Timor Air
| Timor Air | |
|---|---|
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| IATA code : | BF |
| ICAO code : | ETA |
| Call sign : | - |
| Founding: | 2002 |
| Operation stopped: | 2012 |
| Seat: |
Dili , East Timor
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| Home airport : | Presidente Nicolau Lobato Airport |
| Fleet size: | 2 |
| Aims: | international |
| Website: | flytimorair.com |
| Timor Air ceased operations in 2012. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
Timor Air was an East Timorese airline based in Dili and based at Presidente Nicolau Lobato Airport .
history
In 2002, the Australian businessman Jeremias Desousa from East Timor founded the airline East Timor Air ( ICAO Code: ETA) together with the East Timorese government . But it wasn't until November 27, 2008 that the airline officially started operating as Timor Air.
Initially it was planned to lease an Embraer 190 with 94 seats for twelve months from the Australian company SkyAirWorld from Brisbane , which is registered in Australia. The pilots should also be made available by SkyAirWorld. By 2013, Timor Air wanted to have four to five of its own machines and offer 40 Timorese a job, including the cabin crew, who were to be trained in Brisbane. However, SkyAirWorld closed its operations in March 2009, which is why there were again delays.
Flight operations finally started on July 25, 2011 with the route Dili - Darwin . The outward and return flights took place once a week. In May 2012, Timor Air stopped selling tickets and stopped air traffic. The company had too few passengers. There were still negotiations about new partnerships, but they were unsuccessful.
The main shareholder was Jeremias Desousa with 40 percent, 10 percent belonged to the state of East Timor and Phuket Air held 50 percent.
Destinations
Timor Air only served one connection from Dili to Darwin . Further goals were planned.
fleet
When air traffic was discontinued in 2012, Timor Air's fleet consisted of two Saab 340Bs that were leased from Vincent Aviation and offered space for 34 and 36 passengers respectively.
See also
Web links
- Timor Air website ( Memento from August 1, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ theage.com - Timor Air set to take to the skies, November 27, 2008 (English) ( Memento from May 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ watoday.com.au - Regional turmoil as Queensland carrier collapses, March 15, 2009 (English)
- ↑ a b ntnews.com - New Timor airline ready for boarding, July 26, 2011 (English)
- ↑ ABC News - Fledgling Timor Air stops Darwin to Dili flights, May 10, 2012
- ↑ aircargo-ap.com.au - Timor Air vows to fly on, May 22, 2012 (English), accessed on May 26, 2012