Albawings Explained

Airline:Albawings
Iata:2B
Icao:AWT
Callsign:ALBAWINGS
Founded:February 2015
Commenced:September 2016
Headquarters:Tirana, Albania
Key People:
  • Dritan Shakohoxha CEO
Fleet Size:3
Destinations:7
Ceased:January 12, 2024
Num Employees:72[1]

Albawings was an Albanian low-cost airline headquartered in Tirana, and was based at its hub at Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza.

History

Albawings was founded in February 2015.[2] Albawings was awarded the Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) by the Albanian Civil Aviation Authority on 4 February 2016.[3] [4] The first aircraft of the company, a Boeing 737-500, with which Albawings started its operations, is called "Spirit of Tirana".[5]

On 11 December 2016, the second aircraft was delivered by Bruce Dickinson. The leased plane was a Boeing 737-400 owned by Cardiff Aviation and it is named after Sir Norman Wisdom, who was a popular actor for Albanians during the communist regime of Enver Hoxha, mainly for his role of Mr. Pitkin.[6]

As of 12 January 2024 Albawings stopped flying.[7]

Fleet

The fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of February 2020)(ZA-ALB, ZA-ALC, ZA-ALD and ZA-AWB):[8]

Former fleet

Albawings fleet
Boeing 737-500120162020stored in hangar
Boeing 737-400120162017leased from VVB Aviation Malta

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Albawings - Overview, Competitors, and Employees . apollo.io . 2024-03-23.
  2. Web site: About - Albawings. https://web.archive.org/web/20160916123243/http://albawings.com/web/about/. dead. 16 September 2016. 21 February 2017.
  3. Web site: Start-up Albawings takes delivery of first B737 aircraft. 21 February 2017.
  4. Web site: airlinersphotostream.com. 21 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20161014042057/http://www.airlinersphotostream.com/2016/03/08/newcomer-albawings-takes-delivery-first-aircraft/. 2016-10-14. dead.
  5. Web site: Albawings.com, il Boeing 737/500 Spirit of Tirana. Italiavola. 7 March 2016. 21 February 2017.
  6. cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/business-news/iron-maidens-bruce-dickinson-flies-12309338#ICID=sharebar_twitter%7Ctitle=Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson flies the Sir Norman Wisdom to Albania|first=Chris|last=Pyke|date=12 December 2016
  7. Web site: Albawings 1Q24 Network Temporary Changes .
  8. October 2019 . Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One) . Airliner World . 4.