EuroAtlantic Airways (legally ''EuroAtlantic Airways – Transportes Aéreos S.A.'') is a Portuguese scheduled and Charter ACMI airline specialized in

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and

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headquartered in

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History

Founded as Air Zarco on 25 August 1993 by Tomaz Metello, the company adopted the trade name Air Madeira until 17 May 2000, when the

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was altered by deed, and the name of EuroAtlantic Airways – Transportes Aéreos S.A. was adopted. EuroAtlantic also took over the

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from Air Zarco which is still used today. The airline was founded by Portuguese businessman Tomaz Metello, who was the owner of the airline until 2019. It was sold to the Luxembourg group Imperial Jet, led by German-Lebanese pilot and businessman Abed El-Jaouni. EuroAtlantic also owns 38% of the national airline of

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. EuroAtlantic operated a direct flight from Lisbon to

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in January 2008 using a

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carrying 140 members of the Portuguese National Guard. It was the first aircraft larger than a

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to ever land at the airport. EuroAtlantic was known for operating the last

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in passenger service in Europe. It was phased out in March 2010 and is since stored at

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Destinations

Charter and ACMI operations

EuroAtlantic Airways operates worldwide charter services as well as ACMI and other

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operations, mostly on behalf of other airlines. For example, EuroAtlantic operated two

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s on behalf of

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in 2009 and two

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s for

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in 2014. Among their usual customers are

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(for

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flights), TACV Cabo Verde Airlines, and

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. The company slogan is ''Anytime, Anywhere!''

Scheduled operations

As of March 2025, EuroAtlantic Airways is operating a few routes on behalf of

and

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. The aircraft under the registration CS-TSW operates a service for

between

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and

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under the flight numbers LO26 and LO27*. During the 2024 summer season this aircraft operated between

and

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. Another aircraft under the registration CS-TSU is operating on

behalf between

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and

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under the flight numbers AD8730 and AD8731. * The route between

and

currently has been operated by the CS-TSX

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Fleet

EuroAtlantic Boeing 767-300ER CS-TKR at Toronto Pearson International Airport

Current fleet

As of March 2025, the EuroAtlantic Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft: * EAA is currently working so that by the end of the year, on a date to be announced, the main configuration of this aircraft will be 16C 251Y. ** The route between

and

currently has been operated by the CS-TSX

Former fleet

EuroAtlantic Airways has previously operated the following aircraft:

References

External links

Official website
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