Borajet
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| Founded | 2008 [2] | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 7 May 2010 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Sabiha Gökçen Int'l Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 13 | ||||||
| Destinations | 23 [3] | ||||||
| Parent company | Borajet Havayolları | ||||||
| Headquarters | Istanbul, Turkey | ||||||
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| Website | borajet.com.tr | ||||||
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Borajet (Turkish: Borajet Havayolları) is a privately owned Turkish airline based in Yeşilköy, Bakırköy, Istanbul[5] operating domestic and international services.
History
The airline was founded in 2008 by Yalcin Ayasli,[2] a Turkish businessman living in the USA. Fatih Akol is Chairman of the Board. The company rented a hangar at Atatürk International Airport, Istanbul and then purchased three second-hand ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft, which were delivered in the beginning of 2010.[4]
Borajet received its "Regional Airline Operations License" on 22 April 2010[6] and started operations on 7 May 2010 with its first flight from Istanbul to Tokat.[7]
Destinations
Borajet serves the following destinations:
Asia
- Lebanon
- Iran
- Iraq
Europe
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Italy
- Skopje - Skopje Airport Seasonal
- Spain
- Turkey
- Adana - Adana Şakirpaşa Airport
- Adıyaman – Adıyaman Airport
- Alanya – Gazipaşa Airport
- Ankara – Esenboğa International Airport
- Antalya – Antalya Airport
- Bodrum - Milas–Bodrum Airport
- Çanakkale – Çanakkale Airport
- Edremit – Balikesir Koca Seyit Airport
- Hatay - Hatay Airport
- Istanbul – Sabiha Gökçen International Airport Base
- İzmir - Adnan Menderes Airport
- Siirt – Siirt Airport
- Tokat – Tokat Airport
- Trabzon - Trabzon Airport
Codeshare agreements
Fleet
The Borajet fleet includes the following aircraft (as of March 2016):[9][10]
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Embraer 190 | 7 | - | 100 | |
| Embraer 195 | 6 | - | 118 | 3 operated for Turkish Airlines 1 of them (TC-YAT) was painted with Fenerbahçe S.K.'s livery[11] |
| Embraer 190-E2 | - | 3[12] | ||
| Embraer 195-E2 | - | 2[12] | ||
| Total | 13 | 5 |
In 2014 Borajet agreed a deal to lease five Embraer 190 aircraft (with options on a further three) from GE Capital Aviation Services.[13] In October 2016 Borajet announced long-term lease deals with AerCap for three Embraer 190-E2 and two Embraer 195-E2 aircraft, with deliveries to begin in 2018.[12]
References
- ↑ http://www.avcodes.co.uk/details.asp?ID=12939
- 1 2 "Hakkında" (in Turkish). Borajet. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
- ↑ borajet.com - Flight Schedules Archived January 13, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 Cebeci, Uğur (2009-11-15). "BoraJet geliyor". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2010-05-17.
- ↑ "Contact Us." Borajet. Retrieved on 16 February 2011. "ADDRESS İDTM Blokları A-3 Blok Kat:5 Yeşilköy 34149 / İstanbul-TURKEY"
- ↑ "Dolmuş uçak için izin çıktı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Eğitim. 2010-04-22. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
- ↑ "Borajet, ilk tarifeli uçuşunu gerçekleştirdi". Ulaşım Online (in Turkish). 2010-05-08. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
- ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2016/03/18/yb-ibz-s16/
- ↑ Borajet Fleet ch-aviation.ch
- ↑ Borajet Fleet borajet.com.tr
- ↑ Borajet Fenerbahçe Uçağımız Hazır (Turkish)
- 1 2 3 "Borajet Secures E2 Deal". Airliner World (December 2016): 8.
- ↑ "News". Airliner World: 7. May 2014.
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External links
- Official website (English)/(Turkish)
