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Hispania Líneas Aéreas was a Spanish charter airline.
Code and fleet information
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hispania Lineas Aereas Defunct airlines of Spain Airlines established in 1982 Airlines disestablished in 1989 1989 disestablishments in Spain Spanish companies established in 1982
Hispania Líneas Aéreas was a Spanish charter airline.
Company history
Hispania was founded in 1982 as an on-demand charter operator and began operations using two SE 210 Caravelle aircraft on charter flights to the Spanish resorts fromGreat Britain
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, Germany
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, France
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and other countries. In 1985 three Boeing 737-200
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Developed to supplement the Boeing 727 on short and thin routes, the twinjet retained the 707 fuselage width and six abreast seating ...
were added and those eventually replaced all the Caravelles. As business increased, Hispania acquired a new fleet consisting of Boeing 737-300
The Boeing 737 Classic is a series of narrow-body airliners produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, the second generation of the Boeing 737 series of aircraft.
Development began in 1979 and the first variant, the 737-300, first flew in Febru ...
and Boeing 757-200
The Boeing 757 is an American narrow-body airliner designed and built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
The then-named 7N7, a twinjet successor for the trijet 727, received its first orders in August 1978.
The prototype completed its maiden ...
, however, the aircraft lease payments were too expensive for the carrier to sustain and in 1988 it was nearly acquired by Air Europa
Air Europa Líneas Aéreas, S.A.U., branded as Air Europa, is the third-largest Spain, Spanish airline after Iberia (airline), Iberia and Vueling. The airline is headquartered in Llucmajor, Mallorca, Spain; it has its main hub at Adolfo Suárez M ...
. After the attempted takeover and other cash-investment schemes failed, Hispania ceased operations in July 1989.Airlines Remembered by BI Hengi, Publisher Midland Publishing
Fleet details
*3 - SE 210 Caravelle *3 -Boeing 737-200
The Boeing 737 is an American narrow-body aircraft produced by Boeing at its Renton factory in Washington.
Developed to supplement the Boeing 727 on short and thin routes, the twinjet retained the 707 fuselage width and six abreast seating ...
*8 - Boeing 737-300
The Boeing 737 Classic is a series of narrow-body airliners produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, the second generation of the Boeing 737 series of aircraft.
Development began in 1979 and the first variant, the 737-300, first flew in Febru ...
*2 - Boeing 757-23A(ER)
*2 - Douglas DC-8-61 (leased from Nationair Canada)
See also
*List of defunct airlines of Spain
This is a list of defunct airlines of Spain.
See also
* List of airlines of Spain
References
External links
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Defunct Airlines Europe
{{List of airlines Airlines of Spain, * Defunct airlines of Spain, * Lists of companies of S ...
{{List of airlines Airlines of Spain, * Defunct airlines of Spain, * Lists of companies of S ...
References
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*Code and fleet information
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hispania Lineas Aereas Defunct airlines of Spain Airlines established in 1982 Airlines disestablished in 1989 1989 disestablishments in Spain Spanish companies established in 1982