JetX Airlines

Infobox Airline
airline = JetX Airlines

logo_size = 250
fleet_size = 5
destinations =
IATA = GX
ICAO = JXX
callsign = JETBIRD
parent = Primera Travel Group (100%)
company_slogan =
founded = 2003
headquarters = Keflavík, Iceland
key_people = Andri Már Ingólfsson
hubs = Keflavík International Airport
secondary_hubs =
focus_cities =
frequent_flyer =
lounge =
alliance =
website = http://www.jetx.is/

JetX Limited is a charter airline based in Iceland. The airline operates under Icelandic JAR-OPS 1 Air Operator's Certificate number IS-022 issued by the Icelandic Civil Aviation Administration.cite web |url=http://www.jetx.is/about_history.asp |title=JetX History |accessdate=2007-08-04]

History

*2008

June 2008JetX starts full charter operation from Dublin with Boeing 737-800's.

*2007

November 2007JetX starts a long-haul operation on B767 from Scandinavia to Asia. Aircraft TF-LLA is on wet-lease from Loftleidir Icelandic.

September 2007Offices in Kópavogur, Iceland, are doubled in size, number of office employees reaches 50. TF-JXA and TF-JXB are returned to SAS after over three years on Icelandic registry.

May 2007TF-JXD and TF-JXE, Boeing 737-800s, are added to the fleet. Full charter operation from Stockholm and Gothenburg begins.

April 2007TF-JXF, Boeing 737-800, is added to the fleet. Full charter operation from Keflavík begins.

*2006

November 2006JetX receives B737NG 180 minutes ETOPS operation approval issued by the Icelandic Civil Aviation Administration.

September 2006Boeing 737-800, OE-LNK, is dry leased in from Austrian Airlines.

February 200660% share in JetX is sold to Primera Travel Group.

January 2006JetX expands and moved into new offices in Kopavogur, Iceland.

*2005

July 2005 MD83, TF-JXC, added to the fleet.

*2004

July 2004JetX operates scheduled flights out of Forli, Italy until 31 October 2004.

June 2004 MD82, TF-JXB, added to the fleet.

May 2004JetX receives its Air Operator's Certificate no. IS-022 from the Icelandic Civil Aviation Administration. The first aircraft, MD82, TF-JXA, delivered and flight operations commence.

April 2004 JetX moves into new offices in Kopavogur, Iceland.

*2003

September 2003 JetX is founded and registered in Iceland

Wet leases

JetX Airlines provides wet leases to the following companies: [cite web |url=http://www.jetx.is/lease_customers.asp |title=JetX Wet Lease Customers |accessdate=2007-08-04]
*Airlines
**Aero Charter DARTA
**Air Iceland
**Alpi Eagles
**Blue Line
**Britannia Airways
**Flybe
**Flystar
**Futura International Airways
**Hola Airlines
**Icelandair
**Jet2.com
**LTE International Airways
**MyAir
**Olympic Airlines
**Scandinavian Airline Systems
**Thomsonfly
**Windjet
*Travel agencies
**747 Travel
**Travel City Sports
**Iceland Express
**Urval-Utsyn
*Other
**A.C.V. Tour Operator
**Air Charter Connections
**Avico Conultants S.L.
**Chapman Freeborn Airchartering Ltd.
**Excel24
**Fly Services Ltd. / JP Aero Solutions
**Fly Ireland
**Hellenic Aircraft Leasing Ltd.
**K&K Airlines Services

Destinations

*Canada
**Montréal (Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport) [cite web |url=http://www.admtl.com/uploadedFiles/a_propos/salle_de_presse/Comm2007-nouv_estivales-A.pdf |title=MONTRÉAL-TRUDEAU WELCOMES THREE NEW CARRIERS |accessdate=2007-08-04 |format=PDF]
*Iceland
**Reykjavík (Keflavík International Airport) hub
*Dominican Republic
**Puerto Plata (Gregorio Luperón International Airport) (Seasonal)
*Jamaica
**Montego Bay (Sangster International Airport)

Fleet

The JetX Airlines operates the following aircraft (as of 8 September 2008): [cite web |url=http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=JEX&al_op=1 |title=JetX Airlines fleet |publisher=CH-Aviation]

*4 Boeing 737-800
*1 McDonnell Douglas MD-83

External links

* [http://www.jetx.is/ JetX Airlines]
* [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=JEX&al_op=1 JetX Airlines Fleet]

References