Helvetic Airways

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Helvetic Airways
IATA ICAO Callsign
2L[1] OAW HELVETIC
Founded2003
AOC #1033[2]
Hubs
Fleet size12
Destinations34
Parent companyHelvetic Airways AG
HeadquartersKloten, Switzerland
Key peopleBruno Jans, CEO
Tobias Pogorevc, CFO
Employeesabout 400[3]
Websitehelvetic.com

Helvetic Airways is a Swiss airline headquartered in Kloten with its fleet stationed at Zürich Airport.[4] It operates flights to destinations in Europe and Northern Africa, mainly leisure markets, but also to business destinations on its own behalf[5] as well as scheduled flights on behalf of Swiss International Air Lines and Lufthansa[6] using their fleet of Embraer 190s and Fokker 100s.

History

Helvetic Airways was established in the autumn of 2003 as a rebranding and extension of the existing airline Odette Airways to serve destinations in South-Eastern Europe. Switzerland's first budget carrier began operating in November with a Fokker 100 flying to 3 destinations. By 2004, the fleet had grown to 7 aircraft.

In December 2006, the carrier unveiled a new look for its aircraft. Since that time, all the Fokker 100s have livery in red-white-silver grey colours with the Swiss cross on the tailfin.

In October 2010, the Swiss news media announced a new base in Bern Airport.[7]

On 18 February 2013, in the 2013 Belgian diamond heist, eight men armed with automatic weapons and dressed in police uniforms seized 120 small parcels containing an estimated $50 million (£32,000,000) worth of diamonds from a Helvetic Airways Fokker 100 passenger plane loaded with passengers preparing for departure to Zurich. The men drove two vehicles through a hole they had cut in the airport's perimeter fence to Flight LX789, which had just been loaded with diamonds from a Brink's armoured van. The men were able to execute the operation within five minutes with no injuries and without firing a shot.[8]

In December 2014,[9] Helvetic Airways began to take over seven Embraer 190s which were freed by Niki changing their fleet.[10]

Since March 2016 there is a wet lease contract with Lufthansa for the route Zurich-Munich.[11]

Destinations

Helvetic Airways Fokker 100 in former livery
Now phased-out Helvetic Airways Airbus A319-100

Not included are the routes served for Swiss International Air Lines as well as Lufthansa on a long-term wetlease contract.

Scheduled destinations as of May 2017:[12]

Country (Canton/Province/Region) City Airport name
  Switzerland Bern Bern Airport
  Switzerland Sion Sion Airport
  Switzerland Zürich Zürich Airport
 France Bordeaux Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
 Italy ( Sardinia) Olbia Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
 Spain ( Balearic Islands) Palma de Majorca Palma de Mallorca Airport
 Ireland Limerick Shannon Airport

Charter or partial charter flights as of May 2017:[13]

Country (Canton/Province/Region) City Airport name
 Greece Heraklion Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis”
 Greece Kos Kos Island International Airport, Hippocrates
 Cyprus Larnaca Larnaca International Airport
 France Lourdes Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport
 Spain ( Balearic Islands) Palma de Majorca Palma de Mallorca Airport
 Greece Preveza Aktion National Airport
 Greece Rhodes Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras"
 Norway Tromsø Tromsø Airport Langnes

Fleet

Current fleet

Helvetic Airways Fokker 100

The Helvetic Airways fleet includes the following aircraft as of June 2017:[14]

Helvetic Airways fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
Y Total
Embraer 190[15] 7[16] — 112 112 5 operated for Swiss International Air Lines
Fokker 100 5[17] — 100 100 4 operated for Swiss International Air Lines
Total 12 —

Historic fleet[14]

Embraer 190 in current livery

The airline operated one Airbus A319-100, which was then returned to its lessor in Spring 2017[18]. Helvetic Airways previously also operated a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft.

References

  1. ^ "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  2. ^ "List of approved Aircraft Maintenance Organisations" (PDF). admin.ch. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Information of Helvetic Airways Group". helvetic.com. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Imprint Archived 29 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine." Helvetic Airways. Retrieved on 6 November 2009. "Helvetic Airways AG P.O. Box 250 CH-8058 Zurich Airport"
  5. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 3 April 2007. p. 90.
  6. ^ http://abouttravel.ch/reisebranche/transport-luft-land/helvetic-airways-fliegt-fur-lufthansa/
  7. ^ "2011 startet Helvetic auch von Bern-Belp aus".
  8. ^ Higgins, Andrew (18 February 2013). "Brazen Jewel Robbery at Brussels Airport Nets $50 Million in Diamonds". New York Times. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  9. ^ "Helvetic Airways - Fleet information of E-190". www.helvetic.com. Helvetic Airways AG. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  10. ^ "A319 bekommen Niki-Beklebung".
  11. ^ INSIDE, TRAVEL. "Helvetic Airways fliegt für Lufthansa | aboutTravel". abouttravel.ch. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  12. ^ "Helvetic Airways". www.helvetic.com. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  13. ^ "Helvetic Airways - Charter / Teilcharter Flüge". www.helvetic.com. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  14. ^ a b "Helvetic Airways Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  15. ^ "Helvetic Airways Flotte - ZRH-Spotter".
  16. ^ "Helvetic Airways". www.helvetic.com. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  17. ^ "Helvetic Airways". www.helvetic.com. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  18. ^ "About Travel (in German)". www.abouttravel.ch. Retrieved 1 June 2017.

External links

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