Air Costa
| Air Costa एयर कोस्टा |
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| IATA code : | LB |
| ICAO code : | LEP |
| Call sign : | LECOSTA |
| Founding: | 2012 |
| Operation stopped: | 2017 |
| Seat: |
Vijayawada , India
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| Home airport : | Vijayawada Airport |
| Management: | LVS Rajasekhar ( CEO ) |
| Number of employees: | Around 600 |
| Fleet size: | 4 (+ 50 orders) |
| Aims: | national |
| Website: | www.aircosta.in |
| Air Costa एयर कोस्टा ceased operations in 2017. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. |
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Air Costa ( Hindi एयर कोस्टा ) was an Indian airline based in Vijayawada and based at Vijayawada Airport .
history
After flight operations had to be suspended for a few days due to financial difficulties in August 2016, it was suspended for an unlimited period on February 28, 2017. Both GE Capital Aviation Services and the approximately 600 employees of the airline were waiting for their installments or wages.
Destinations
Air Costa offered destinations in southern India from Chennai and Vijayawada airports . At the end of 2015, the company received the necessary authorization for flights throughout India and wanted to adapt its offer accordingly for the 2016 summer flight schedule.
fleet
As of February 2017, the Air Costa fleet consisted of four aircraft with an average age of 5.9 years:
| Aircraft type | number | ordered | Remarks |
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| Embraer 190 | 4th | 25th | one inactive |
| Embraer 195 | 25th | ||
| total | 4th | 50 |
See also
Web links
- Website of the Air Costa (English)
- Photos of Air Costa on airliners.net
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Grounding instead of expanding to 100 planes , accessed on March 4, 2016
- ↑ Flight International, March 14, 2017 (English), p. 6.
- ↑ aircosta.in - Route Map ( Memento from December 20, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (English), accessed on December 7, 2015
- ↑ ch-aviation - Air Costa to expand coverage across India , accessed on December 21, 2015
- ↑ ch-aviation - Air Costa (English), accessed on March 4, 2017
