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Volotea
File:Volotea Logo.jpg
IATA ICAO Callsign
V7 VOE VOLOTEA
Founded2011
Commenced operations5 April 2012
Operating bases
Fleet size3 (+4 Orders)
Destinations7 (+ 46 future)
HeadquartersBarcelona, Spain
Key people
  • Carlos Muñoz (CEO)
  • Lázaro Ros (CEO)
  • Ramón Rossich (CFO)
Websitewww.volotea.com

Volotea is an airline established by Barcelona-based Alaeo S.L., a company created by former Vueling founders, Carlos Muñoz and Lázaro Ros. It will start operations on April 5th, 2012, from Venice Marco Polo Airport, where it will locate its first operating base[2].

The company is backed by three private-equity funds, two of them from Europe (Axis Participaciones Empresariales and Corpfin Capital) and a third one from the United States—CCMP Capital, whose chairman, Greg Brenneman, one-time President and COO of America's Continental Airlines[3], also chairs Volotea's board. The company has raised over €50m ahead of the start of operations[4].

Fleet

Volotea Fleet[5]
Aircraft In Fleet Orders Passengers Notes
Boeing 717-200 3 4 125

Boeing announced on 15th February 2012 that it had announced a long term lease deal with Volotea for a undisclosed number of 717 aircraft.[6]

Destinations

Volotea flies to the following destinations.[7] According to their first newsletter, sent on 2 April 2012, they will soon announce flights to 17 more destinations.

References

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  1. ^ http://www.ch-aviation.ch/portal/airline.php?cha=VOO
  2. ^ "Bloomberg Businessweek: New Carrier Volotea Sets Up in Barcelona". {{cite web}}: Text "15 February 2012" ignored (help)
  3. ^ "Right Away and All at Once: How We Saved Continental". In: Harvard Business Review on Crisis Management.
  4. ^ "Unquote: CCMP, Axis and Corpfin back Volotea". {{cite web}}: Text "17 February 2012" ignored (help)
  5. ^ Volotea Airlines Fleet Details and History
  6. ^ Boeing to lease 717's to Volotea
  7. ^ Volotea-Destinations
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