Waves was an

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based in Guernsey in the

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and a subsidiary of Waves Technologies Limited, a privately owned company. It planned to operate from its hub at

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to up to 15 regional airports in and around the Channel Islands. Waves also planned to undertake cargo and

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activities, on demand.

History

Waves was founded by Nick Magliocchetti in 2016 to establish an on-demand service in-line with similar private-hire taxi services as well as timetabled services. On 22 September 2017, Waves received its

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(AOC) from 2-REG, the civil aviation authority of Guernsey. Commercial service between Guernsey and

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began on 5 November 2017 and by 9 November, the airline had operated 100 flights. Waves made its first flight into Alderney on 14 November, and promised commercial service from the island, beginning later in 2017. Flights to the UK are planned to start in 2018, as well as services to regional French airports. Due a lawsuit by competitor

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against the States of Guernsey's Transport Licensing Authority (TLA), Waves was forced in January 2018 to temporarily change its business model, to have customers hire the entire aircraft, instead of booking individual seats. In March 2018, the TLA issued Waves with route licences for Jersey and Alderney, allowing it to sell individual seats once again. In June 2018 the company announced it was suspending all flights due to a maintenance issue. It was subsequently placed into liquidation in September 2018.

Destinations

Waves served the following destinations: ;France *

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- Charter * Cherbourg – Maupertus Airport - Charter * Caen – Carpiquet Airport - Charter * Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport, Dinard - Charter * Granville-Mont-Saint-Michel, Granville-Michel - Charter * Lannion – Côte de Granit Airport, Lannion - Charter * Nantes Atlantique Airport, Nantes - Charter * Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport, Rennes - Charter * Saint-Brieuc – Armor Airport, Saint-Brieuc - Charter ;Channel Islands *

- Base * Jersey Airport * Alderney Airport

Fleet

Waves operated one Cessna 208 Caravan, Cessna 208B Grand Caravan on a dry lease which has since been put up for sale by its owners.

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Defunct airlines of Guernsey Airlines established in 2016 Airlines disestablished in 2018 Defunct charter airlines of the United Kingdom