| Airline: | White Airways |
| Fleet Size: | 5 |
| Destinations: | 19 |
| Iata: | WI |
| Icao: | WHT |
| Callsign: | WHITEJET[1] |
| Parent: | Omni Aviation |
| Founded: | 2000 (as Yes) |
| Commenced: | 2005 |
| Headquarters: | Oeiras, Portugal |
| Hubs: | Lisbon Airport |
White Airways S.A. (also known as White) is a Portuguese charter airline headquartered in Porto Salvo, Oeiras.[2] It mainly operates charter flights from Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport on behalf of tour operators as well as on lease on behalf of other airlines.
The airline was founded in 2000, originally as Yes - Linhas Aéreas Charter under a joint venture with TAP Air Portugal (75%) and Abreu Group (25%). It commenced operations in June 2000 with a leased 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]
As of January 2023, the White fleet consists of the following aircraft:[7] [1]
| 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 | - | 22 | 28 | 200 | 250 | ||
| Total | 5 | - | ||||||
| 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 |