Titan Airways

Infobox Airline
airline=Titan Airways
logo=Titan logo.pnglogo_size=user
IATA=ZT
ICAO=AWC
callsign=ZAP
headquarters=London Stansted Airport, United Kingdom
parent=
founded=1988
key_people=Gene Willson
hubs=London Stansted Airport
focus_cities=
frequent_flyer=
lounge=
alliance=
fleet_size=11
destinations=Varying (charter airline)
website= http://www.titan-airways.com/

Titan Airways is a British charter airline based at London Stansted Airport, United Kingdom. It operates contract and ad hoc passenger and freight charters throughout the world. Short notice wet-lease charters for scheduled airlines are a speciality. It also provides VIP charters for clients like the Rolling Stones and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

The company holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence, it is permitted to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats. [ [http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?categoryid=183&pagetype=90&pageid=340 Operating Licence] ]

History

The airline was established in January 1988 and started operations on 1 February 1988. It was subject to a management buy-out on February 1992 and is now owned by Gene Willson (67%) and venture capital firm 3i (33%). Recently, Titan Airways has been working on behalf of various cruse ship companies: Fred. Olsen Cruises; Princess Cruises and Cunard.

Fleet

The Titan Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft (at May 2008 [ [http://www.jethros.dwsitech.com/fleets/fleet_listings/titan_airways.htm jethro's UK and Ireland Airline Fleet Listings ] ] ):

External links

* [http://www.titan-airways.com/ Titan Airways - Official website]
* [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?airlinesearch=Titan%20Airways&distinct_entry=true Photos]

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