Sevenair Air Services

"Sevenair" redirects here. For the former Tunisian airline, see Tunisair Express.

Sevenair

IATA ICAO Call sign WV RVP SEVAIR
Founded	1998;27 years ago (1998)
Hubs	Cascais Aerodrome.
Secondary hubs	Portimão Aerodrome, Bragança Aerodrome.
Fleet size	69
Destinations	5
Headquarters	Cascais, Portugal
Website	https://www.flysevenair.com/

Sevenair SA, formerly branded Aero VIP, is a Portuguese regional airline headquartered in Cascais Aerodrome, western Lisbon. It operates domestic regional routes within mainland Portugal ^[1] and also offers additional aviation services and non-scheduled operations in third countries. It is part of Sevenair Group, one of the biggest aeronautical groups operating in Portugal, which provides the following services: air transportation (regional and non-scheduled), aerial works, flying school, and aircraft maintenance. ^[2]

It operates the biggest flight school in Europe, Sevenair Academy, at Ponte de Sor Aerodrome, in Portalegre District. ^[3]

History

Before becoming Sevenair Group, the airline was named Aero Vip, from which its IATA and ICAO codes (WV/RVP) derive.

In September 2022, Sevenair acquired all the assets of L3 Airline Academy (owned by U.S. company L3Harris) at Ponte de Sor aerodrome – including aircraft, hangars and student accommodation – integrating them into Sevenair Academy. ^[4]

Destinations

As of March 2019, Sevenair served the following destinations: [5] Bragança Vila Real Viseu Lisbon–Cascais (base) Portimão

Fleet

Sevenair Dornier DO-228 CS-AYT at Portimão Airport.

Sevenair Academy Tecnam Tecnam P2008JC CS-DHU.

Sevenair Reims F150J D-ERIT.

As of August 2025 ^[update] , Sevenair operates the following aircraft: ^[6]

Sevenair Piper PA-28-181 Archer II and Diamond DA40 at Ponte de Sor Aerodrome

Airline

• 2 Dornier 228 - CS-AYT, CS-DVU
• 1 Jetstream 31
• 1 Jetstream 32 - CS-DVQ

Air services ^{[7] [8]}

• 2 Cessna 172 Rocket (used for banner towing)
• 2 Cessna 182 Skylane (used for skydiving operations)
• 2 Pilatus PC-6 (used for skydiving operations)
• 1 Piper PA-31 Chieftain (stored)
• 1 Extra EA-300

The Airline has also signed a letter of intent for 6 units of the electric Heart Aerospace ES-30 Aircraft.^{[ citation needed ]}

Accidents and incidents

• On 2 December 2010, an Aero VIP Dornier 228, registration CS-TGG, flight 854 on a domestic route (Lisbon-Vila Real-Bragança), was on final approach to Braganca (LPBG) around 17:20 local time. There was snowfall and fog at the time. The airplane got too low and the nose gear cut a power line. The crew went around and landed the aircraft safely. The aircraft was not damaged and no injuries occurred. The incident left 2000 people without electricity for two hours. ^[9]

References

1. "Portimão Aerodrome celebrates 50 years with new logo and photo exhibition". No. August 24, 2021. Sul Informação. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
2. "Sevenair Group". Sevenair Group.
3. Aviação, Kiosque da (23 September 2022). "Sevenair compra ativos da L3Harris em Ponte Sor e cria maior escola de aviação da Europa". Kiosque da Aviação (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 23 September 2022.
4. Boatman, Julie (23 September 2022). "L3Harris Divests Flight Training Assets in Portugal to Sevenair". Flying . Retrieved 21 June 2025.
5. "Ligação Aérea de Bragança - Sevenair". bookings.sevenair.com.
6. "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Sevenair". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 71.
7. "Moderna Frota de Aviões para Viagens Seguras e Confortáveis". flysevenair.com (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 9 September 2023.
8. "Academy Fleet". 3 May 2022.
9. "The Aviation Herald". avherald.com. Retrieved 3 July 2015.

External links

• Official website