South Atlantic Airways
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Former Spanish charter airline
| South Atlantic Airways Boeing 757-236 | |||||||
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| Commenced operations | 2000 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2001 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | Fleet below | ||||||
| Headquarters | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | ||||||
| Key people | Eduard Gusarov | ||||||
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South Atlantic Airways was an airline based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.[1]
History
[edit ]South Atlantic Airways was founded in 2000 as a Spanish-Russian venture. The company leased a plane from Israeli airline Arkia and began operating charter flights in March 2001.[2]
On 30 November 2001 South Atlantic Airways returned the leased plane to Arkia and ended all operations.[3] [4] The circumstances in which this airline operated and its activities were not clear and are rife with speculations.[5] [6]
Code data
[edit ]- ICAO Code: HRC (not current)
Fleet
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ South Atlantic Airways SA en Santa Cruz de Tenerife [permanent dead link ]
- ^ Forum; Commercial Aviation - South Atlantic Airways
- ^ a b Planespotters - South Atlantic Airways Fleet Details and History
- ^ Boeing B-757 de Gestair Cargo EC-KLD Juan Carlos Díaz Lorenzo, 16 junio 2012
- ^ Diario de Avisos - Derbah desviaba armas y dinero hacia grupos terroristas árabes en Líbano
- ^ 7078.72, pdf - Ejército del Aire - Ministerio de Defensa [permanent dead link ]
External links
[edit ]- Media related to South Atlantic Airways at Wikimedia Commons
- Civil Aviation - South Atlantic Airways
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