Heston Airlines is a Lithuanian charter airline. It launched in 2021 and is based and headquartered in Vilnius.[1]
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Founded | 2016 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | July 1, 2021 | ||||||
Hubs | Vilnius Airport | ||||||
Subsidiaries | Valletta Airlines | ||||||
Fleet size | 14 | ||||||
Destinations | Charter | ||||||
Parent company | Heston Aviation | ||||||
Headquarters | Vilnius, Lithuania | ||||||
Key people | Jonas Rinkauskas (CEO) | ||||||
Website | heston |
Heston Airlines does not maintain a scheduled route network but offers passenger and cargo charter flights on behalf of other airlines as well as ACMI operations.[2]
Shortly after starting operations, Heston Airlines took over its first three Airbus A330 long-haul aircraft.[3]
As of June 2023, the Heston Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:[4][5]
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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C | Y | Total | ||||
Airbus A320-200 | 9 | 3 | – | 180 | 180 | 2 leased to Smartwings
3 leased to Azerbaijan Airlines |
Airbus A330-200 | 2 | — | 18 | 248 | 266 | 1 leased to Uzbekistan Airways |
Total | 14 | 3 |
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