Titan Airways is a
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based at
London Stansted AirportLondon Stansted Airport is a passenger airport located at Stansted Mountfitchet in the District of Uttlesford in Essex, north-east of central London. It is north northeast of Bishop's Stortford and about outside Harlow....
,
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. It operates contract and ad hoc passenger and freight charters throughout the world and short notice wet-lease charters for scheduled airlines. It provides VIP charters for clients like
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and British Prime Minister,
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.
The company holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence, it is permitted to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats.
The airline started operations on 1 February 1988.
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Titan Airways is a
BritishThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
charter airlineIn the context of mass tourism, charter flights have acquired the more specific meaning of a flight whose sole function is to transport holidaymakers to tourist destinations. Such charter flights are contrasted with scheduled flights, but they do in fact operate to regular, published schedules...
based at
London Stansted AirportLondon Stansted Airport is a passenger airport located at Stansted Mountfitchet in the District of Uttlesford in Essex, north-east of central London. It is north northeast of Bishop's Stortford and about outside Harlow....
,
United KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
. It operates contract and ad hoc passenger and freight charters throughout the world and short notice wet-lease charters for scheduled airlines. It provides VIP charters for clients like
The Rolling StonesThe Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in 1962 in London when multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones and pianist Ian Stewart were joined by vocalist Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards. Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early lineup...
and British Prime Minister,
Gordon BrownJames Gordon Brown is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party. Brown became Prime Minister in June 2007, after the resignation of Tony Blair and three days after becoming leader of the governing Labour Party...
.
The company holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence, it is permitted to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats.
History
The airline started operations on 1 February 1988. It was subject to a management buy-out on February 1992 and is now owned by Gene Willson (67%) and venture capital firm
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(33%). Titan Airways has been working on behalf of cruise ship companies such as
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;
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and
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.
Destinations
Titan Airways operates charter flights for British tour operators. The airline mainly flies from Birmingham,
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, Gatwick and Stansted airports to French and Swiss ski destinations but mainly
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and
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in France.
Fleet
The Titan Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft (at 25th September 2009)
Titan Airways Fleet
| Aircraft |
Total |
Livery |
| BAe 146-200QT |
1 |
Titan Airways Black & White |
| BAe 146-200QC |
3 |
Titan Airways Black & White |
| Beechcraft Super King Air 350 |
1 |
Titan Airways Black & White |
| Boeing 737-300F |
1 |
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Red |
| Boeing 737-300QC |
3 |
Titan Airways Black & White |
| Boeing 757-200 |
2 |
Titan Airways Black & White |
| AgustaWestland AW109 |
1 |
Titan Airways Black & White |
| Bell 206B-3 |
1 |
White with small Titan Airways Planet logo |
| Boeing 767-300 |
(1) |
Joins fleet in December 2009 |
Titan have asked Bae to remarket one of their current fleet of Bae146 aircraft. The aircraft is being sold due to Titan requiring larger capacity aircraft.
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