Star Airways

Star Airways

IATA ICAO Call sign 4S STB —
Founded	2008
Ceased operations	2010
Hubs	Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, Albania
Fleet size	4
Destinations	4
Headquarters	Tirana, Albania

Star Airways was an airline based in Tirana, Albania. It was founded by several Albanian and Italian investors in 2008, and obtained its operating license in June 2009. On April 3, 2010, Star Airways received its first aircraft, an Airbus A320. Its second A320 arrived in May of the same year. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The airline ceased all operations in September 2010.

History

Star Airways was founded by several Albanian and Italian investors and received it's operating license in June 2009. On April 3, 2010, Star Airways received its first aircraft, an Airbus A320-231 with registration ZA-RED, previously operated by the Mexican airline Mexicana de Aviación had been in action. Their second aircraft, an Airbus A320-211 previously operated by Nouvelair, arrived in May of the same year. Both aircraft were leased through the leaser ILFC. ^{[3] [2] [1]}

On June 7, 2010, Star Airways commenced operations using two McDonnell Douglas MD-82 jetliners provided by ItAli Airlines as it had not received approval to operate with its own aircraft. With scheduled flights from Tirana to several Italian cities, there were plans to expand routes to other cities such as Istanbul, Antalya, Thessaloniki and Düsseldorf. ^[4] However, in the summer of 2010, the Albanian aviation authority withdrew its operating license ^[5] and all flight operations were stopped completely in September of that year. ^[6]

Fleet

Star Airways Airbus A320

• Two (2) Airbus A320
• Two (2) McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (operated by ItAli Airlines)

Star Airways Former Fleet

Aircraft	Total	Orders	Passengers			Notes
			C	Y	Total
Airbus A320	2	—	—	195	195
McDonnell Douglas MD-82	2	—	—	130	130
Total	0	0

See also

• List of defunct airlines of Albania

References

1. flightglobal.com zu Star Airways
2. Flotte bei ch-aviation.ch
3. Bild des ersten A320 bei flickr.com
4. "Offizielle Website: Destinazioni". Star Airways. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
5. "Airlines Suspending Operations: Albanian start-up Star Airways has AOC suspended but continues to fly reduced services". Flightglobal. 2010-07-12. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
6. Star Airways to start operations on June 7