White Airways S.A. (also known as White) is a

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headquartered in

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History

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The airline was founded in 2000, originally as Yes - Linhas Aéreas Charter under a joint venture with

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(75%) and Abreu Group (25%). It commenced operations in June 2000 with a leased Lockheed L-1011-500. In late 2006, the airline was acquired by the

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and rebranded as ''White Airways'' and focused on carrying out ACMI operations on behalf of other airlines. In May 2016, White Airways phased out their last

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as one of the last European operators of the type. In October 2022,

announced it would end its wetlease contract with White Airways citing insufficient dispatch reliability. Which was later disputed by White Airways, as the maintenance was performed by Portugália, a company part of TAP group.

Destinations

Fleet

Current fleet

As of November 2022, the White fleet consists of the following aircraft:

Former fleet

Accidents and incidents

*On July 6, 2018, an

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(registered CS-DJG) operated on behalf of

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made a hard landing at

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, during which the tail impacted the runway. The aircraft made a return flight to Lisbon an hour later with 55 passengers on board, with the captain apparently failing to notice visible damage to the tail during the pre-flight walkaround. While there were no injuries, the final report of the Portuguese Aviation Accidents Prevention and Investigation Department criticized both the flight crew and the operator for their shortcomings during the landing, organisational culture, failure to conduct an effective pre-flight inspection before the return flight, and failure to make a legally required report of the accident.

References

External links

Official website
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