Cabo Verde Express is a
Cape Verdean regional airline headquartered in
Espargos and based at
Amílcar Cabral International Airport operating domestic scheduled and charter services.
History
It was established in 1998 by Jean-Christophe Bartz, airline transport pilot and business man with many interests within the airline industry in West Africa. Operations started with a single
Cessna Caravan (D4-CBJ). A few months later the Czech-made
Let L-410 Turbolet
The Let L-410 Turbolet is a twin-engine short-range transport aircraft designed and produced by the Czech Republic, Czech aircraft manufacturer Aircraft Industries, Let Kunovice (named Aircraft Industries since 2005).
It was developed as the ''L ...
were introduced. The airline employed 14 pilots including 2 freelancers.
Aeroplane type of Cabo Verde Express
caboverdeexpress.com, retrieved 24 July 2015
The little airline grew fast under the command of Captain JC Bartz and actively contributed to the tourism development on the island of Boa Vista. Captain JC Bartz sold the airline back in 2007 to the Portuguese group Omni Aviacao, the owner of White Airways. Its head office is at the Amílcar Cabral International Airport in Espargos, Sal.
Destinations
;Cape Verde
Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about . These islands ...
* Boa Vista - Rabil Airport
* Fogo - São Filipe Airport
* Maio - Maio Airport
*Santiago
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- Praia International Airport
* Sal - Amílcar Cabral International Airport Hub
* Sao Nicolau - Preguiça Airport
* Sao Vicente - São Pedro Airport
Fleet
Cabo Verde Express has three aircraft:
References
External links
Official website
Airlines of Cape Verde
Airlines established in 1998
Espargos
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