euroAtlantic airways (the airline uses lower case "euro" and "airways") is a charter airline based in Sintra, Lisbon, Portugal. It operates worldwide charter services, with an emphasis on USA, Canada, Mexico, Pakistan and Australia, as well as ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance) and other wet lease operations. Its main base is Portela Airport, Lisbon.[1]
History
Founded as Air Zarco on 25th August, 1993, the company adopted the trade name Air Madeira until 17th May 2000,when the Memorandum of Association was altered by deed, and the name of euroAtlantic airways - transportes aéreos s.a. was adopted.
euroAtlantic is FAA (FAR129) and EASA (JAR OPS1) certified and has a maintenance agreement with TAP Air Portugal. The airline is owned by Quanlux (Luxembourg) (45%), Tomaz Julio Teixeira Metello (25%), Anglotel (Luxembourg) (20%) and Danielle Chadrin Metello (10%) and has 239 employees (at March 2007)[1]. In 2005, euroAtlantic had €109 million in revenue and a profit of €5.9 million.citation needed
euroAtlantic owns 38% of the national airline of São Tomé and Príncipe, STP Airways. The first flight of STP was to Lisbon, with an euroAtlantic Boeing 767 (CS-TLO)
Fleet
euroAtlantic airways Tristar
The euroAtlantic airways fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of 11 September 2008) [1]:
euroAtlantic airways fleet
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Passengers
(euroAtlantic Class/Economy) |
Routes |
Registrations |
| Boeing 757-200 |
2 |
196 (10/186) |
Charter Services |
CS-TFK, CS-TLX |
| Boeing 767-300ER |
4 |
250 (16C/234Y) |
Charter Services |
CS-TFS, CS-TFT, CS-TLO (operated for STP Airways), CS-TLZ |
| Lockheed L1011-500 |
1 |
253 (56C/197Y) |
Charter Services |
CS-TEB (operated for TACV) |
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