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| Founded | 1999 (as Aerolíneas de Baleares) | |||
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| Hubs | Palma de Mallorca Airport | |||
| Fleet size | 5 | |||
| Destinations | 0 | |||
| Headquarters | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | |||
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| Website | www.quantum-air.com | |||
Quantum Air (formally known as Aerolíneas de Baleares, operated as AeBal) is an airline based in Madrid, Spain. It operates domestic scheduled services within Spain, as well as charter and ACMI operations all over Europe. Its fleet was originally wet-leased to Spanair for use on domestic and international routes, but since 2009, they operate on their own. Its main base was moved from Son Sant Joan Airport, Palma de Mallorca to Madrid Barajas Airport.[1]
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History
The airline was established in 1999 and started operations on 5 July 2000 from Madrid with domestic services and an initial fleet of three Boeing 717 aircraft. It was originally named Aerolineas Baleares Blue Star, but has operated under the AeBal-Spanair Link name, whilst retaining much of its Spanair pedigree in the livery. It was owned by Spanair (51%) and SAS Group (49%) and had 155 employees (at March 2007)[1].
AeBal ceased operations on 16 September 2008, as part of the Spanair economic restructuring plan, cancelling their wet-lease agreement. Finally, the airline was sold by SAS in January 2009 to Proturin, a Spanish investment company controlled by former Aerolineas Argentinas CEO, Antonio Mata. In March 2009, AeBal ceases to exist and has been replaced by Quantum Air.[2]
Destinations
Quantum Air operates to the following domestic scheduled destinations (at July 2009):
Fleet
Current
The Quantum Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (at 12 November 2009):[3]
| Aircraft | Total | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Boeing 717 | 5 | 2 stored at PMI |
Retired
| Aircraft | Total | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Boeing 717 | 3 | Left after re-branding |
References
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 48. 2007-03-27.
- ^ AeBal rebrands as Quantum Air
- ^ Quantum Air Fleet
External links
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