Air Alfa
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Founded | 1992 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 1992 | ||||||
Ceased operations | December 2001 | ||||||
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Fleet size | 21 (whole fleet operated) | ||||||
Headquarters | Atatürk International Airport, Turkey | ||||||
Website | www |
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AirAlfa was a
History
Air Alfa was launched in 1992 and started operating flights between Turkey and Western Europe. However, the airline was grounded for the rest of 1992 because it did not meet the rules of the Turkish Civil Aviation Authority. This was because it handled less than three aircraft, being Boeing 727-200s. The Airline restarted flights in 1993, leasing a Boeing 737. Air Alfa also operated exclusive full charter flights (tourist flights, guest worker flights) to partner tour operators such as Nazar Reisen in Germany and Sultan Reizen in the Netherlands.
In 1994, the airline started long haul flights by receiving its first
In 2000, Air Alfa started to struggle and have financial difficulties, cutting back and reducing schedules until its end in 2001. The airline restarted in 2002 under the name 'Alpha Airlines', but this was quickly forgotten as it ceased operations and filed for bankruptcy on 17 November 2002.
Fleet
Air Alfa operated the following aircraft during operations:[2]
Aircraft | Number operated | Notes |
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Airbus A300B4-103 | 2
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Airbus A300B4-203 | 6
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1 leased from Atatürk International Airport
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Airbus A300B4-622R | 3
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Airbus A320-200 | 3
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1 leased from TransAer International Airlines |
Airbus A321-100 | 4
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Boeing 727-200 | 2
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Boeing 737-300 | 2
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Boeing 737-400 | 1
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Leased from Pegasus Airlines |
Boeing 757-200 | 1
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Leased from Turkmenistan Airlines |
Incidents
On 17 May 1996, an Air Alfa Airbus A300B4-203 (Registration TC-ALP) was set alight at Istanbul Atatutk Airport. There were no fatalities as it was empty at the time. The aircraft was destroyed and written off.[3]
See also
References
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- ^ Air Alfa Info
- ^ "Air Alfa operated Fleet (Not included Boeing 727s)". Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
- ^ Air Alfa Accident