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Aegean Airlines
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Cite This SourceAegean Airlines is the second largest Greek airline based in Athens. It operates scheduled services from Athens and Thessaloniki to other major Greek destinations as well as to a number of European destinations, mainly German. Its main base is Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, Athens, with a hub at Thessaloniki International Airport, "Macedonia".
History
Aegean Airlines was founded as Aegean Aviation in 1987. It was originally a VIP/business air operation specializing in executive and air ambulance services. On 17 February 1992, it became the first airline to be issued with a Greek independent air operator's licence. After it was bought by Vasilakis Group in 1994, Aegean Aviation commenced VIP flights from Athens all over the world with wholly owned Learjet aircraft. The Aegean Airlines title was adopted with the start of scheduled passenger services at the end of May 1999.Its first commercial flights were from Athens to Heraklion, Crete and Thessaloniki, Macedonia, with 2 brand new wholly owned BAe 146/RJ100. Also in 1999 Aegean bought Air Greece. After an agreement in March 2001 to merge Aegean and Cronus Airlines, it operated for a while as Aegean Cronus Airlines until full integration. Since 2005, the airline has been in partnership with Lufthansa, offering participation to the Miles & More program, and its flights, except from its A3 code, also have the Lufthansa LH code. In March of 2006, Aegean Airlines also agreed with TAP Portugal in a co-operation agreement.
The airline is owned by Laskaridis Group (25.3%), Vassilakis Group (45.2%), B Konstantakopoulos (8.3%), D Ioannou (8.1%), G David (6.3%) and Piraeus Bank (5.9%) and has 1,609 employees (at March 2007)
Destinations
Fleet
The Aegean Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of February 2008):| Aircraft | Total | Passengers | Routes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A320-200 | 5 (21 orders) (8 options) | 168 (12/156) | Domestic, Cyprus and Germany | For delivery by 2008/9 |
| Airbus A321-200 | (4 orders) | 195 | UK (London STN) and Germany | For delivery by 2008 |
| BAE Avro RJ100 | 6 | 112 (0/112) | Domestic,Bulgaria, Egypt and Romania, | |
| Boeing 737-300 | 4 | 136 (12/124) | Short haul Domestic, Germany and Italy | |
| Boeing 737-400 | 9 | 156 (12/144) | Short and Medium haul Domestic, Germany and Italy | |
| Learjet 60 | 1 | 8 | Domestic and Europe | Corporate and charter use |
| Total | 25 (25 orders) (8 options) | Updated February 2008 |
Aircraft orders
In 2007 the airline extended its order for 19 Airbus A320 of a total value of $800 million USD, with an option of an extra 8 aircraft of the A320 family (A318/A319/A320/A321). The first Airbus A320 was delivered on 22/02/2007. Two more A320 were delivered in March 2007, 8 A320 and 2 A321 will be delivered in 2008 for a total of 10, and 6 in 2009. On 6th September 2007 an additional order for 6 A320 was made. An additional option for 8 A320/A321 for 2010 is also open for purchase.Awards
- Bronze Award: Airline of the Year - 2000/2001
- Gold Award: Airline of the Year - 2004/2005
- Silver Award: Airline of the Year - 2006/2007
References
External links
- Aegean Airlines
- Descriptif compagnie Aegean Airlines
- Aegean Airlines Fleet
- Aegean Airlines Fleet Age
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