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Under the plan it would also be renamed to Azores Airlines. [4] In October 2015, SATA Internacional subsequently announced a major rebranding, including the name change to Azores Airlines and a change of the colour scheme from blue tones to green tones. At the same time, a fleet renewal with Airbus A330 aircraft had been announced. [1]
Airline ICAO IATA Image Callsign Commenced operations Notes Azores Airlines: RZO: S4: 1998: Orbest: OBS: 6O: ORBEST: 2007: SATA Air Açores: SAT: SP: 1941: S.A.T.A ...
The Corvo aerodrome is located on the island of Corvo, one of the two volcanically stable islands that lie west of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, in the archipelago of the Azores. [7] But, located in the extreme north-western end of the group, it is exposed to the elements and susceptible to terrible weather throughout the year. [ 7 ]
The Portuguese government granted a temporary concession to the airline, which operated mail, cargo and air passenger services between São Miguel (Santana Field, until 1969), Terceira (at Achada, Lajes) and Santa Maria airports. By May 23, 1948, the airline had received two de Havilland DH.104 Dove aircraft to supplement its operations. On ...
Azores Airlines, Ryanair 3 Terceira: 185,246 1.4% SATA Air Açores 4 Boston: 111,950 11.5% Azores Airlines, TAP Air Portugal 5 Santa Maria: 82,431 5.1% SATA Air Açores 6 Horta: 79,464 6.6% SATA Air Açores 7 Toronto–Pearson: 75,763 0.5% Azores Airlines, TAP Air Portugal 8 Pico: 72,454 7.1% SATA Air Açores 9 Funchal: 46,221 15.4% Azores ...
TAP Air Portugal, United Airlines 6 Campinas: 284,441 48.3% Azul Brazilian Airlines 7 New York–JFK: 271,232 93.3% Delta, TAP Air Portugal 8 Rio de Janeiro–Galeão: 245,245 7.6% TAP Air Portugal 9 Boston: 202,401 22.5% Azores Airlines, Delta, TAP Air Portugal 10 Casablanca–Mohammed V: 201,026 3.6% Air Arabia, Royal Air Maroc, TAP Air ...
Lajes Airport not only serves Terceira but is also a hub providing international access to the Azores. It shares a runway and control and support structures with the military Lajes Field . Its runway is the longest among the airports of the Azores, measuring about 3300 meters in length.
Aerial view of the airport, shortly after construction 1946. In the context of the Second World War, in July 1941, a Portuguese mission under the command of engineer Colonel Hermínio José de Sousa Serrano, and which included Colonel Frederico Lopes da Silva and Major Fernando Tártaro, visited Santa Maria to study a possible location for an airfield, opting for the plateau known as Pico de ...