Orionair was a
charter airline
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Regulation
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based in
Valencia
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,
Spain
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.
History
Orionair was established in 2004 and operated domestic and international services in
Europe
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and to
Tunisia
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. Its main base was
Valencia Airport
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, with a hub at
Madrid Barajas International Airport
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.
It had offices in
Madrid
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and Valencia
[Orionair website](_blank)
retrieved 3 February 2007 and it was part of the TravelPlan group.
[Aviación Digital, 18 August 2006]
The airline suspended operations on 4 June 2009.
Destinations
Orionair operated mainly services to Europe such as
Salerno
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and
Bucharest
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.
Fleet
The Orionair fleet included the following aircraft (as of 4 July 2009):
*2
BAe 146-300 (which are operated for
Syrian Pearl Airlines)
*1
Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia
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The EMB 120 began development during 1974. While initially conceived as ...
See also
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List of defunct airlines of Spain
This is a list of defunct airlines of Spain.
See also
* List of airlines of Spain
References
External links
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Defunct Airlines Europe
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