Albawings
History
Albawings was founded in February 2015. Albawings was awarded the Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) by the Albanian Civil Aviation Authority on 4 February 2016. The first aircraft of the company, a Boeing 737-500, with which Albawings started its operations, is called "Spirit of Tirana".
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 popular actor for Albanians during the communist regime of Enver Hoxha, mainly for his role of Mr. Pitkin.
As of 12 January 2024 Albawings stopped flying.
Fleet
The fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of February 2020)(ZA-ALB, ZA-ALC, ZA-ALD and ZA-AWB):
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Boeing 737-400 | 3 | 188 | 188 | [1] | ||
| Total | 3 | |||||
Former fleet
| Aircraft | total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-500 | 1 | 2016 | 2020 | stored in hangar |
| Boeing 737-400 | 1 | 2016 | 2017 | leased from VVB Aviation Malta |
References
- ^ "Albawings - Overview, Competitors, and Employees". apollo.io. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ "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.
- ^ cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/business-news/iron-maidens-bruce-dickinson-flies-12309338#ICID=sharebar_twitter%7Ctitle=Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson flies the Sir Norman Wisdom to Albania|first=Chris|last=Pyke|date=12 December 2016
- ^ "Albawings 1Q24 Network Temporary Changes".
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World: 4. October 2019.
External links
Media related to Albawings at Wikimedia Commons
