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{{Redirect|Air Luxor|the now-defunct Egyptian airline|Luxor Air}}

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|headquarters=[[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]]
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|key_people= Paulo Mirpuri ([[President]])
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[[File:Air Luxor logo.svg|thumb|right|Air Luxor logo, which was used until 2005.]]
[[Image:Hifly Airbus A330-322.jpg|thumb|A Hi Fly [[Airbus A330-200]] seen over [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]], [[Australia]], operating a charter flight for the [[Royal Australian Air Force]] (2007).]]
[[Image:Hifly Airbus A330-322.jpg|thumb|A Hi Fly [[Airbus A330-200]] seen over [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]], [[Australia]], operating a charter flight for the [[Royal Australian Air Force]] (2007).]]
The airline was founded as '''Air Luxor''' in December 1988, a [[business jet|corporate jet charter]] department of [[Mirpuri Group]], which was headquartered at ''Luxor Square'' in [[Lisbon]] (thus the airline's name). In 1997, the airline was reorganized towards offering commercial charter flights. Scheduled flights were first operated in 2001. In 2003, Air Luxor announced the launch of scheduled [[low cost carrier|low cost flights]] under the '''Air Luxor Light''' branding. When the company suffered from deep financial troubles in late 2005, it was refounded as '''Hi Fly''' with new funding from Mirpuri Group, from then on fully concentrating on [[aircraft lease]] services.


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===Fleet development===
===Fleet development===
Over the years, the Air Luxor/Hi Fly fleet consisted of these aircraft types:<ref>[http://airfleets.net/flottecie/Air%20Luxor.htm Air Luxor fleet history at airfleets.net]</ref><ref>[http://airfleets.net/flottecie/HiFly.htm Hi Fly fleet list at planespotters.net]</ref>
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==Incidents and accidents==
*On 10 May 1998, an Air Luxor [[Lockheed L-1011]] aircraft enroute from [[Toronto]], [[Canada]] to Lisbon was hijacked shortly after takeoff, and the pilots demanded to divert the aircraft to the [[United States of America|United States]]. The pilots returned to Toronto instead, where the aircraft was stormed by police forces and the perpetrators could be overpowered, without any notable injuries amongst the passengers and crew on board.<ref>[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19980510-0 Air Luxor 1998 highjacking at the Aviation Safety Network]</ref>


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Revision as of 20:58, 17 February 2012

"Air Luxor" redirects here. For the now-defunct Egyptian airline, see Luxor Air.
Hi Fly
IATA ICAO Callsign
5K HFY SKY FLYER
Founded1988 (as Air Luxor)
Operating basesPortela Airport
Fleet size6
HeadquartersLisbon, Portugal
Key peoplePaulo Mirpuri (President)
Websitewww.hifly.aero

Hi Fly is an airline with its head office in Lisbon, Portugal,[1] which has specialised in the worldwide aircraft lease on medium to long term contracts for airlines, tour operators, governments, companies and individuals.[2] The airline's main centre of flight operations is Portela Airport.

History

Air Luxor logo, which was used until 2005.
A Hi Fly Airbus A330-200 seen over Darwin, Australia, operating a charter flight for the Royal Australian Air Force (2007).

The airline was founded as Air Luxor in December 1988, a corporate jet charter department of Mirpuri Group, which was headquartered at Luxor Square in Lisbon (thus the airline's name). In 1997, the airline was reorganized towards offering commercial charter flights. Scheduled flights were first operated in 2001. In 2003, Air Luxor announced the launch of scheduled low cost flights under the Air Luxor Light branding. When the company suffered from deep financial troubles in late 2005, it was refounded as Hi Fly with new funding from Mirpuri Group, from then on fully concentrating on aircraft lease services.

Fleet

As of December 2010, the Hi Fly fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average of 11.9 years:[3]

Hi Fly fleet
Aircraft In Service Passengers
F J Y Total
Airbus A310-300 2 0 18 176 194
Airbus A330-200 1 0 42 221 263
Airbus A330-300 1 0 42 288 330
Airbus A340-300 2 34
10 		35
30 		195
225 		264
265
Airbus A340-500 2 0 36 201 237
Total 8

Fleet development

Over the years, the Air Luxor/Hi Fly fleet consisted of these aircraft types:[4][5]

Aircraft Introduced Retired
Airbus A310-300 2009
Airbus A319-100 2002 2003
Airbus A320-200 2000 2006
Airbus A330-200 2002
Airbus A330-300 2002
Airbus A340-300 2009
Airbus A340-500 2010
Boeing 767-200 2001 2002
Lockheed L-1011 2000 2004

Incidents and accidents

  • On 10 May 1998, an Air Luxor Lockheed L-1011 aircraft enroute from Toronto, Canada to Lisbon was hijacked shortly after takeoff, and the pilots demanded to divert the aircraft to the United States. The pilots returned to Toronto instead, where the aircraft was stormed by police forces and the perpetrators could be overpowered, without any notable injuries amongst the passengers and crew on board.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Contacts." Hi Fly. Retrieved on 6 July 2010. "Administration and Finance: Rua do Borja, 6 1350-047 Lisboa - PORTUGAL"
  2. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. pp. 90–91.
  3. ^ Hi fly fleet list at planespotters.net
  4. ^ Air Luxor fleet history at airfleets.net
  5. ^ Hi Fly fleet list at planespotters.net
  6. ^ Air Luxor 1998 highjacking at the Aviation Safety Network

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