Airline: | AlbaStar |
Iata: | AP |
Icao: | LAV |
Callsign: | ALBASTAR[1] |
Founded: | 30 November 2009 |
Hubs: | |
Commenced: | 31 July 2010 |
Headquarters: | Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain |
Key People: | Pino D'Urso |
Fleet Size: | 5 |
Destinations: | 12 |
Num Employees: | 200 |
AlbaStar S.A. is a privately owned Spanish airline headquartered in Palma de Mallorca that carries out scheduled and charter flights.[2]
Albastar was founded in 2009 by Italian and British entrepreneurs and obtained its Air Operator Certificate in 2010 as a charter carrier for tour operators. The companies' first aircraft, a Boeing 737-400 was named “Pino D’Urso” after the airline's founder.[3]
In 2014, AlbaStar inaugurated an operational base at Milan Malpensa Airport.[3] In 2019, the airline obtained the IOSA certification (International Operational Safety Audit) and became a member of the International Air Transport Association.[3]
As of November 2022, the Albastar fleet consists of the following aircraft:[4]