Albawings
{{Infobox airline | airline = Albawings | logo = | logo_size = 250 | IATA = 2B | ICAO = AWT | callsign = ALBAWINGS | founded = February 2015 | commenced = September 2016 | headquarters = Tirana, Albania | key_people =
- Dritan Shakohoxha CEO
| hubs =
| fleet_size = 3
| destinations = 7
| website = albawings
Albawings is an Albanian low-cost airline headquartered in Tirana and based at its hub at Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza.
History[edit]
Albawings was founded in February 2015.[1] Albawings was awarded the Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) by the Albanian Civil Aviation Authority on 4 February 2016.[2][3] The first aircraft of the company, a Boeing 737-500, with which Albawings started its operations, is called "Spirit of Tirana".[4]
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.[5]
Destinations[edit]
The company uses Tirana airport as a hub, from which it serves more than ten Italian cities, three German ones (Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt), one British one (London) and New York via Milan Malpensa through agreements with Neos Air.[6] [7] Code-share agreements edit On 16 June 2022, Albawings entered into code-share agreements with the Italian company Neos Air for the Milan-Tirana route
Fleet[edit]
The fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of February 2020)(ZA-ALB, ZA-ALC, ZA-ALD and ZA-AWB):[6]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Boeing 737-400 | 3 | 188 | 188 | [1] | ||
| Total | 3 | |||||
Former fleet[edit]
| 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[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ Pyke, Chris (12 December 2016). "Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson flies the Sir Norman Wisdom to Albania". Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World: 4. October 2019.
External links[edit]
Media related to Albawings at Wikimedia Commons
| Full-service | |
|---|---|
| Low-cost | |
| Defunct | |
