LTE International Airways

Infobox Airline
airline = LTE International Airways

logo_size =
fleet_size = 6
destinations = 50
IATA = XO
ICAO = LTE
callsign = FUN JET
parent = Globalia Corp.
company_slogan =
founded = 1987
headquarters = Palma de Mallorca, Spain
key_people =
hubs = Son Sant Joan Airport
secondary_hubs = Barcelona International Airport
Lanzarote Airport
Reina Sofía Airport
focus_cities =
frequent_flyer =
lounge =
alliance =
website = http://www.lte.es/

LTE International Airways (LTE Volar Airlines) is a charter airline based in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. It operates passenger charter services throughout Europe. Its main base is Son Sant Joan Airport, Palma de Mallorca with hubs at Reina Sofía Airport, Tenerife, Gran Canaria International Airport, Lanzarote Airport, Fuerteventura Airport and Barcelona International Airport. cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 107 | date= 2007-04-03] .

History

The airline was established on 29 April 1987, the founding shareholders being Spanish businessmen and the privately owned airline LTU from Germany. It started operations on 1 November 1987. From 1993 until May 2001, LTU was the sole owner having bought out the other original shareholders. On 24 May 2001 LTU sold the airline to a group of Spanish and Italian businessmen, including the Volare Group. As a result LTE was rebranded Volar Airlines. In 2005 the airline was renamed back to LTE International Airways. [ [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/news.php CH Aviation] 26 March 2005] The airline is wholly owned by Gasarer. From July 2008 LTE will operate flights between Norwich (UK) and Barcelona, Alicante and Palma de Mallorca, and from Winter 08/09 it will fly from Norwich to Tenerife, Las Palmas and Malaga.

Destinations

*Toulouse (France)
*Warsaw (Poland)
*Faro (Portugal) (charter basis)
*Norwich (UK)

*Germany
**Dusseldorf
**Frankfurt
**Hamburg
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Fleet

The LTE International Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of 1 September 2008) [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=LTE&al_op=1] :

*6 Airbus A320-200 (one aircraft is operated by Vueling Airlines, one aircraft is operated for Nouvelair and one aircraft is operated for TACV)

As of 1 September 2008, the average age of the LTE International Airways fleet is 14 years ( [http://www.airfleets.net/ageflotte/LTE.htm] ).

External links

* [http://www.lte.es/ LTE International Airways]
* [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=LTE&al_op=1 LTE International Airways Fleet]

References