Spanair
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| Spanair | ||
|---|---|---|
| IATA JK | ICAO JKK |
Callsign SPANAIR |
| Founded | 1988 | <tr><th colspan="2">Hubs</th><td>Barajas International Airport|
| Fleet size | 54 | |
| Destinations | 26 | |
| Headquarters | Image:Flag of Spain.svg Palma de Mallorca, Spain | |
| Key people | Gonzalo Pascual (Chairman) Lars Nygaard (CEO Spanair) Gunnar Reitan (acting CEO SAS Group) | |
| Website: http://www.spanair.com | ||
Spanair S.A. is an airline based in Palma, Mallorca, Spain. It provides a scheduled passenger network within Spain and Europe, with an extension to West Africa. Worldwide charters are also flown for tour companies. Its main base is Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI), with hubs at Barajas International Airport (MAD), Madrid and El Prat International Airport (BCN), Barcelona.
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[edit] History
The airline was established in December 1986 and began operations in March 1988. It was set up as a joint venture between SAS and Viajes Marsans, and began operations with European charters. Long-haul flights to the USA, Mexico and the Dominican Republic were launched in 1991, followed by domestic scheduled flights in March 1994. The airline flew long-haul flights, with Boeing 767-300 aircraft, to Washington and Buenos Aires in the late-1990s. Spanair joined Star Alliance in 2003. The company is owned by the SAS Group (94.9%) and Grupo Marsans (5.1%). It employs 2535 staff.
[edit] New Routes
Daily flights from Barcelona to Algiers and Frankfurt in June 2007. The flights will be operated by Airbus A320-200 aircraft. Daily flights from Bilbao to Jerez and Munich in the summer of 2007.
[edit] Destinations
- See main article: Spanair destinations
Spanair operates three weekly-services Madrid-Santa Cruz de La Palma as of May 2006 using a mix of Airbus A320-200 and MD-80.
The airline is a member of the Star alliance.
[edit] Fleet
The Spanair fleet includes the following aircraft (at August 2006) <ref>Flight International, 3-9 October 2006</ref> :
| Type | Number | Seats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A320-200 | 16 | 156-180 | |
| Airbus A321-200 | 5 | 212 | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | 10 | 120/170 | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | 17 | ||
| McDonnell Douglas MD-87 | 9 |
[edit] External links
- Company websites
- Spanair (English)/(Spanish)
- SAS Group (English)
- Spanair Fleet Detail (English)
- Other websites
- Spanair Fleet Age at www.airfleets.net (English)
- Spanair Fleet Detail at www.planemad.net (English)
- Spanair Passenger Opinions at Skytrax (English)
- Spanair at the Aviation Safety Network Database (English)
[edit] References
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| Members of the Star Alliance |
| Air Canada • Air New Zealand • ANA • Asiana Airlines • Austrian Airlines • bmi LOT Polish Airlines • Lufthansa • Scandinavian Airlines • Singapore Airlines • South African Airways Spanair • Swiss • TAP Portugal • Thai Airways • United Airlines • US Airways • Varig Regional members: Adria Airways • Blue1 • Croatia Airlines |
| Members of the Association of European Airlines |
|---|
| Adria Airways | Aer Lingus | Air France | Air Malta | Austrian Airlines | bmi | British Airways | Cargolux | Croatia Airlines | Czech Airlines | Cyprus Airways | Finnair | Iberia Airlines | Icelandair | Jat Airways | KLM | LOT Polish Airlines | Malév Hungarian Airlines | Olympic Airlines | Scandinavian Airlines | SN Brussels Airlines | Spanair | SWISS | TAP Portugal | TAROM | Turkish Airlines | Virgin Atlantic Airways |
| SAS Group, SAS AB | |
|---|---|
| Scandinavian Airlines Business | Scandinavian Airlines Danmark | Scandinavian Airlines Sverige | SAS Business Opportunities | SAS Braathens |
| Subsidiaries | airBaltic | Blue1 | Spanair | Widerøe |
| Affiliated | Air Greenland | Aerolineas de Baleares | bmi | Estonian Air | Skyways Express |
| Destinations | SAS Group destinations | Scandinavian Airlines destinations | SAS Braathens destinations | Spanair destinations | Widerøe destinations |
| Airline Support Business | SAS Cargo Group | SAS Media | SAS Flight Academy | SAS Technical Services | SAS Ground Services |
| Alliances | Star Alliance | WOW Alliance |
| History | DDL (1946) | DNL (1946) | SILA (1946) | ABA (1948) | Linjeflyg (1992) | Braathens (2001) |
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