Aegean Airlines

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Aegean Airlines
Image:Aegean Logo1.gif
IATA
A3		ICAO
AEE		Callsign
AEGEAN
Founded1987
HubsAthens International Airport
Focus citiesMakedonia Airport, Thessaloniki
Frequent flyer programMiles & Bonus, Miles & More
Member loungeAegean Club Lounge, Makedonia, Demokritos
Fleet size25 (plus 25 orders with 8 options)
Destinations26
Parent companyAegean Airlines S.A.
HeadquartersAthens, Greece
Key peopleTheodore Vasilakis (Chairman, CEO)
Website: www.aegeanair.com

Aegean Airlines is the second largest Greek airline based in Athens. It operates scheduled services from Athens and Thessaloniki to other major Greek destinations as well as to a number of European destinations, mainly German. Its main bases are Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, Athens, with a hub at Thessaloniki International Airport, "Macedonia".

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[edit] History

Aegean Airlines was founded as Aegean Aviation in 1987.[1] It was originally a VIP/business air operation specializing in executive and air ambulance services. On 17 February 1992, it became the first airline to be issued with a Greek independent air operator's licence.[1] After it was bought by Vasilakis Group in 1994, Aegean Aviation commenced VIP flights from Athens all over the world with wholly owned Learjet aircraft. The Aegean Airlines title was adopted with the start of scheduled passenger services at the end of May 1999.[1]

Its first commercial flights were from Athens to Heraklion, Crete and Thessaloniki, Macedonia, with 2 brand new wholly owned BAe 146/RJ100. Also in 1999 Aegean bought Air Greece.[1] After an agreement in March 2001 to merge Aegean and Cronus Airlines, it operated for a while as Aegean Cronus Airlines until full integration.[2][1] Since 2005, the airline has been in partnership with Lufthansa, offering participation to the Miles & More program, and its flights, except from its A3 code, also have the Lufthansa LH code.[1] In March of 2006, Aegean Airlines also agreed with TAP Portugal in a co-operation agreement.[1]

The airline is owned by Laskaridis Group (25.3%), Vassilakis Group (45.2%), B Konstantakopoulos (8.3%), D Ioannou (8.1%), G David (6.3%) and Piraeus Bank (5.9%) and has 1,609 employees (at March 2007)[2]

[edit] Destinations

Aegean Airlines' destinations (as of December 2007) are: [3]

Domestic

European

African

Image:Boeing 737-300 Aegean SX-BGW.jpg
Aegean Airlines Boeing 737-300 in Düsseldorf (Germany)

[edit] Fleet

The Aegean Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of September 2007):

Aegean Airlines Fleet
Aircraft Total
Passengers Routes Notes
Airbus A320-200 3[4]
(25 orders)[4]
(8 options)[4] 		168 (12/156) Domestic and Germany For delivery by 2009
BAE Avro RJ100 6[4] 112 (0/112) Domestic,Bulgaria, Egypt and Hungary,
Boeing 737-300 6[4] 136 (12/124) Short haul
Domestic, Germany and Italy
Boeing 737-400 9[4] 156 (12/144) Short and Medium haul
Domestic, Germany and Italy
Learjet 60 1 8 Domestic and Europe Corporate and charter use
Total 25
(25 orders)
(8 options) 		Updated September 2007

[edit] Aircraft orders

In 2007 the airline extended its order for 19 Airbus A320 of a total value of $800 million USD, with an option of an extra 8 aircraft of the A320 family (A318/A319/A320/A321).[5] The first Airbus A320 was delivered on 22/02/2007. Two more A320 were delivered in March 2007, 8 A320 and 2 A321 will be delivered in 2008 for a total of 10,[5] and 6 in 2009. On 6th September 2007 an additional order for 6 A320 was made. An additional option for 8 A320/A321 for 2010 is also open for purchase.[5]

[edit] Awards

  • Bronze Award: Airline of the Year - 2000/2001[6]
  • Gold Award: Airline of the Year - 2004/2005[6]
  • Silver Award: Airline of the Year - 2006/2007[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Milestones. Aegean Airlines. www.aegeanair.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-04.
  2. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-03-27, p. 45. 
  3. ^ dromologia.pdf. Aegean Airlines. www.aegeanair.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-12.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Fleet. Aegean Airlines. www.aegeanair.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-04.
  5. ^ a b c "The first brand-new Airbus A320 has arrived, Part of a 19-aircraft order, two of them A321s", Aegean Airlines, www.aegeanair.com, 2007-02-22. Retrieved on 2007-08-04. 
  6. ^ a b AEGEAN AIRLINES AWARDED BY ERA WITH THE «GOLD AWARD AIRLINE OF THE YEAR 2004/5». Aegean Airlines. www.aegeanair.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-04.

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