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Gestair ( es, Grupo Gestair) is an aeronautical group based in
Gestair Group
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ch-aviation - Gestair sells off cargo subsidiary; now operating as Cygnus Air again
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Gestair used different aircraft along its history.
In 2009 it operated the following aircraft in its business fleet:Gestair 2009
''Note'': ULR=Ultra Long Range, LR=Long Range, MR=Medium Range, SR=Short Range
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{{Airlines of Spain Airlines established in 1977 Airlines of Spain
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. In 2008 it operated three business units, including air cargo.Gestair websitGestair Group
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History
Gestair was founded in 1977 in Madrid. It specialized in offering private jets for short lease from key airports in Spain and with the years it expanded its operations to include six hubs spread across the country. The aircraft of Gestair's Business fleet section are categorized into four types: ultra long range, long range, medium-range and short range. Along over three decades of operation the activities and services of Gestair group expanded to includecharter airline
Air charter is the business of renting an entire aircraft (i.e., chartering) as opposed to individual aircraft seats (i.e., purchasing a ticket through a traditional airline).
Regulation
Charter – also called air taxi or ad hoc – flights ...
services — through Audeli Air—, air taxi
An air taxi is a small commercial aircraft that makes short flights on demand.
In 2001 air taxi operations were promoted in the United States by a NASA and aerospace industry study on the potential Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS) ...
, flight training (in 2013 bought by G Air Group), handling, consulting, as well as maintenance and overhaul of aircraft. The maintenance and overhaul unit, initially named Corjet Maintenance, was later renamed Gestair Maintenance.
Cygnus Air
In 1994 Gestair founded 'Regional Líneas Aéreas' together withRegional Airlines (France)
Regional Airlines was a French regional airline headquartered at Nantes Atlantique Airport and in Bouguenais, France, near Nantes.
History
The airline was formed by the merger of Air Vendée and Airlec. On 30 March 2001 Regional Airlines, Flan ...
. The airline operated scheduled passenger flights from Madrid with a fleet of Saab 340
The Saab 340 is a Swedish twin-engine turboprop aircraft designed and initially produced by Saab AB and Fairchild Aircraft. It is designed to seat 30-36 passengers and, as of July 2018, there were 240 operational aircraft used by 34 different o ...
.
In January 1998 Regional was renamed Cygnus Air
Cygnus Air (Corporación Ygnus Air) is a cargo airline based in Madrid, Spain. It is a privately owned airline operating scheduled flights to destinations mainly in Europe. Its main base is Madrid Barajas International Airport. Founded in 1994 ...
and by November the airline shifted to full cargo operations. Its fleet consisted then of two Douglas DC-8
The Douglas DC-8 (sometimes McDonnell Douglas DC-8) is a long-range narrow-body airliner built by the American Douglas Aircraft Company.
After losing the May 1954 US Air Force tanker competition to the Boeing KC-135, Douglas announced in July ...
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. In May 2007, as part of a new policy of the Gestair Group, the name of the airline was changed to Gestair Cargo. At that time its 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 two Boeing 767-300F. and by March 2010, following a capital increase, 73% of the company belonged to Imesapi and 27% to the Gestair group. In mid 2013 Gestair sold its cargo section to the founder of the Dutch Antilles Express
Dutch Antilles Express B.V. was an airline of the Dutch country of Curaçao. It operated high-frequency scheduled services in the Dutch Caribbean to United States, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Haiti, and Suriname. Its main base was at Curaçao In ...
airline, US businessman Arnold Leonora./ref> Gestair Cargo has been rebranded as Cygnus Air.
Fleet (Gestair Business fleet section)
Gestair used different aircraft along its history.
In 2009 it operated the following aircraft in its business fleet:Gestair 2009''Note'': ULR=Ultra Long Range, LR=Long Range, MR=Medium Range, SR=Short Range
See also
* Audeli Air *Cygnus Air
Cygnus Air (Corporación Ygnus Air) is a cargo airline based in Madrid, Spain. It is a privately owned airline operating scheduled flights to destinations mainly in Europe. Its main base is Madrid Barajas International Airport. Founded in 1994 ...
* Sky Service Aviation
References
External links
Gestair - Fleet
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