Air Europa Líneas Aéreas, S.A.U. is an airline headquartered in the Centro Empresarial Globalia in Llucmajor, Majorca, Spain.[1][2] It operates inclusive 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, South America and the Caribbean. Its main base is Palma de Mallorca Airport, Palma de Mallorca[3].
The airline is 100% owned by Globalia, a travel and tourism company managed by Juan Jose Hidalgo, and since September 2007 it has been an associate member of the SkyTeam alliance. During the last ten years its operations have gradually shifted ever more to focusing on scheduled flights.[4]
[edit] History
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. It originally had a similar livery to Air Europe but with Air Europa titles, aircraft were registered in Spain and flew holiday charters from Mediterranean 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 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. At the end of the 1990s Boeing 737-800 jets were introduced along with a new livery. In June 2005 it was announced among the four future associate members of SkyTeam alliance, due to join by 2006. However, the joining date was postponed, and became a member on on 1 September 2007.
Boeing 737-800 landing at Bristol Airport
[edit] Destinations
The Air Europa fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of 13 September 2009) [5]:
[edit] Codeshare agreements
Air Europa has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:
(This list does not include SkyTeam airlines)
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. [6]
[edit] Incidents and accidents
- On 27 October 2007, a Boeing 737-800 chartered by the UN destroyed dozens of approach and landing lights whilst making a low approach at Poland's Katowice International Airport.[7] No passengers were reported injured but the aircraft suffered extensive damage to the fuselage and engines.
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