White Airways
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Founded | 2000 (as Yes) | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 2005 | ||||||
Parent company | Omni Aviation | ||||||
Headquarters | Oeiras, Portugal | ||||||
Website | www |
White Airways S.A. (also known as White) is a
History
The airline was founded in 2000, originally as Yes - Linhas Aéreas Charter under a joint venture with
In late 2006, the airline was acquired by the Omni Aviation and rebranded as White Airways[3] and focused on carrying out ACMI operations on behalf of other airlines.
In May 2016, White Airways phased out their last
In October 2022, TAP Air Portugal announced it would end its wetlease contract with White Airways citing insufficient dispatch reliability.[5] This was later disputed by White Airways, as the maintenance was performed by Portugália, which is a subsidiary of TAP itself.[6]
Fleet
Current fleet
As of January 2023, the White fleet consists of the following aircraft:[7][1]
Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |||
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F | J | Y | Total | ||||
Airbus ACJ319 | 1 | — | VIP | ||||
Airbus A319-100LR
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1 | — | — | 48 | — | 48 | |
Airbus A320-200
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1 | — | — | — | 180 | 180 | EI-HJB (leased from Avolon & Fly2Sky Airlines) |
Boeing 737-800
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1 | — | — | 20 | 126 | 146 | operated for CEIBA Intercontinental |
Boeing 777-200LR
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1 | — | VIP | ||||
Total | 5 | — |
Former fleet
Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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Airbus A310-300
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3 | 2010 | 2016 | |
Airbus A321-200
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1 | 2018 | 2018 | Operated for Galistair |
Airbus A330-200
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1 | 2007 | 2007 | Leased from XL Airways France |
ATR 42-600
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2 | 2014 | 2016 | Operated for Portugália Airlines |
ATR 72-500
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1 | 2014 | 2014 | |
1 | 2017 | 2018 | Operated for TAP Express | |
ATR 72-600
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8 | 2016 | 2022 | |
Boeing 767-300ER
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1 | 2004 | 2004 | Leased from Icelandair |
Lockheed L-1011-500
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2 | 2000 | 2005 | One leased from Air Luxor |
Accidents and incidents
- On July 6, 2018, an Aviation Accidents Prevention and Investigation Department criticized both the flight crew and the operator for their shortcomings during the landing, organisational culture, failure to conduct an effective pre-flight inspection before the return flight, and failure to make a legally required report of the accident.[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b "White Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ "Contacts." White Airways. Retrieved on 14 November 2011. "R. Henrique Callado, n.º4 - piso 2 Edifício Orange - Leião 2740-303 Porto Salvo "
- ^ "Airliners.net - Aviation Forums". www.airliners.net. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
- ^ ch-aviation.com - Portugal's White ends A310 operations 19 May 2016
- ^ aerotelegraph.com (German) 3 November 2022
- ^ newsavia.com
- ^ - White Airways retrieved 11 January 2023
- ^ Hradecky, Simon. "Accident: White AT72 at Fez on Jul 6th 2018, tail strike, hard landing and return flight". Aviation Herald. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
External links
Media related to White Airways at Wikimedia Commons