Air Europa Express
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| Founded | 1996 (as Aeronova) | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | Suma | ||||||
| Fleet size | 7 | ||||||
| Parent company | Globalia Corp. | ||||||
| Headquarters | Son Sant Joan, Mallorca, Spain[2] | ||||||
Air Europa Express (previously Aeronova) is a Spanish regional airline. It is a subsidiary of Globalia (which is also the parent company of Air Europa). The airline is set to operate regional routes for Air Europa.[2] Globalia plans to have Air Europa grow and operate long-haul flights; and have Air Europa Express for short haul and regional routes to be more competitive and reduce costs. The airline is not a part of Air Europa and therefore the staff of the airline will be totally independent from Air Europa.[1][3][4]
History
The airline was founded in Spain in 1996 as Aeronova and flew scheduled and charter flights on behalf of other companies. Aeronova also had a school offering training for pilots on the two types the airline flew, the ATR 42 and the Fairchild SA-227 Metro.[5]
In November 2015 Globalia Corporacion, parent company of Air Europa, bought Aeronova.[1][6] Later the same month it was announced that Globalia would rebrand the company as Air Europa Express to operate Air Europa's regional flights.[1][7][3][8]
The new Air Europa Express is Globalia's third attempt at creating a regional subsidiary. The first was another airline with the same name which collapsed in 2001; a second airline known as Universal Airlines never commenced operations.[2]
The airline commenced operations as Air Europa Express on 11 January 2016 with two daily flights between Valencia and Madrid; and one daily flight between Valencia and Palma de Malorca; operating under the Aeronova Air operator's certificate (AOC).[9][2][10] It was expected to get a new AOC in March 2016 to fully change the name from Aeronova to Air Europa Express.[1] Tickets for flights are only available for purchase from the Air Europa website.[11]
Fleet
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The Air Europa Express fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2016):[12]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| ATR 42-300 | 3 | - | – | |||
| ATR 72-500 | 1 | - | – | 74 | 74 | |
| Embraer E195LR | 3 | 8 | 12 | 108 | 120[13] | Being transferred from Air Europa commencing March 2016[2] |
| Total | 7 | 8 | ||||
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Air Europa Express: Globalia's low cost airline expected for March 2016 - Flight Consulting". Flight Consulting. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Air Europa Express inaugurates operations". ch-aviation. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- 1 2 "Globalia adquiere Aeronova para crear Air Europa Express". abc. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ↑ POR A.C.A. (4 December 2015). "Air Europa Express despegará el 11 de enero con un avión de Aeronova". Expansión.com. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ↑ http://www.aeronova.com/en/training-center/
- ↑ "Globalia compra la empresa de transporte aéreo del Grupo Suñer". Las Provincias. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ↑ "Globalia creará Air Europa Express para operar los vuelos de corto radio". Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ↑ Javier Fernández Magariño (18 November 2015). "Globalia prepara el lanzamiento de la 'low cost' Air Europa Express". CINCODIAS. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ↑ "OY-CHT - Aircraft info and flight history". Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ↑ "Timeline Photos - World Airline News - Facebook". Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ↑ "Air Europa - Official website". Air Europa. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part Two)". Airliner World (November 2016): 32.
- ↑ "Fleet". Air Europa. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
