PGA Express was a

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based in

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at Cascais Municipal Airport. It was a subsidiary of Portugália (or ''PGA'' for short) and therefore also

TAP Air Portugal TAP Air Portugal is the currently state-owned flag carrier airline of Portugal, headquartered at Lisbon Airport which also serves as its hub. TAP – Transportes Aéreos Portugueses – has been a member of the Star Alliance since 2005 and oper ...

and used to operate services to

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in a franchise agreement with both of them. On 21 March 2014, TAP Portugal announced it would buy two

ATR 42-600 The ATR 42 is a regional airliner produced by Franco-Italian manufacturer ATR, with final assembly in Toulouse, France. On 4 November 1981, the aircraft was launched with ATR, as a joint venture between French Aérospatiale (now Airbus) and Ae ...

for Portugália to replace their two smaller

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operated by PGA Express. However,

White Airways White Airways S.A. (also known as White) is a Portuguese charter airline headquartered in Porto Salvo, Oeiras. It mainly operates charter flights from Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport on behalf of tour operators as well as on lease on behalf of ...

now operates both ATRs on behalf of TAP Air Portugal instead of PGA Express leaving PGA Express' current status unclear as it no longer maintains any flight operations.

Fleet

As of April 2015, the PGA Express does no longer operate any aircraft as both

have been phased out while their replacement is not operated by PGA Express.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pga Express Airlines disestablished in 2015 Cascais Municipal Aerodrome Defunct airlines of Portugal Portuguese companies established in 2001 Airlines established in 2001