Albawings
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| Founded | February 2015 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | September 2016 | ||||||
| Hubs | Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Destinations | 10 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, Albania | ||||||
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| Website | albawings | ||||||
Albawings is an Albanian low-cost airline headquartered in Tirana and based at its hub at Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza.
History
Albawings was founded in February 2015.[1] Albawings was awarded the Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) by the Albanian Civil Aviation Authority on 4 February 2016.[2][3] The first aircraft of the company, a Boeing 737-500, with which Albawings started its operations, is called "Spirit of Tirana".[4]
On 11 December 2016, the second aircraft was delivered by Bruce Dickinson. The leased plane was a Boeing 737-400 owned by Cardiff Aviation and it is named after Sir Norman Wisdom, who was a very popular actor for Albanians during the communist regime of Enver Hoxha, mainly for his role of Mr. Pitkin.[5]
Destinations
The airline operates flights to several Italian destinations.
Fleet
The fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of February 2020):[6]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Boeing 737-400 | 3 | 170 | 170 | |||
| Total | 3 | 1 | ||||
References
- ^ "About - Albawings". Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ "Start-up Albawings takes delivery of first B737 aircraft". Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ "airlinersphotostream.com". Archived from the original on 2016-10-14. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ Italiavola (7 March 2016). "Albawings.com, il Boeing 737/500 Spirit of Tirana". Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ Pyke, Chris (12 December 2016). "Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson flies the Sir Norman Wisdom to Albania". Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World: 4. October 2019.
External links
Media related to Albawings at Wikimedia Commons
