| euroAtlantic Airways | ||
|---|---|---|
| IATA MM |
ICAO MMZ |
Callsign EUROATLANTIC |
| Founded | 1997 | |
| Hubs | Portela Airport | |
| Fleet size | 6 | |
| Destinations | ||
| Parent company | Air Madeira | |
| Headquarters | Lisbon, Portugal | |
| Key people | Tomaz Metello (CEO) | |
| Website: http://www.euroatlantic.pt/ | ||
euroAtlantic Airways is a charter airline based in Sintra, Lisbon, Portugal. It operates worldwide charter services, with an emphasis on USA, Canada, Mexico, and Australia, as well as ACMI and other wet lease operations. Its main base is Portela Airport, Lisbon.[1]
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History
The airline was established in 1997 and started operations in May 1997. It began services as Air Madeira (the trading name of Air Zarco) when it purchased a Lockheed Tristar 500 aircraft for transatlantic charter flights. It gained its own air operators certificate in 1999 and adopted its present name in 2000. EuroAtlantic Airways is owned by Quanlux (Luxembourg) (45%), Tomaz Julio Teixeira Metello (25%), Anglotel (Luxembourg) (20%) and Danielle Chadrin Metello (10%) and has 239 employees (at March 2007)[1]. In 2005, EuroAtlantic airways had €109 million in revenue and a profit of €5.9 million.
Fleet
The Euro Atlantic Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft (November 2007)
| Aircraft | Number | Passengers (Euro Atlantic Class/Economy) |
Routes | Notes | Future |
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| Boeing 757-200 | 2 | 196 (10/186) | Charter Services | CS-TLX,CS-TFK | |
| Boeing 767-300ER | 5 | 250 (16C/234Y) | Charter Services | CS-TLO, CS-TLQ, PR-VPV at Varig, PR-VTC at Varig, PR-VTE at Varig. | |
| L-1011 | 1 | 253 (56C/197Y) | Charter Services | CS-TEB | This L1011 is active and mainly does backup services |
| Boeing 777-200ER | 2 | Charter Services | Both Dry Leased from TAAG Angola Airlines | ||
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References
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-04-03, p. 78.
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