Sevenair Air Services

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Sevenair
IATA ICAO Callsign
WVRVPSEVAIR
Founded1998;25 years ago (1998)
Hubs Cascais Aerodrome.
Secondary hubs Portimão Aerodrome, Bragança Aerodrome.
Fleet size69
Destinations5
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]

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In September 2022 the Sevenair Academy acquired all the assets of the North American L3Harris Technologies in Ponte de Sor, with the intention of creating the largest aviation school in Europe. [3]

History

Before integrating the Sevenair Group, the airline was named AeroVip, of which it still maintains in 2019 the codes (WV/RVP).

In September 2022, Sevenair Academy announced the purchase of all the actives from the American L3 Harris school in Ponte de Sor, becoming the biggest flight school in Europe. [4]

Destinations

Fleet

Sevenair Dornier DO-228 CS-AYT at Portimao Airport. Sevenair Dornier Do-228 CS-DVU at Portimao Airport 05-08-2020 (1).jpg
Sevenair Dornier DO-228 CS-AYT at Portimão Airport.
Sevenair Academy Tecnam Tecnam P2008JC CS-DHU. Sevenair Academy Tecnam P-2008JC CS-DHU at Portimao Airport 05-08-2020 (3).jpg
Sevenair Academy Tecnam Tecnam P2008JC CS-DHU.
Sevenair Reims F150J D-ERIT. Sevenair Reims F150J D-ERIT at Portimao Airport 02-10-2018.jpg
Sevenair Reims F150J D-ERIT.

The Sevenair fleet includes the following aircraft. [6] [7]

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

The Airline has also signed a letter of intent for 6 units of the electric Heart Aerospace ES-30 Aircraft. [8]

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Air services

Air academy

Accidents and incidents

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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 (2022-09-23). "Sevenair compra ativos da L3Harris em Ponte Sor e cria maior escola de aviação da Europa". Kiosque da Aviação (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  4. "Sevenair joins Isaias Gomes Teixeira in buying the Ponte de Sor flying school". Fogg News. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  5. "Ligação Aérea de Bragança - Sevenair". bookings.sevenair.com.
  6. "Moderna Frota de Aviões para Viagens Seguras e Confortáveis". flysevenair.com (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  7. "Academy Fleet". 3 May 2022.
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