Cabo Verde Express is a Cape Verdean

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headquartered in

Espargos Espargos (Portuguese for "asparagus") is the capital and main commercial centre of the island and municipality of Sal, Cape Verde. The city

and based at

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operating domestic scheduled and charter services.

History

It was established in 1998 by Jean-Christophe Bartz, airline transport pilot and business man with many interests within the airline industry in West Africa. Operations started with a single

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(D4-CBJ). A few months later the Czech-made

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were introduced. The airline employed 14 pilots including 2 freelancers.Aeroplane type of Cabo Verde Express
caboverdeexpress.com, retrieved 24 July 2015 The little airline grew fast under the command of Captain JC Bartz and actively contributed to the tourism development on the island of Boa Vista. Captain JC Bartz sold the airline back in 2007 to the Portuguese group Omni Aviacao, the owner of

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. Its head office is at the Amílcar Cabral International Airport in

Espargos Espargos (Portuguese for "asparagus") is the capital and main commercial centre of the island and municipality of Sal, Cape Verde. The city

, Sal.

Destinations

;

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* Boa Vista -

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* Fogo -

São Filipe Airport São Filipe Airport ( pt, Aeródromo de São Filipe, also: ''Aeródromo do Fogo'') is Cape Verde's fifth most-used airport, located in the island of Fogo. It is located 2 km southeast of the town of São Filipe, near the Atlantic Ocean ...

* Maio -

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- Praia International Airport * Sal -

Hub * Sao Nicolau -

Preguiça Airport Preguiça may refer to the following places: * Preguiça, part of the town Espargos Espargos (Portuguese for "asparagus") is the capital and main commercial centre of the island and municipality of Sal, Cape Verde. The city

* Sao Vicente -

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Fleet

Cabo Verde Express has three aircraft:

References

External links

Official website
Airlines of Cape Verde Airlines established in 1998 Espargos {{CapeVerde-stub