IZair
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| Founded | 2005 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 14 June 2006 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 30 December 2018 (re-integrated into Pegasus Airlines) | ||||||
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| Headquarters | İzmir, Turkey | ||||||
| Key people | Ali Sabancı (President) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
IZair (İzmir Hava Yolları) was[1] an airline headquartered on the grounds of Adnan Menderes Airport in İzmir, Turkey.[2]
History
The airline was established in 2005 as İzmir Hava Yolları by a group of businessmen from İzmir. It started operations on 14 June 2006.
Starting in 2012, all IZair flights were marketed under the Air Berlin Turkey brand,[3][4] a cooperation between Air Berlin and Pegasus Airlines. The cooperation was discontinued in 2013, with the brand itself being abandoned.
On 29 February 2012 the last remaining Airbus A319-100 was returned to the lessor.
In November 2018, it was announced that IZair would be dissolved and merged into Pegasus Airlines by the end of 2018.[5]
Fleet
The IZair fleet consisted of the following aircraft, all of which were operated for Pegasus Airlines (as of February 2020):[6]
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-800 | 2 | 189 | |
| Total | 2 | ||
Incidents and accidents
- On 10 March 2010, Pegasus Airlines Flight 361, an Airbus A319-100 operated by IZair on a ferry flight made an emergency landing at Frankfurt Airport in Germany after a malfunction in the nose gear. The flight landed safely but blew both front nose gear tires. The airport closed runway 07R/25L for 3 hours to allow recovery.[7]
References
- ^ "IZair Airlines profile". Centre for Aviation. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Contact Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine." IZair. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
- ^ IZair timetable Archived 2010-09-26 at the Wayback Machine IZair. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 3 April 2007. p. 95.
- ^ ch-aviation.com - Turkey's Izair to merge with parent Pegasus by YE18 16 November 2018
- ^ "IZair Fleet". Archived from the original on 2007-03-12. Retrieved 2006-08-17.
- ^ Pegasus Airlines Flight 361 – 10 March 2010
External links
Media related to IZair at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in English)
- Official website (in Turkish)
