STP Airways explained

Airline:Sao Tome & Principe Airways
Fleet Size:1
Destinations:3
Iata:8F
Icao:STP
Callsign:SAOTOME AIRWAYS
Parent:Banco Equador (14%)
EuroAtlantic Airways (38%)
Headquarters:São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe
Hubs:São Tomé International Airport
Website:stpairways.st

STP Airways is the national airline of São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe. It is currently on the list of carriers banned from operating into the European Union, so its flights are operated by the Portuguese airline EuroAtlantic Airways.

History

STP Airways commenced operations on 18 August 2008 with flights between Lisbon, Portugal, and São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe, with a Boeing 767 aircraft leased from parent company, EuroAtlantic Airways. From 2012-15 STP Airways used a EuroAtlantic Airways B737-800 on a weekly Lisbon service.[1]

Destinations

CityCountryAirportNotesRefs
LisbonPortugalLisbon Airport
PríncipeSão Tomé and PríncipePríncipe Airport
São ToméSão Tomé and PríncipeSão Tomé International Airport

Fleet

As of August 2019, the STP Airways fleet uses the following aircraft:[2]

+ STP Airways FleetAircraftIn fleetOrdersPassengersNotes
Boeing 767-300ER10273Operated by EuroAtlantic Airways
Total10

The airline also operates Dornier 228s on flights to Príncipe. In the past, STP Airways used to operate two Boeing 767-300ER and 1 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter from its parent company, EuroAtlantic Airways although the de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter was lended by TAP Portugal. (CS-TFS and CS-TFT). Both planes returned to EuroAtlantic by 2013. Since then, STP Airways started to operate a Boeing 737-800, also from EuroAtlantic. However, in May 2015, the company resumed operating one Boeing 767.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: STP Airways - ch-aviation.com. ch-aviation. 26 June 2015.
  2. Web site: STP Airways Fleet Details and History. planespotters.net. 26 June 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402161905/http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/STP-Airways. 2 April 2015.