Cygnus Air (Corporación Ygnus Air) is a

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based in

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. It is a privately owned airline operating scheduled flights to destinations mainly in Europe. Its main base is

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. Founded in 1994 as Regional Líneas Aéreas, it has undergone a number of name changes along its history.

History

The airline was founded by

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together with the Spanish

Gestair Gestair ( es, Grupo Gestair) is an aeronautical group based in Madrid, Spain. In 2008 it operated three business units, including air cargo.Gestair websitGestair Group/ref> History Gestair was founded in 1977 in Madrid. It specialized in offering ...

group as 'Regional Líneas Aéreas' in 1994. The airline operated scheduled passenger flights from Madrid with a fleet of Saab 340.

Cygnus Air (1998 - 2007)

In January 1998 Regional was renamed Cygnus Air and by November the airline shifted to full cargo operations. Its fleet consisted then of two

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62F aircraft. In July 2002, a DC8-73F was phased in. At that time the airline was owned 60% by Macholfam International, a branch of the Gestair group, and 40% by Imesapi of the ACS group.

Gestair Cargo (2007 - 2013)

In May 2007, as part of a new policy of the Gestair Group, the airline began to use Gestair Cargo as DBA. At that time Gestair Cargo's main customer was

Iberia Airlines Iberia (), legally incorporated as ''Iberia Líneas Aéreas de España, S.A. Operadora, Sociedad Unipersonal'', is the flag carrier airline of Spain. Founded in 1927 and based in Madrid, it operates an international network of services from i ...

.Airways, June 2007 Gestair Cargo expanded and modernized its fleet in 2011, adding a

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in JanuaryFly-news, 8 January 2011
/ref> and another Boeing 767-300F in March. By March 2010, following a capital increase, 73% of the company belonged to Imesapi and 27% to the Gestair group.

Cygnus Air (2013 - )

Cygnus Air belongs to ACS group. The airline operates regular cargo flights within Europe and Canary Islands with its B757. Cygnus Air also offer to its clients charter flights and ad-hoc solutions.

Fleet

The Cygnus Air fleet comprises the following aircraft (as of December 2019)

References

External links

Gestair Cargo
{{Airlines of Spain Airlines of Spain Companies based in Madrid Cargo airlines Airlines established in 1994 1994 establishments in Spain