Air Europa

Air Europa Líneas Aéreas, S.A.U., branded as Air Europa, is the third-largest Spanish airline after Iberia and Vueling. The airline is headquartered in Llucmajor, Mallorca, Spain;[3][4][5][6] it has its main hub at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport with focus city operations at Palma de Mallorca Airport and Tenerife North Airport.[2][7][8] Air Europa flies to over 44 destinations in Spain, the rest of Europe, South America, North America, the Caribbean, Morocco and Tunisia.[9][2] Since September 2007, Air Europa has been a member of the SkyTeam alliance.

Air Europa
IATA ICAO Callsign
UX AEA EUROPA
Founded1986 (1986)
AOC #ES.AOC.004[1]
HubsAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
Focus cities
  • Palma de Mallorca Airport
  • Tenerife North Airport
Frequent-flyer programSuma
(formerly Flying Blue and Fidelitas)
AllianceSkyTeam
SubsidiariesAir Europa Express
Fleet size39
Destinations44[2]
Parent companyGlobalia
HeadquartersLlucmajor, Mallorca, Spain
Key peopleJuan José Hidalgo, Chairman and CEO
Employees2,949 (5 March 2014)
Websitewww.aireuropa.com

History

Early years

Air Europa started in 1986 (registered in Spain as Air España SA and previously known as such) as part of the British ILG-Air Europe Group and 75% owned by Spanish banks.[10] It originally had a similar livery to Air Europe but with Air Europa titles and its aircraft were registered in Spain. It flew holiday charters from Mediterranean resorts and European cities using Boeing 737-300s and Boeing 757s. It was the first Spanish private company to operate national scheduled flights (besides charter flights which used to be its main business).

When parent company ILG ceased trading in 1991 Air Europa continued profitably with a larger fleet of Boeing 737s and 757s. It signed a franchise agreement with Iberia in January 1998, but this has since been dissolved. It is now owned by Globalia Corporación Empresarial S.A.[11]

At the end of the 1990s, Boeing 737-800 jets were introduced along with a new livery. In June 2005, it was announced Air Europa was among four future associate members of the SkyTeam alliance, due to join by 2006. However, the joining date was postponed, and it did not become a member until 1 September 2007. Air Europa was the parent company for Air Dominicana, the new flag carrier of the Dominican Republic, until bankruptcy was declared on 21 September 2009.[12]

Developments since 2010

Air Europa retired its last Boeing 767 on 13 April 2012.[13]

On 22 May 2019, the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC) granted Air Europa permission to operate domestic flights in the country. This was the first time a foreign company was granted such authorisation, after Brazilian laws were changed to allow full foreign ownership of domestic airlines. As of June 2019, no details were available about Air Europa's future domestic operations in Brazil, a market which the airline already serves with international flights from Madrid to Salvador and Recife.[14]

Proposed acquisition by International Airlines Group

On 4 November 2019, International Airlines Group announced its €1 billion ($1.1 billion) acquisition of Air Europa from Globalia. The deal was supposed to close in the first half of 2020. Air Europa operated 66 aircraft and generated a €100 million operating profit in 2018. The brand was to be retained initially within Iberia, with IAG expecting to see a return on investment by the fourth year, with full synergy by 2025: Intra-group codeshares, Madrid timing adjustments, sales and loyalty programmes alignment. Air Europa's parent company Globalia, a travel and tourism company managed by Juan José Hidalgo, agreed to sell the airline to British Airways' and Iberia's parent- IAG for around €1 billion ($1.1 billion) in November 2019. Globalia and IAG agreed to amend the terms of the deal in January 2021, cutting the transaction price in half to €500 million.[15][2] The plans, however, were scrapped in November 2021, with both parties seeking ways to revive it, with a deadline set for the end of January 2022.[16][17][18] In August 2022, IAG converted a loan to Air Europa into a 20% shareholding.[19]

Destinations

Air Europa operates tour services between northern and western Europe and holiday resorts in the Canary Islands and Balearic Islands. It also operates domestic scheduled services and long-haul scheduled services to North America and South America from Madrid. Its hub is Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport.[20]

Codeshare agreements

As of August 2021, Air Europa has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:[21]

Fleet
An Air Europa Boeing 787-8
An Air Europa Boeing 737-800 wearing the SkyTeam special livery
An Air Europa Embraer 195 painted in the airline's former livery

Current fleet

As of September 2022, Air Europe operates an all-Boeing mainline fleet (excluding Air Europa Express) composed of the following aircraft:[24]

Air Europa fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers[25] Notes
C Y Total
Boeing 737-800 17 — 12 168 180
Boeing 737 MAX 8 — 31 TBA
Boeing 787-8 10 — 22 274 296
Boeing 787-9 12 15 30 303 333[26]
Total 39 46

Historical fleet

Air Europa previously operated the following aircraft:[27]

Air Europa historical fleet
Aircraft Introduced Retired Notes
Airbus A330-200[24] 2006 2021
Airbus A330-300[24] 2013 2021
Airbus A340-200 2005 2006
ATR 42 1996 1997
Boeing 737-300 1986 2004
Boeing 737-400 1994 2006
Boeing 737-600 2003 2004
Boeing 757-200 1987 1998
Boeing 767-200 1996 2001
Boeing 767-300ER 2000 2012
British Aerospace ATP 1996 2001
Embraer ERJ-145 2012 2017
Embraer 195 2008 2017 Transferred to subsidiary Air Europa Express

See also
  • Air Europe (1979–1991)
  • Air Europe (Italy) (1989–2008)
  • List of airlines of Spain
  • Transport in Spain

References
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  2. "Air Europa Route Map and Destinations - FlightConnections.com". www.flightconnections.com.
  3. "Corporate Information / Globalia Archived 2010-12-09 at the Wayback Machine." Air Europa. Retrieved on 17 December 2010. "Air Europa Líneas Aéreas, S.A.U. ·Centro Empresarial Globalia. Apdo. Correos-132. 07620 Llucmajor - Baleares - Spain"
  4. "Bases_Sorteo_Ginebra.pdf." Air Europa. Retrieved on 8 November 2012. "AIR EUROPA LÍNEAS AÉREAS S.A. (Sociedad Unipersonal), con domicilio en Polígono Son Noguera, Carretera Arenal-Llucmajor, Km 21,5 de Llucmajor, Mallorca,"
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  6. World Airline Directory. Flight International. 16–22 March 2004. "62." "Centro Empresarial Globalia, PO Box 132, Llucmajor, Baleares, 07620, Spain"
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  8. "Air Europa crea su base de operaciones en Barajas". abc. September 25, 2013.
  9. Payet, Jose Antonio (January 31, 2019). "Air Europa Continues to Grow Latin American Market, Nears Long-Standing Competitor".
  10. "History of Air Europa". Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  11. "Globalia". Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  12. Air Dominicana listed as defunct. Retrieved 2009-09-29 Archived April 27, 2009, at archive.today
  13. "Air Europa". Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  14. Vinholes, Thiago (2019-05-23). "Anac aprova concessão da Air Europa no Brasil" [Anac approves Air Europa concession in Brazil]. UOL (in Portuguese). São Paulo. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  15. "IAG". Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  16. Dunn2021-12-16T15:20:00+00:00, Graham. "IAG terminates Air Europa deal but agrees January deadline to study new structure". FlightGlobal. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  17. "BA owner IAG to scrap plan to buy Spanish carrier Air Europa". The Guardian. 2021-12-15. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  18. Reuters (2021-12-16). "IAG and Air Europa cancel deal, examine alternative options". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  19. IAG takes 20 stake in Air Europa FlightGlobal 16 August 2022
  20. Kaminski-Morrow, David (4 November 2019). "IAG acquires Air Europa in bid to transform Madrid". Flightglobal. Archived from the original on 4 January 2021.
  21. "Air Europa Company | Corporate information | Air Europa". us.
  22. "Air Europa and Copa Airlines announce a new code-share agreement". www.copaair.com.
  23. "ITA Airways e Air Europa, accordo per migliore connettività tra i due network" [ITA Airways and Air Europa, codeshare for a better connectivity between their networks]. teleborsa.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  24. "Spain's Air Europa to add five B787-9s, ten B737 MAX". ch-aviation GmbH. 1 September 2022.
  25. "Fleet". aireuropa.com. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  26. "Air Europa schedules 787-9 Argentina service in March 2018". Routesonline. 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
  27. "Air Europa Fleets". Airfleets.net. Retrieved 23 August 2012.

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