Jota Aviation Limited was a British specialist charter airline based at London Biggin Hill Airport, United Kingdom. It held a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence No. 2376;[3] and was permitted to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats.[4]
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Founded | 2009 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | April 2022[2] | ||||||
Fleet size | 7 | ||||||
Parent company | Jota Group | ||||||
Headquarters | Southend-on-Sea, England |
Jota Aviation was founded in 2009,[5] to meet the travel and cargo demands of the motorsport industry. Together with the related Jota Sport, Jota Design and Jota Historic divisions, formed the Jota Group.[6] It was expanded into a specialist air charter and aircraft management company, offering 24-hour-a-day response from its London Southend Airport base. The company once declared itself the largest operator of Beechcraft King Air Model 90 aircraft in Europe.[7]
The company offered ad hoc or Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance (wet lease) charter flights on its British Aerospace 146,[5] added to its Air Operator's Certificate in 2014.[citation needed] On 11 January 2016, JOTA announced the addition to their fleet of an Avro RJ85 aircraft.[8] It was delivered to Southend on 5 April 2016. On 20 February 2017, JOTA received an Avro RJ100 formerly operated by Brussels Airlines.[citation needed] On 10 April 2018, JOTA announced an expansion of their cargo fleet with the addition of four BAe 146-300QTs, the first of which, was expected to enter service on 1 June 2018.[9]
Jota Aviation ceased operations in April 2022 and announced in the following month that it was entering liquidation due to negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on its business.[10][11][12]
Jota Aviation owned and operated seven British Aerospace 146 series aircraft:[13]
Number | Model | Configuration | Acquired |
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1 | British Aerospace 146-200 | 95 passengers | 2014 |
1 | British Aerospace Avro RJ85 | 95 passengers | 2016 |
1 | British Aerospace Avro RJ100 | 97 or 58 passengers | 2017 |
4 | British Aerospace 146-300 | Cargo | 2018 |
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