Air Europa Líneas Aéreas, S.A. is a Spanish airline with its base in Palma, Majorca, Spain. It operates extensive charter and scheduled services.
Code Data
- IATA Code: UX
- ICAO Code: AEA
- Callsign: Europa
History
Air Europa started in 1986 (registered in Spain as Air Espana SA and previously known as such) as part of the British ILG-Air Europe Group and 75% owned by Spanish banks. It originally had a similar livery to Air Europe but with Air Europa titles, aircraft were registered in Spain and flew holiday charters from Mediterranian resorts and European cities using a Boeing 737-300. 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. It is now owned by Globalia Corporación Empresarial S.A . At the end of the 1990s Boeing 737-800 jets were introduced along with a new livery. In 2004 it joined the SkyTeam global alliance.
Services
- Scheduled routes include New York and many Spanish cities.
- Charter flights are operated throughout Europe to the Mediterranian and to Bangkok, Cancun, Delhi, Halifax, Havana, New York and Santa Domingo.
- Airbus A340-200 services from Madrid to Beijing and Shanghai are expected to start in May 2005
Fleet
The Air Europa fleet consists of the following aircraft (at February 2005):
- 3 Boeing 737-400
- 25 Boeing 737-800
- 5 Boeing 767-300
Some Airbus aircraft are also being leased and an order for ten Airbus A350s was announced in December 2004.
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