Sevenair SA, formerly branded Aero VIP, is a Portuguese regional airline headquartered in Cascais Aerodrome, western Lisbon. It operates domestic regional routes within mainland Portugal[1] and also offers additional aviation services and non-scheduled operations in third countries. It is part of Sevenair Group, one of the biggest aeronautical groups operating in Portugal, which provides the following services: air transportation (regional and non-scheduled), aerial works, flying school, and aircraft maintenance.[2]
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| Founded | 1998 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Cascais Aerodrome. | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Portimão Aerodrome, Bragança Aerodrome. | ||||||
| Fleet size | 69 | ||||||
| Destinations | 5 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Cascais, Portugal | ||||||
| Website | https://www.flysevenair.com/ | ||||||
In September 2022 the Sevenair Academy acquired all the assets of the North American L3Harris Technologies in Ponte de Sor, with the intention of creating the largest aviation school in Europe.[3]
History edit
Before integrating the Sevenair Group, the airline was named AeroVip, of which it still maintains in 2019 the codes (WV/RVP).
In September 2022, Sevenair Academy announced the purchase of all the actives from the American L3 Harris school in Ponte de Sor, becoming the biggest flight school in Europe.[4]
Destinations edit
Fleet edit
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The Sevenair fleet includes the following aircraft.[6][7]
The Airline has also signed a letter of intent for 6 units of the electric Heart Aerospace ES-30 Aircraft.[8]
Airline edit
- 3 Dornier 228 – CS-AYT, CS-DVU (+1 stored)
- 1 Jetstream 32 – CS-DVQ
Air services edit
- 4 Cessna 172 Rocket (used for banner towing)
- 2 Socata Rallye (used for banner towing)
- 2 Cessna 182 Skylane (used for skydiving operations)
- 2 Pilatus PC-6 (used for skydiving operations)
- 1 Piper PA-31 Chieftain (stored)
- 6 CASA C212 Aviocar (stored)
- 1 Extra EA-300
Air academy edit
- 9 Cessna 150 and 152
- 1 Cessna 172RG
- 8 Tecnam P2008
- 1 Tecnam P2010
- 3 Tecnam P2006T
- 1 Diamond DA42 (VIP)
- 4 Diamond DA42
- 7 Diamond DA40
- 13 Piper PA28
- 1 Cessna 152 Aerobatic
Accidents and incidents edit
- On 2 December 2010, an Aero VIP Dornier 228, registration CS-TGG, flight 854 on a domestic route (Lisbon-Vila Real-Bragança), was on final approach to Braganca (LPBG) around 17:20 local time. There was snowfall and fog at the time. The airplane got too low and the nose gear cut a power line. The crew went around and landed the aircraft safely. The aircraft was not damaged and no injuries occurred. The incident left 2000 people without electricity for two hours.[9]
References edit
- ^ "Portimão Aerodrome celebrates 50 years with new logo and photo exhibition". No. August 24, 2021. Sul Informação. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Sevenair Group". Sevenair Group.
- ^ Aviação, Kiosque da (2022-09-23). "Sevenair compra ativos da L3Harris em Ponte Sor e cria maior escola de aviação da Europa". Kiosque da Aviação (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-09-23.
- ^ "Sevenair joins Isaias Gomes Teixeira in buying the Ponte de Sor flying school". Fogg News. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ "Ligação Aérea de Bragança - Sevenair". bookings.sevenair.com.
- ^ "Moderna Frota de Aviões para Viagens Seguras e Confortáveis". flysevenair.com (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-09-09.
- ^ "Academy Fleet". 3 May 2022.
- ^ Fabinger, Jakov (October 15, 2022). "Portugal's Sevenair Eyes Up To 6 Heart Aerospace ES-30 Electric Aircraft". Simple Flying.
- ^ "The Aviation Herald". avherald.com. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
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