Albawings is an Albanian low-cost airline headquartered in Tirana and based at its hub at Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza.
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Founded | February 2015 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | September 2016 | ||||||
Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
Destinations | 7 | ||||||
Headquarters | Tirana, Albania | ||||||
Key people |
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Employees | 72[1] | ||||||
Website | albawings |
Albawings was founded in February 2015.[2] Albawings was awarded the Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) by the Albanian Civil Aviation Authority on 4 February 2016.[3][4] The first aircraft of the company, a Boeing 737-500, with which Albawings started its operations, is called "Spirit of Tirana".[5]
On 11 December 2016, the second aircraft was delivered by Bruce Dickinson. The leased plane was a Boeing 737-400 owned by Cardiff Aviation and it is named after Sir Norman Wisdom, who was a popular actor for Albanians during the communist regime of Enver Hoxha, mainly for his role of Mr. Pitkin.[6]
As of 12 January 2024 Albawings stopped flying.[1]
The fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of February 2020)(ZA-ALB, ZA-ALC, ZA-ALD and ZA-AWB):[7]
Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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C | Y | Total | ||||
Boeing 737-400 | 3 | 188 | 188 | [2] | ||
Total | 3 |
Aircraft | total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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Boeing 737-500 | 1 | 2016 | 2020 | stored in hangar |
Boeing 737-400 | 1 | 2016 | 2017 | leased from VVB Aviation Malta |
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