AlbaStar

AlbaStar S.A. is a privately-owned Spanish airline headquartered in Palma de Mallorca that carries out scheduled and charter flights.[1]

This article is about the Spanish charter airline. For the Slovenian sailplane manufacturer, see Albastar Ltd.

AlbaStar
IATA ICAO Callsign
AP[1] LAV[1] ALBASTAR[2]
Founded30 November 2009
Commenced operations31 July 2010
Hubs
Fleet size5
Destinations12[1]
HeadquartersPalma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain[1]
Key peoplePino D'Urso[3]
Employees200[3]
Websitewww.albastar.es

History
A former Albastar Boeing 737-400 in 2013.

Albastar was founded in 2009 by Italian and British entrepreneurs and obtained its Air Operator Certificate in 2010 as a charter carrier for tour operators.[3] The companies' first aircraft, a Boeing 737-400 was named “Pino D’Urso” after the airline's founder.[3]

In 2014, AlbaStar inaugurated an operational base at Milan Malpensa Airport.[3] In 2019, the airline obtained the IOSA certification (International Operational Safety Audit) and became a member of the International Air Transport Association.[3]

Destinations
Main article: List of AlbaStar destinations

Albastar operates charter flights to European leisure destinations on behalf of tour operators as well under its own brand name. It also operates Italian domestic services from Trapani.

Fleet
AlbaStar Boeing 737-800

As of November 2022, the Albastar fleet consists of the following aircraft:[4]

Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
Boeing 737-800 5 — 189
Total 5 —

References
  1. ch-aviation.com - AlbaStar retrieved 27 November 2022
  2. "Contractions Faao Jo 7340.2". Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  3. albastar.es - The Company retrieved 27 November 2022
  4. albastar.es - Fleet retrieved 27 November 2022

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