Volotea
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| Founded | 2011 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | March 2012[1] | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 24 | ||||||
| Destinations | 52 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Barcelona, Spain | ||||||
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| Website | volotea.com | ||||||
Volotea is a Spanish low cost airline headquartered in Barcelona with bases in Spain, Italy and France.
History
Volotea was established by Alaeo S.L. from Barcelona, a company created by former Vueling founders, Carlos Muñoz and Lázaro Ros. The name "Volotea" originates from the Spanish verb "revolotear," meaning "to fly around."[2] It commenced operations on 5 April 2012, from Venice Marco Polo Airport.[3]
The company is backed by three private-equity funds, two of them from Europe (Axis Participaciones Empresariales and Corpfin Capital) and a third from the United States (CCMP Capital), whose chairman, Greg Brenneman, was one-time President and COO of America's Continental Airlines,[4] and also chairs Volotea's board. The company raised over €50m before operations began.[5]
Boeing announced on 15 February 2012 that it had signed a long term lease deal with Volotea for an undisclosed number of Boeing 717 aircraft.[6] In March 2015, it was announced that Volotea will receive a further four 717s from Blue1.[7] However, in November 2015, Volotea announced plans to phase out their 717 fleet over the next few years and replace it with Airbus A320 family aircraft.[8]
Destinations
Fleet
As of April 2016, the Volotea fleet consists of the following aircraft:[9]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |
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| Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A319-100 | 4 | 5 | 150 | 150 | 5 new aircraft are scheduled to be delivered in 2017 |
| Boeing 717-200 | 19 | — | 125 | 125 | Only European operator of the Boeing 717. To be phased out and replaced by the A320 family. |
| Total | 23 | 6 | |||
References
- ↑ http://worldairlinenews.com/2012/03/31/volotea-starts-charter-operations/
- ↑ Baigorri, Manuel. "New Carrier Volotea Sets Up In Barcelona, Base Of Failed Spanair." Bloomberg. 15 February 2012. Retrieved on 12 June 2012.
- ↑ "Venice launch for Europe's newest LCC Volotea". anna.aero. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ↑ "Right Away and All at Once: How We Saved Continental". In: Harvard Business Review on Crisis Management.
- ↑ "Unquote: CCMP, Axis and Corpfin back Volotea". 17 February 2012.
- ↑ Boeing, New European Airline Volotea Agree to 717 Leasing Deal
- ↑ http://ch-aviation.com/portal/news/35651-finlands-blue-to-offload-b717-fleet-to-volotea-delta
- ↑ ch-aviation.com - Volotea to phase out B717s in favour of A319s 10 November 2015
- ↑ ch-aviation.com - Volotea retrieved 19 December 2015
External links
Media related to Volotea at Wikimedia Commons
