"Amaszonas Uruguay Amaszonas Uruguay is a Uruguayan airline based in Montevideo, Uruguay. Founded in 2015, it became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bolivian airline Línea Aérea Amaszonas after the airline acquired BQB Líneas Aéreas. It is the first airline to be based in Uruguay since the demise of former national carrier PLUNA. The airline operates commercial passenger services out of its hub at Carrasco International Airport to destinations in Argentina and Paraguay using a fleet of Bombardier CRJ200ER aircraft. Additional destinations in Bolivia, Brazil and Chile are offered through the airline's codeshare agreements with its parent company as well"
"investors for the company. The government announced that both PLUNA's fleet and routes would be auctioned. It seemed there were no plans for the government to have any stake in PLUNA's successor. In , the auction of the seven Bombardier aircraft that belonged to the liquidated carrier was delayed until as there were no bidders. Cosmo Airlines, a Spanish charter carrier, eventually purchased the seven aircraft at a price of $137 million. Regionally, the void created by PLUNA's collapse benefited foreign airlines on some routes. In 2016, a Uruguayan court concluded that no Leadgate executives were responsible for Pluna's collapse."
"started operations in January 2016 but, mired in debt, it stopped flying in October the same year and was eventually declared bankrupt. Alas Uruguay was founded in 2013 on the initiative of a group of former PLUNA employees, but several difficulties led to it starting operations only almost three years later. It had a fleet of three leased Boeing 737-300 aircraft. The first aircraft was delivered to the airline in January 2015. She had previously operated for Ukraine International Airlines (UIA). Later in 2015, a second aircraft, also previously from UIA, and a third one, previously from Southwest Airlines, were"
"from Montevideo to Salto and Paysandú. The two planes were christened ""Churrinche"" and ""San Alberto"", the latter in honor of the brothers' father. PLUNA flew 2,600 passengers in their first fiscal year, a huge success for that era. It also flew 20,000 pieces of mail and 70,000 newspapers. The carrier saw the incorporation of both the Potez 62 and the Douglas DC-2 into its fleet in the early 1940s, the latter acquired from the U.S. government. Following the outbreak of World War II, PLUNA was forced to suspend operations between 1942 and 1944 due to the lack of spare parts."
"Flynas Flynas (), stylized ""flynas"", formerly Nas Air, is a domestic and international low-cost airline based in Saudi Arabia, the country first budget airline. The company's head office is located Riyadh. Saudi Arabian Airlines was the only airline in the country until , when budget carriers Nas Air and Sama Airlines got their licenses from the government. Nas Air was founded in . Operations started in February that year. In late 2007, Nas Air firmed up an order for the acquisition of 20 aircraft of the Airbus A320 family. The company changed its name from ""Nasair"" to ""Flynas"" in ."
"Blue Panorama Airlines Blue Panorama Airlines S.p.A. is an Italian airline headquartered in Fiumicino operating scheduled and charter flights from Italy - especially Rome-Fiumicino and Milan-Malpensa - to various international destinations. Blu-express is the brand name for low-cost short and medium range flights operated by Blue Panorama. Additional business charter flights are operated under the name Executive Blue. Blue Panorama is a private Italian airline operating intercontinental, international, and national charter and scheduled flights. It was founded in Rome in 1998 by Franco Pecci, and has been an IATA member since 2002 (IATA code BV). Since 2005, Blue Panorama Airlines'"
"end of 2011 and these were delivered between September and November 2011. With these additions, PLUNA's fleet consisted of 13 airplanes, the highest number in its history. In early , PLUNA's then CEO, Matías Campiani, disclosed that the airline might face collapse amid a financial distress that led to a loss of million for the eight months ending in February the same year, partly due to the protectionism of the government of Argentina —where the carrier concentrated 21% of its operations— following the renationalisation of Aerolíneas Argentinas in 2008, and partly due to the slowdown of the Brazilian economy in"
"Cubana de Aviación Cubana de Aviación S.A., commonly known as Cubana, is a national airline based in Cuba, as well as the country's largest airline. It was founded in , becoming one of the earliest airlines to emerge in Latin America. It has its corporate headquarters in Havana, and its main base is located at José Martí International Airport. Originally a subsidiary of Pan American World Airways and later a private company owned by Cuban investors, Cubana has been wholly owned by the Cuban government since May 1959 and celebrated its 80th anniversary in 2009. Cubana was a founder and"
"Air Albania Air Albania is the national flag carrier airline of Albania, headquartered in Rinas, Albania. The airline's hub is at Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, where the airline's corporate headquarters are also located. Air Albania was founded on 16 May 2018 by a consortium led by the Albanian and Turkish governments under a public–private partnership. Turkish Airlines, a founding partner, owns 49.12% of Air Albania. The remaining 50.88% is publicly traded, currently split between Albcontrol, a corporation owned by the Albanian government, with roughly 10% and MDN Investment, a privately-held company in Albania, with roughly 41% of shares. Albania's"
"and three Viscount 800s from VASP. PLUNA's growth slowed considerably for the next three decades, but it entered the jet age soon after jets were introduced to the world, and added John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York, and Miami to its destinations, using Boeing 707 and Boeing 737 aircraft. In the 1980s PLUNA began flying to Madrid, Asunción, Rio de Janeiro and Santiago de Chile, but services to JFK and Miami were suspended. In the meantime, as the city of Punta del Este flourished as a major tourist destination, PLUNA benefited from that. During this time, an"
"Air Panama Air Panama is a regional airline based at Albrook ""Marcos A. Gelabert"" International Airport in Panama, and is currently the second-largest air carrier in the country, surpassed only by Copa Airlines. The carrier offers both scheduled and charter passenger flights to more than 31 destinations from its hub at Albrook International Airport. The airline was founded in 1980 as PARSA, though certain services were operated as Turismo Aéreo. At the time of its start-up, Panama had been ruled by a military dictatorship government since 1968, but together with Aeroperlas, the company became one of the biggest and most"
", Flynas was owned in its majority by National Airline Services Holding (63%); the balance was held by Kingdom Holding. Assiut and Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt became served by the carrier for the first time in 2009, with flights to the latter initially operated on a seasonal basis. In 2011, the airline started services to three cities in Turkey: Adana, Antakya and Istanbul. Also that year, Lahore in Pakistan became the second city served in the country, after Karachi. In , flights to Yanbu from Dammam were launched. Also that month, the airline started flying from Dammam to Khartoum,"
"May 2011. As of February 2012, the Air Poland fleet consisted of the following aircraft with an average age of 5.8 years: Air Poland Air Poland Sp. z o.o. (formerly Air Italy Polska Sp. z o.o.) was a charter airline founded in 2007 and was based in Warsaw, Poland. Former subsidiary of Air Italy, it operated charter flights on behalf of Polish tour operators to a broad range of destinations across the Mediterranean region, the Caribbean and beach resorts in Thailand and India. Most flights departed from either Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport, Katowice International Airport or Poznań-Ławica Airport. Air Poland"
"operated by an Airbus A319. As of September 2018 has planned flights to the following destination: As of September 2018, the Air Albania fleet comprises the following aircraft: Air Albania Air Albania is the national flag carrier airline of Albania, headquartered in Rinas, Albania. The airline's hub is at Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, where the airline's corporate headquarters are also located. Air Albania was founded on 16 May 2018 by a consortium led by the Albanian and Turkish governments under a public–private partnership. Turkish Airlines, a founding partner, owns 49.12% of Air Albania. The remaining 50.88% is publicly traded,"
"One-Eleven. Debonair (airline) Debonair (1996-99) is a defunct British airline which operated mainly from London Luton Airport offering flights to and from Spain, France, Germany and Italy. It ceased operations in October 1999 due to financial difficulties. Debonair was founded in 1996 by Franco Mancassola and on its first day of operations offered all passengers free flights. Initial destinations from Luton were Newcastle upon Tyne, Copenhagen, Mönchengladbach, Munich, Barcelona and Nice. The latter two destinations were in direct competition with EasyJet. The Newcastle and Copenhagen flights were dropped, with new destinations of Rome, Paris Pontoise, Madrid and Perugia added. From"
"Pelita Air PT Pelita Air Service, usually shortened to Pelita Air or PAS, is an airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It operates on behalf of the state oil company Pertamina and provides executive transport, charters, oil and gas support operations and general Aviation Services. Its main base is Pondok Cabe Airport. Pelita Air is listed in category 1 by Indonesian Civil Aviation Authority for airline safety quality. The airline was established in 1963 and started operations on 24 January 1970. It has been run as a standalone subsidiary since 1981. Pelita Air is owned by Pertamina (90%) and Patra Jasa"
"Air Malta Air Malta plc is the flag carrier airline of Malta, with its headquarters in Luqa and its hub at Malta International Airport. It operates services to destinations in Europe, Middle East and North Africa. Shortly after the Second World War, several small private airlines were formed in Malta. Amongst these were The Malta Instone Airline, BAS (Malta) Ltd, and Malta Airlines. In 1947 the former two companies merged to form Air Malta Ltd in fierce competition with the latter. Eventually in 1951 Malta Airlines absorbed the operations of Air Malta Ltd and continued operating through an agreement with"
"as the first female member of the board of governors of the International Air Transport Association, based in Miami, Florida, USA. Fly Blue Crane was launched on 1 September 2015 by Mzimela and two ex-SAA colleagues, Jerome Simelane and Theunis Potgieter. One year later, it has grown to employ over 100 people. Mzimela said at the launch of Fly Blue Crane that she hopes to expand the airline to include routes to Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Siza Mzimela Sizakele Petunia Mzimela, or Siza Mzimela, is credited as the first black woman to start an airline."
"aircraft: Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas Plus Ultra Líneas Aeréas S.A. is a Spanish long-haul airline based at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport. Plus Ultra was founded in 2011 by the former director of now defunct Air Madrid, Julio Miguel Martínez Sola. Plus ultra (""Further beyond"") is a Latin motto and the national motto of Spain. It is taken from the personal motto of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain, and is a reversal of the original phrase Non plus ultra (""Nothing further beyond""). On 15 June 2016 the airline started operating regular flights, with destinations such as Santo"
"Siza Mzimela Sizakele Petunia Mzimela, or Siza Mzimela, is credited as the first black woman to start an airline. She is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Fly Blue Crane - a start-up airline which launched on 1 September 2015. She was listed as one of Forbes magazine's most powerful women in 2011. Mzimela joined the national airline South African Airways (SAA) in January 1996 as a research analyst. She then went on to work as Head of Global Sales and Voyager Programme and Chief Executive Officer from 1 April 2010 until 8 October 2012. She has also served"
"Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas Plus Ultra Líneas Aeréas S.A. is a Spanish long-haul airline based at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport. Plus Ultra was founded in 2011 by the former director of now defunct Air Madrid, Julio Miguel Martínez Sola. Plus ultra (""Further beyond"") is a Latin motto and the national motto of Spain. It is taken from the personal motto of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain, and is a reversal of the original phrase Non plus ultra (""Nothing further beyond""). On 15 June 2016 the airline started operating regular flights, with destinations such as Santo Domingo,"
"Culebra Air Services Culebra Air Services, established in 1998 as Air Culebra, is a small Puerto Rican airline company that operates out of the island of Culebra, in Puerto Rico, and the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, in San Juan. As of 2015, the airline is owned by pilot, captain Matthew Mulvey. Using small propeller engine airplanes, the airline flies charter flights all around the Caribbean, and to The Bahamas as well. From The Bahamas, it flies to the eastern part of the United States. Culebra Air Services also performs regularly scheduled passenger seat's airline duties with flights between Culebra,"
"Group, an IAG subsidiary. kulula.com offers food and drinks as a buy-on-board programme. The in-flight magazine ""khuluma"", has a readership base of 200,000 per month. Kulula.com kulula.com, sometimes simply known as Kulula, (from the Nguni languages of Zulu and Xhosa, meaning ""It's easy"") is a South African low-cost airline, operating on major domestic routes from O. R. Tambo International Airport and Lanseria International Airport, both just outside Johannesburg. The airline's headquarters are located at Bonaero Park, Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. kulula.com was established in July 2001 and started operations as South Africa's first 'no-frills' carrier in August of that year."
"San Juan, Vieques and, formerly, to Fajardo, all in Puerto Rico. Culebra Air Services Culebra Air Services, established in 1998 as Air Culebra, is a small Puerto Rican airline company that operates out of the island of Culebra, in Puerto Rico, and the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, in San Juan. As of 2015, the airline is owned by pilot, captain Matthew Mulvey. Using small propeller engine airplanes, the airline flies charter flights all around the Caribbean, and to The Bahamas as well. From The Bahamas, it flies to the eastern part of the United States. Culebra Air Services also"
"Kulula.com kulula.com, sometimes simply known as Kulula, (from the Nguni languages of Zulu and Xhosa, meaning ""It's easy"") is a South African low-cost airline, operating on major domestic routes from O. R. Tambo International Airport and Lanseria International Airport, both just outside Johannesburg. The airline's headquarters are located at Bonaero Park, Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. kulula.com was established in July 2001 and started operations as South Africa's first 'no-frills' carrier in August of that year. The stated aim was to position kulula.com as more than just an airline brand, but to include booking, paying and making 'the complete travel experience'"
"Meridiana Meridiana S.p.A., operating as Meridiana (formerly named ""Meridiana fly S.p.A""), was a privately owned Italian airline headquartered in Olbia with its main base at Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport. It operated scheduled and charter flights to domestic, European and intercontinental destinations from several Italian bases. Some of its operations were carried out by the old Air Italy under the Meridiana brand. It was owned by Qatar Airways through AQA Holding (49%) and Alisarda S.p.A. (51%), who rebranded the airline as the new Air Italy effective 1 March 2018. The company was set up with the name of Alisarda on 29"
"Grixona Grixona was a cargo airline based in Chişinău, Moldova. It operated international charter services to destinations in the Republic of Congo, India, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Somalia and the United Arab Emirates. Its main base was Chişinău International Airport. The airline started operations on 29 April 2005 and had 125 employees (at March 2007). In June 2007, the Republic of Moldova withdrew the airline's certificate on the grounds that the airline did not have appropriate safety oversight, and, as a consequence, the European Commission's Air Safety Commission banned the airline from flying within the European Union. The Grixona fleet included"
"Georgian Airways Georgian Airways (), formerly Airzena, is the privately owned flag carrier of Georgia, with its headquarters in Tbilisi. Its main base is Tbilisi International Airport. The airline Airzena was established in September 1993. Initially, Airzena operated charter flights to the United Arab Emirates, Italy, China, Egypt, India, and Syria, as well as a regularly scheduled flight to Vienna. The company managed to achieve recognition and retain its share in the aviation market during the economically and politically complicated period of the 1990s. In 1999 Airzena became the flag carrier of Georgia. In August 2004, the company changed its"
"acquisition also included a maintenance facility at Genoa Airport. In October 2016, it was announced that the French Mustang operator, Wijet had acquired Blink. This increased the combined fleet to 16. The company uses a fleet of thirteen Cessna Citation Mustang aircraft to provide on-demand private jet travel. Its fleet of cheaper and lighter aircraft allows the company to provide services at a lower cost versus traditional private jet operators. The jets seat four passengers and travel to destinations in Western Europe. Blink (airline) Blink is a British commercial aviation operation which provides private Jet travel using Cessna Citation Mustang"
"discount. Elements members also received a 10% discount on Cobalt’s lowest fares. Cobalt Air Cobalt Air was a Cypriot airline headquartered in Nicosia based out of Larnaca International Airport. The airline operated its maiden flight on 1 June 2016 from Larnaca to Athens. It was the second Cypriot airline after Tus Airways to be established since the dissolution of flag carrier Cyprus Airways in 2015. From June 2017 until October 2018, it was the second largest airline at Larnaca International Airport with 8.2% of weekly capacity after Aegean Airlines, and was predicted to become the largest airline by summer 2018"
"Afra Airways Afra Airways is an airline based in Burundi, that plans to operate flights out of Bujumbura International Airport by the end of 2016. The airline received an Air Services Licence in April 2016 but at that time had not been awarded an air operator's certificate. The airline plans to operate ERJ 145s and Bombardier CRJ200 aircraft to nearby destinations. The airlines first destination is planned to be Kigali. Afra Airways registered in Burundi on 15 April 2016 as a commercial passenger airline in Bujumbura. The airline was founded by Manuel Pereira who is the founder of the Spanish"
"Alitalia Alitalia – Società Aerea Italiana (""Alitalia – Italian Air Company""), operating as Alitalia (), is the flag carrier of Italy. The company has its head office in Fiumicino, Rome, Italy. Its main hub is Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport, Rome, and a secondary is Linate Airport, Milan. Other focus airports are Catania-Fontanarossa Airport, Milan-Malpensa Airport, Palermo Airport and Naples Airport. In 2018, it was the twelfth-largest airline in Europe. The name ""Alitalia"" is an Italian portmanteau of the words ""ali"" (wings), and ""Italia"" (Italy). On 2 May 2017, the airline went into administration after the Italian government formally approved the"
"Vueling Vueling Airlines, S.A. (styled as Vueling, ; ) is a Spanish low-cost airline based at El Prat de Llobregat in Greater Barcelona with hubs in Barcelona–El Prat Airport and Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy. Its name comes from the Spanish word , which means flight. It is the largest airline in Spain by fleet size and the number of destinations. There are thirteen additional bases at A Coruña, Alicante, Amsterdam, Bilbao, Florence, Lisbon, Madrid, Málaga, Palma de Mallorca, Paris-Orly, Santiago de Compostela, Seville and Valencia. A fifteenth summer seasonal base is located at Ibiza. Vueling serves over"