Titan Airways
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| Founded | 1988 | |||
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| Hubs | London Stansted Airport | |||
| Fleet size | 11 (+2 Orders) | |||
| Destinations | Varying (charter airline) | |||
| Headquarters | London Stansted Airport, United Kingdom | |||
| Key people | Gene Willson | |||
| Website | titan-airways.com | |||
Titan Airways Ltd is a British charter airline with its head office located at the Enterprise House at London Stansted Airport, Stansted Mountfitchet, Uttlesford, Essex, England.[1] It operates contract and ad-hoc passenger and freight charters throughout the world and short notice wet-lease charters for scheduled airlines. It provides VIP charters for clients including The Rolling Stones, former Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, and Liverpool Football Club.
The company holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence, permitting it to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats. [2]
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[edit] History
The airline started operations on 1 February 1988. It was subject to a management buy-out on February 1992 and is now owned by Gene Willson (67%) and venture capital firm 3i (33%). Titan Airways has been working on behalf of cruise ship companies such as Olsen Cruises; Princess Cruises and Cunard.
[edit] Destinations
Titan Airways operates charter flights for British tour companies. The airline flies from Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, Gatwick and Stansted to French and Swiss ski destinations, these mainly being Chambéry and Lourdes in France. During April 2010 the airline initiated use of their 767-300ER G-POWD undertaking flights to Malé, Maldives. Titan's Boeing 757 was leased to low cost airline Easyjet during the Summer 2010 season and flew from the airline's Stansted base to Malaga, Palma and Naples.
[edit] UK Ministry of Defence
Titan Airways announced in the third quarter of 2011 that it had successfully resecured a twelve-month contract to provide twice-weekly air service to the Falkland Islands from the UK, commencing 4 September. Flights will depart from RAF Brize Norton, in Oxfordshire, to RAF Mount Pleasant via RAF Ascension Island [3].
The service is commonly known as the South Atlantic air bridge.
Titan Airways' first flight on the routes is scheduled to depart RAF Brize Norton later in the day on September 4. Subsequent flights will depart on Wednesdays and Sundays.
Air Seychelles previously held the flight contract, after having won it in January 2010.
[edit] Accidents and incidents
[edit] Fleet
The Titan Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft (at 09 February 2012)[4]
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Seating Configs |
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| Avro RJ100 | 1 | — | 110Y[6] | |
| BAe 146-200QC | 2 | — | 77Y[7] 80Y[8] |
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| Boeing 737-300QC | 3 | — | 44C[9] 130Y[10] |
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| Boeing 737-300F | 1 | — | — | Operates for Royal Mail |
| Boeing 757-200 | 3 | — | 98C[11] 40C/108Y[12] 202Y[13] |
flexible business-class or all-economy class |
| Boeing 767-300ER | 1 | — | 265Y[14] | all-economy class |
| Cessna Citation CJ2+ | 1 | — | 6C | all-business class |
| AgustaWestland AW109 | 1 | — | ||
| Total | 11 | 2 |
[edit] Gallery
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ "Contact Us." Titan Airways. Retrieved on 16 December 2011. "Titan Airways Ltd Enterprise House Stansted Airport Essex CM24 1RN"
- ^ Operating Licence
- ^ http://www.titan-airways.com/news/falklands-air-bridge.html
- ^ Titan Airways Fleet
- ^ Titan Airways Fleet UK Civil Aviation Authority.
- ^ RJ100 Seat Plan
- ^ Bae146 (G-ZAPN) Seat Plan
- ^ BAe146 (G-ZAPK) Seat Plan
- ^ All Business 737-300 (G-POWC) Seat Plan
- ^ All Economy 737-300 Cabin Seat Plan
- ^ All Business 757 Seat Plan
- ^ Two Class 757 Seat Plan
- ^ All Economy 757 Seat Plan
- ^ 767 Seat Plan
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