Orionair was a

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based in

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History

Orionair was established in 2004 and operated domestic and international services in

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and to

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. Its main base was

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, with a hub at

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. It had offices in

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and ValenciaOrionair website
retrieved 3 February 2007 and it was part of the TravelPlan group.Aviación Digital, 18 August 2006 The airline suspended operations on 4 June 2009.

Destinations

Orionair operated mainly services to Europe such as

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and

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Fleet

The Orionair fleet included the following aircraft (as of 4 July 2009): *2

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(which are operated for

Syrian Pearl Airlines Syrian Pearl, Inc., operated as Syrian Pearl Airlines ( ar, طيران لؤلؤة السورية), was a short-lived private airline based in Syria. It operated domestic flights within Syria. In 2010, the airline ceased all operations. Destinatio ...

) *1

Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia The Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia is a twin-turboprop 30-passenger commuter airliner designed and manufactured by the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer. The EMB 120 began development during 1974. While initially conceived as a modular series ...

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* * Defunct airlines of Spain Airlines established in 2004 Airlines disestablished in 2008 {{Spain-transport-stub

History

Destinations

Fleet

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