an upgrade to a new and larger Airbus A330-300.[ citation needed ]
Following the collapse of the Orizonia Corporation, Orbest was purchased by the Barceló Group. [1] The group also created a new airline under the name Evelop Airlines for operations in Spain, which received airplanes from both Orbest and the former Orbest Orizonia Airlines; all aircraft owned by Orbest were thereafter jointly operated by Evelop.[ citation needed ]
On 8 December 2020, Orbest merged with Evelop and the two companies operated under the Iberojet name.
Orbest operates under the Iberojet name, and operates to destinations on behalf of them.
As of April 2024 [update] , Orbest operates the following aircraft under the Iberojet name: [2] [3]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A330-900 | 2 | — | 32 | 356 | 388 | Operated for Iberojet. |
| Total | 2 | — | ||||
Orbest previously operated the following aircraft: [3]
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A320-200 | 3 | 2007 | 2021 | 1 transferred to Iberojet. |
| Airbus A330-200 | 2 | 2007 | 2010 | Transferred to Orbest Orizonia Airlines. |
| 2015 | 2016 | Transferred to Air Europa. | ||
| Airbus A330-300 | 1 | 2010 | 2023 | Transferred to World2Fly. |
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