Air Europa Express (1996)

Air Europa Express was a Spanish subsidiary airline of Air Europa from 1996 till 2001 with its base at Palma de Mallorca Airport.[1]

Air Europa Express (1996)
IATA ICAO Callsign
UX PMI EUROPA
Founded1996
Ceased operations2001
HubsPalma de Mallorca Airport
Frequent-flyer programFlying Blue and Fidelitas (now Suma)
Parent companyAir Europa and Globalia Corp.
HeadquartersLlucmajor, Mallorca, Spain

History

In 1996 Spanish airline Air Europa founded a regional airline to carry out its shorter and regional routes from the base at Palma de Mallorca Airport. The airline were a livery similar to the one of Air Europa only that an "Express" title was added to the fuselage.[2][3]

In 2001 the airline ceased all operations due to low demand and economic problems as well as by an effect of the 9/11 attacks.

In 2015 the Globalia group bought Spanish regional airline Aeronova in preparation of restarting an airline with the name of Air Europa Express. The Air Europa Express started operations in January 2016 still under the AOC of Aeronova.[3][4]

Fleet

The fleet of Air Europa consisted of a large number of BAe ATP aircraft as well as a single Boeing 737-300 during a periode of June 1998 till December 1998.[5]

Air Europa fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Note
BAe ATP 10[5]
10

References
  1. "Air Europa Express (1997)". ch-aviation. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  2. "Planepictures.net search: Airline: Air Europa Express". Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  3. "Air Europa Express inaugurates operations". ch-aviation. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  4. "Timeline Photos - World Airline News - Facebook". Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  5. "Canarias Regional Air Fleet Details and History". Retrieved 16 January 2016.
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