Jota Aviation
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| Founded | 2009 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 7 | ||||||
| Parent company | Jota Group | ||||||
| Headquarters | Southend-on-Sea, England, United Kingdom | ||||||
| Website | http://www.flyjota.com/ | ||||||
Jota Aviation is a specialist charter airline based at London Southend Airport, United Kingdom, and with the related Jota Sport, Jota Design and Jota Historic divisions, forms the Jota Group.
Jota Aviation Limited holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence No. 2376;[2] it is permitted to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats.[3]
History
Jota Aviation was founded in 2009,[4] it was established to meet the travel and cargo demands of the motorsport industry, and then expanded into a specialist air charter and aircraft management company, offering 24-hour-a-day response from its London Southend Airport base. The airline once was the largest operator of King Air aircraft in Europe.[5]
The company offers ad hoc or ACMI Aircraft lease charter flights on its British Aerospace 146,[4] added to the AOC in 2014.
On 11 January 2016, JOTA announced the addition to their fleet of an Avro RJ85 aircraft.[6] It was delivered to Southend on 5 April 2016.
On 20 February 2017, JOTA received an Avro RJ100, registration G-JOTS, ex Brussels Airlines as OO-DWJ.
On 10 April 2018, JOTA announced an expansion of their cargo fleet with the addition of 4 BAe 146-300QTs, the first of which, registration G-JOTE was expected to enter service on 1 June 2018.[7]
Fleet
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Jota Aviation own and operate the following aircraft (as of December 2018):[8]
| Aircraft | In service | On Order | Passengers[5] | |
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| British Aerospace 146-200 | 1 | 95 | ||
| British Aerospace 146-300QT | 4 | Nil | ||
| Avro RJ100 | 1 | 97 | ||
| Avro RJ85 | 1 | 95 | ||
| Total | 7 | |||
References
- ^ "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ Civil Aviation Authority - AOC List
- ^ Civil Aviation Authority - Type A Operating Licence Holders
- ^ a b European Regional Airline Association - ERA welcomes Jota Aviation into membership
- ^ a b "JOTA Aviation - About JOTA Aviation". Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ http://hosted-p0.vresp.com/1763933/0049aad536/ARCHIVE
- ^ http://flyjota.com/news/jota-aviation-takes-delivery-of-first-of-four-bae-146-300-qts-ready-to-enter-go-now-cargo-charters/
- ^ "United Kingdom Civil Aircraft Register". United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.