Cronos Airlines
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Founded | 2007 | ||||||
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Hubs | Malabo International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
Destinations | 6 | ||||||
Headquarters | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | ||||||
Key people | Andreas Kaïafas, CEO [2][3] | ||||||
Website | cronosair |
Cronos Airlines is a regional airline headquartered in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. Cronos Airlines is a passenger and cargo carrier based at Malabo International Airport in Equatorial Guinea. It operates a service in Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Benin and Nigeria.[4]
History
Cronos Air was founded in 2007 by its CEO, Andreas Kaïafas.[5] It started operations in 2008, Cronos was created in 2008, with a small 19-seater and a license to operate for six months. It was a provisional license. They came back with a 30-seater at the end of 2009 and by July 2010 they had a 92-seater, the BA-146, which was operating in Germany before with Eurowings. They later acquired a second 98-seater and a 'certificado de transporte aéreo' (air transport certificate).[3]
Destinations
Cronos Airlines operates the following services (as of 19 February 2016[update]):
Benin
- Cotonou - Cadjehoun Airport
Cameroon
Equatorial Guinea
Nigeria
Ghana
- Accra - Kotoka International Airport[6][7]
Niger
Fleet
The Cronos Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of September 2020):[8][9]
Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |
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Y | Total | ||||
Embraer ERJ 135 | 2 | — | |||
Embraer ERJ 145MP | 1 | — | |||
Total | 3 | 0 |
Historical fleet
Cronos Airlines has previously operated the following aircraft:
- 1 Avro RJ100[10]
- 1 BAe 146-300A
- 1 Airbus A319-100[9]
- 2 Embraer ERJ 135LR[10]
References
- ^ a b "Cronos Airlines". ch-aviation. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "Equatorial Guinea - Andreas Kaïafas, CEO of Cronos Airlines - Worldfolio - AFA PRESS". Archived from the original on 2014-09-15. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
- ^ a b "Airline's rise contributes to development take-off". The Worldfolio. The Worldfolio. Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ "Cronos Airlines". CAPA Center for Aviation. CAPA. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ "Airlines based in Equatorial Guinea: Cronos Airlines". www.airlineupdate.com. Archived from the original on 2014-09-15. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
- ^ Admin (2016-10-31). "Cronos Airlines Commences Commercial Flight To Accra". News Ghana. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
- ^ Myjoyonline.com (2016-10-31). "Cronos Airlines starts operations in Ghana". Archived from the original on 2017-06-08. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 13.
- ^ a b "Cronos Airlines Historic Fleet". Planespotters. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
- ^ a b "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 13.
External links
- Official website
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