A proposito di Futura:
FUTURA was created in 1989 by Aer Lingus, Belton Air and Banco de Santander, but mainly by a group of people thrilled with a project. Futura was born on 17th February 1990 with its first flight from Palma to Manchester. Today the shareholders of the company are Aer Lingus, Corpfin Capital and Gestora de Participaciones Aéreas S.L. During this time, Futura has consolidated its position in the market, thanks to the professionalism of its staff and the trust of national and foreign tour-operators.>
Mission and goals
The corporate aim of FUTURA is to satisfy the holiday and leisure industry needs. Our principle is: “To become the charter company preferred by passengers for their holidays, providing a safe and reliable operation in all routes.”
The airline Futura is one of the operators group who joined the European regulation JAR-OPS established by the Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA), of which the majority of the West European countries are members. That regulation was adopted as a requirement as from June 2002. It establishes, among others, the requirements for fleet maintenance both if it is performed by subcontracted companies or by our own Approved Maintenance Organisation according to the procedures specified by the European regulation JAR 145. A rigorous maintenance of Futura´s fleet and its equipment is performed daily by our experts in all the company bases in Palma, Tenerife and Malaga.
From several years ago, the experience we have gained in the operation of B-737- the most manufactured aircraft in aviation history- has enabled us to export our resources and management skills to a great variety of countries such as Gambia, Egypt, Indonesia, Brazil, USA and mainly to the majority of European countries. Our services range from the aircraft itself, leasing aircraft from our fleet in “wet” or “dry lease” terms; to the management of aircraft acquisitions for other airlines. We also provide occasional or continuous engineering support, as well as crew and technical staff training.
Boeing and Futura finalize the order of up to six 737 Next-Generation
Boeing and Futura International Airways, the charter airline based in Palma de Mallorca, today announced an order for three Boeing 737-800’s Next-Generation along with three further purchase options. The firm order is valued at approximately $210 million (166 million euros) at list prices. The new aircraft, which are due to be delivered in 2009 and 2010, will be used to increase the size of the fleet.
“The 737 is the cornerstone of our fleet. We have ample experience of the 737-800, 737-400 and 737-300 and we are highly satisfied with their low operating costs and excellent performance. We think the 737-800 has the most advanced flight safety systems in the history of civil aviation”, said Román Pané, Chairman and CEO of Futura International Airways.
Aviaciondigital 21st July 2006
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