White Airways

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White Airways
IATA
ICAO
Callsign
WI WHT WHITEJET[1]
Founded2000 (as Yes)
Commenced operations2005
Parent company
Omni Aviation
HeadquartersOeiras, Portugal
Websitewww.flywhite.com

White Airways S.A. (also known as White) is a

Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport
on behalf of tour operators as well as on lease on behalf of other airlines.

History

The airline was founded in 2000, originally as Yes - Linhas Aéreas Charter under a joint venture with

Lockheed L-1011-500
.

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

Airbus A310-300 as one of the last European operators of the type.[4]

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

Airbus A320-200
Airbus A310-300
.
Lockheed L-1011-500 parked at Faro Airport
in 2001

Current fleet

As of January 2023, the White fleet consists of the following aircraft:[7][1]

White Airways
Aircraft Total Orders Passengers Notes
F J Y Total
Airbus ACJ319 1 VIP
Airbus A319-100LR
1 48 48
Airbus A320-200
1 180 180 EI-HJB (leased from Avolon & Fly2Sky Airlines)
Boeing 737-800
1 20 126 146 operated for CEIBA Intercontinental
Boeing 777-200LR
1 VIP
Total 5

Former fleet

White Airways former fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Airbus A310-300
3 2010 2016
Airbus A321-200
1 2018 2018 Operated for Galistair
Airbus A330-200
1 2007 2007 Leased from XL Airways France
ATR 42-600
2 2014 2016 Operated for Portugália Airlines
ATR 72-500
1 2014 2014
1 2017 2018 Operated for TAP Express
ATR 72-600
8 2016 2022
Boeing 767-300ER
1 2004 2004 Leased from Icelandair
Lockheed L-1011-500
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

  1. ^ a b "White Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "Contacts." White Airways. Retrieved on 14 November 2011. "R. Henrique Callado, n.º4 - piso 2 Edifício Orange - Leião 2740-303 Porto Salvo "
  3. ^ "Airliners.net - Aviation Forums". www.airliners.net. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  4. ^ ch-aviation.com - Portugal's White ends A310 operations 19 May 2016
  5. ^ aerotelegraph.com (German) 3 November 2022
  6. ^ newsavia.com
  7. ^ - White Airways retrieved 11 January 2023
  8. ^ 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