Astraeus Airlines
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| IATA code : | 5W |
| ICAO code : | AEU |
| Call sign : | FLYSTAR |
| Founding: | 2002 |
| Operation stopped: | 2011 |
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Crawley , UK
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| Home airport : | Gatwick Airport |
| Management: | Hugh Parry |
| Fleet size: | 9 |
| Aims: | National and international |
| Astraeus Airlines ceased operations in 2011. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
Astraeus Airlines was a British airline based in Crawley and based at Gatwick Airport .
history
Astraeus Airlines was founded on March 21, 2002; flight operations began on April 6, 2002. The founders included former employees of the bankrupt British World Airlines . In December 2004, the first transatlantic flights were started with the Boeing 737-700 , which led from London to Newfoundland . On October 30, 2006, the Icelandic investment firm Fons Eignarhaldsfelag bought a 51% share of the property, which had meanwhile been increased to 100%.
In 2008, the company's own scheduled and charter flights were discontinued in favor of an increased offer of ACMI services and leasing offers for other airlines.
On November 22nd, 2011 it was announced that Astraeus is insolvent and has ceased operations with immediate effect.
aims
Astraeus mainly offered its aircraft to other airlines as part of ACMI services and leasing . In this context, she operated flights worldwide.
fleet
As of November 2011, before flight operations ceased, the Astraeus fleet consisted of nine aircraft with an average age of 19.1 years:
- 2 Boeing 737-300s (1 operated for Iceland Express , 1 leased to TonléSap Airlines )
- 1 Boeing 737-500
- 2 Boeing 737-700 (operated for Iceland Express)
- 4 Boeing 757-200s (2 operated for Saudi Arabian Airlines , 1 each for Thomson Airways and Thomas Cook )
Trivia
- Bruce Dickinson , the singer of the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden , was a pilot for Astraeus in addition to his musical activities .
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ History of Astraeus Airlines
- ↑ fliegerweb.com - Astraeus ceases operations November 22, 2011
- ↑ ch-aviation.ch - Astraeus fleet ( Memento of the original from November 11, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) accessed on November 4, 2011
- ↑ airfleets.net - Astraeus fleet age (English) accessed on March 25, 2011
- ↑ Article in the British newspaper The Guardian on Dickinson's pilot career from October 15, 2002 Iron Maiden's lead singer switches on the seatbelt sign
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