Strategic Airlines Luxembourg

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Strategic Airlines Luxembourg
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IATA ICAO Callsign
SHSTULUXLINER
FoundedJuly 2010
Commenced operationsOctober 2010
Ceased operationsOctober 2012
Operating bases
Fleet size3
Headquarters Luxembourg
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A320

Strategic Airlines SA, known as Strategic Airlines Luxembourg or Strategic Airlines, was a charter airline headquartered in Luxembourg that operated flights out of the United Kingdom. The airline had bases at Manchester, Birmingham and London-Gatwick offering holiday charter flights for mainly tour operators.

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History

The airline was created in July 2010 in Luxembourg as a subsidiary of the Australian airline Strategic Airlines, which later rebranded as Air Australia on 15 November 2011.

Strategic Airlines commenced services in October 2010 with one Airbus A320 aircraft from its bases at Manchester, Birmingham and London-Gatwick. The airline increased its fleet to three Airbus A320s in 2011.

On 17 February 2012, Air Australia, its parent company ceased operations. [1] Strategic Airlines continued to operate as normal until Olympic Holidays, its only operating tour operator ended its contract on 3 October 2012. Strategic Airlines Luxembourg entered administration on 4 October 2012. [2]

Fleet

The Strategic Airlines Luxembourg fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 19.3 years as of August 2012: [3]

Strategic Airlines Luxembourg Fleet
AircraftIn FleetPassengersNotes
Airbus A320-212 3180
Total3

Destinations

Flights operated from London Gatwick.

Flights operated from Manchester Airport (as of August 2012): [3]

Flights operate from Birmingham International Airport (United Kingdom)

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References

  1. ↑ Segal, Dave (16 February 2012). "Air Australia grounds Hawaii flights, hundreds stranded". Honolulu Star Advertiser . Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  2. ↑ Moores, Victoria (11 October 2012). "Luxembourg's Strategic Airlines suspends operations". Air Transport World. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Welcome to Strategic Airlines SA". Strategic Airlines SA. 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2013.


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