AirExplore

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AirExplore
Boeing 737-8AS 'OM-GEX' Air Explore
IATA code : ED
ICAO code : AX
Call sign : GALILEO
Founding: 2010
Seat: Bratislava , SlovakiaSlovakiaSlovakia 
Home airport : Bratislava Airport
Company form: Ltd.
Fleet size: 7th
Aims: international
Website: www.airexplore.sk

AirExplore is a Slovak charter airline based in Bratislava and based at Bratislava Airport .

history

AirExplore was founded in 2010 and started operations with a Boeing 737-400 .

In 2011 AirExplore took over its second aircraft with a Boeing 737-300 . By 2014, their fleet increased to 5 aircraft with additional Boeing 737-400s.

From 2014 to 2017 the fleet was converted to Boeing 737-800 .

In November 2019 AirExplore received an ETOPS certification .

Destinations

AirExplore's main business area is the ACMI leasing of its fleet to other airlines. In addition, charter flights are also operated to a small extent , for example for tour operators . In 2014 and 2015 AirExplore operated up to four planes for Ryanair . Since November 2014 she has been using a Boeing 737-800 for Palau Pacific Airways from Koror ( Palau ) on flights to Hong Kong and, since January 2016, to Taiwan-Taoyuan . Since July 2020 AirExplore has also been offering scheduled flights, initially Bratislava-Split.

fleet

Former AirExplore Boeing 737-400

Current fleet

As of May 2020, the AirExplore fleet consists of seven aircraft with an average age of 17.8 years

Aircraft type number ordered Remarks Seats
Boeing 737-800 7th Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , six aircraft are parked in Bratislava. Only one aircraft leased to Island Air is still stationed at Keflavik Airport. 189
total 7th 0

AirExplore has already operated aircraft in ACMI leasing for Air France , Air Berlin , Condor , Palau Pacific Airways , Sun d'Or , Sun Express , Germania and TUIfly , among others .

Former aircraft types

In the past, AirExplore has already used the following types of aircraft:

See also

Web links

Commons : AirExplore  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ History. In: AirExplore. Retrieved May 22, 2020 (American English).
  2. a b c AirExplore Fleet Details and History. In: www.planespotters.net. April 3, 2020, accessed on May 22, 2020 .
  3. ETOPS certification. In: AirExplore. January 7, 2020, accessed May 22, 2020 (American English).
  4. Ryanair leases Boeing 737 from Air Explore , aero.de, February 4, 2015 (accessed May 25, 2015)
  5. Bratislava: Air Explore conducts its first scheduled flight. In: austrianaviation.net. July 20, 2020, accessed July 20, 2020 .
  6. Fleet. In: AirExplore. Retrieved May 22, 2020 (American English).
  7. Martin Dichler: Industry talk: Air Explore - company anniversary in times of crisis. In: traveller-online.at. May 4, 2020, accessed May 22, 2020 .
  8. Our clients. In: AirExplore. Retrieved May 22, 2020 (American English).