AirExplore
AirExplore | |
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IATA code : | ED |
ICAO code : | AX |
Call sign : | GALILEO |
Founding: | 2010 |
Seat: | Bratislava , Slovakia |
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
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 |
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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
- AirExplore website (Slovak, English)
- AirExplore at planepictures.net
Individual evidence
- ^ History. In: AirExplore. Retrieved May 22, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ a b c AirExplore Fleet Details and History. In: www.planespotters.net. April 3, 2020, accessed on May 22, 2020 .
- ↑ ETOPS certification. In: AirExplore. January 7, 2020, accessed May 22, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Ryanair leases Boeing 737 from Air Explore , aero.de, February 4, 2015 (accessed May 25, 2015)
- ↑ Bratislava: Air Explore conducts its first scheduled flight. In: austrianaviation.net. July 20, 2020, accessed July 20, 2020 .
- ↑ Fleet. In: AirExplore. Retrieved May 22, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Martin Dichler: Industry talk: Air Explore - company anniversary in times of crisis. In: traveller-online.at. May 4, 2020, accessed May 22, 2020 .
- ↑ Our clients. In: AirExplore. Retrieved May 22, 2020 (American English).