Albawings was an Albanian low-cost airline headquartered in Tirana, and was based at its hub at Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza.
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| Founded | February 2015 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | September 2016 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | January 12, 2024 | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Destinations | 7 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Tirana, Albania | ||||||
| Key people |
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| Employees | 72[1] | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
History
Albawings was founded in February 2015.[2] Albawings was awarded the Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) by the Albanian Civil Aviation Authority on 4 February 2016.[3][4] The first aircraft of the company, a Boeing 737-500, with which Albawings started its operations, is called "Spirit of Tirana".[5]
On 11 December 2016, the second aircraft was delivered by Bruce Dickinson. The leased plane was a Boeing 737-400 owned by Cardiff Aviation and it is named after Sir Norman Wisdom, who was a popular actor for Albanians during the communist regime of Enver Hoxha, mainly for his role of Mr. Pitkin.[6]
As of 12 January 2024 Albawings stopped flying.[7]
Fleet
The fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of February 2020)(ZA-ALB, ZA-ALC, ZA-ALD and ZA-AWB):[8]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Boeing 737-400 | 3 | 188 | 188 | [1] | ||
| Total | 3 | |||||
Former fleet
| Aircraft | total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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| Boeing 737-500 | 1 | 2016 | 2020 | stored in hangar |
| Boeing 737-400 | 1 | 2016 | 2017 | leased from VVB Aviation Malta |
References
- ^ "Albawings - Overview, Competitors, and Employees". apollo.io. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ "About - Albawings". Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ "Start-up Albawings takes delivery of first B737 aircraft". Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ "airlinersphotostream.com". Archived from the original on 2016-10-14. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ Italiavola (7 March 2016). "Albawings.com, il Boeing 737/500 Spirit of Tirana". Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/business-news/iron-maidens-bruce-dickinson-flies-12309338#ICID=sharebar_twitter%7Ctitle=Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson flies the Sir Norman Wisdom to Albania|first=Chris|last=Pyke|date=12 December 2016
- ^ "Albawings 1Q24 Network Temporary Changes".
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World: 4. October 2019.
External links
Media related to Albawings at Wikimedia Commons
