The charter airline now has a fleet of four narrowbody jets.
The Danish charter airline Airseven, owned by the tour operator company Primo Tours, received its first Boeing 737-800 earlier this month. Moreover, the carrier expects to add an additional narrowbody jetliner before the year ends, as reported by local media outlets.
On December 2, Airseven took delivery of its first Boeing 737-800. This aircraft, registration OY-ASD and serial number 29674, was ferried from storage at Bergen op Zoom Airport (WOE) in the Netherlands to Copenhagen Roskilde Airport (RKE), where the carrier is based.
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This aircraft is Airseven’s fourth plane. The airline already operates three Boeing 737-400s, according to data by ch-aviation. The aircraft departed from Bergen op Zoom at around 14:41 UTC on December 2 and covered the 691 kilometers to Roskilde in one hour and 21 minutes, landing at the Danish airport around 16:18 UTC.
Airseven’s newest aircraft is a 13-year-old narrowbody jet that was first ordered by Delta Air Lines back in 1997. It had its first flight on December 2009 and was delivered in January 2010. According to ch-aviation, it currently has an all-economy configuration with 186 seats, and it is owned by Air Lease Corporation (ALC), a leasing company with a global presence.
Airseven wet leases all of its fleet. Copenhagen Air Taxi, an executive charter carrier, often operates its flights with Airseven’s fleet. Copenhagen Air Taxi pitches itself as the obvious choice for busy people looking to enhance their capabilities and workflow while traveling. Also, they aim to attract travel groups that fly to underserved destinations across Europe, such as Sion, Bremen, Leipzig, Auxerre, Nantes, Wolfsburg, San Sebastián, Varberg, or Lillehammer.
When Airseven was introduced in 2020, CEO Bjarke Hansen said he believed there was room for a small and flexible airline in Europe. He added that charter routes could become more popular in the coming months due to the ever-changing border and quarantine restrictions across Europe.
Airseven was looking to create at least 140 aviation jobs in the short term, 70 direct and 70 indirect. It launched operations at the beginning of 2021 with three Boeing 737-400 aircraft. These planes, registrations OY-ASA, OY-ASB, and OY-ASC, are between 30 and 32 years of age and can often be seen flying routes such as Billund-Porto Santo, Billund- Salzburg, or Aalborg-Palma de Mallorca.
As previously stated, Airseven’s new Boeing 737-800 was ordered in 1997. While Delta Air Lines ordered the aircraft, it never flew with the US carrier. Instead, it was delivered in 2010 to Norwegian, who operated it until 2015. After that, the aircraft went to Ukraine International Airlines. The narrowbody remained in Ukraine between 2016 and 2022.
Meanwhile, OY-ASA is a 32.17-year-old aircraft owned by Aerotron. It had its first flight and delivery in October 1990 and was ordered by Braathens, a Norwegian airline that merged in 2005. After its stint at Braathens between 1990 and 1992, OY-ASA went to Malaysia Airlines (1992-1993), Braathens again (1993-2005), SAS Norge (2005-2007), Jet Time (2013), Blue Air (2013-2019), and now Airseven.
OY-ASB is the youngest of the 737-400 fleet, 30.27 years old. It was delivered in October 1992 to Lufthansa, who operated it until 1993. Then it went to SunExpress (1993-2000), Malev (2000), Air One (2001-2010), Air Italy (2010-2012), City Airways (2013-2014), and Blue Air (2014-2019). It is also owned by Aerotron.
Finally, OY-ASC is a 32.67-year-old aircraft owned by Aerotron, ordered by TUI Group in 1987, which had its delivery in May 1990. Hapagfly, a merged German carrier, operated this plane between 1990-1998. After that, it went to Blue Panorama Airlines (1998-2013), Hermes Aviation (2014-2015), Cardiff Aviation Malta (2015-2017), and Air Mediterranean (2017-2020).
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Source: FlightRadar24.com, ch-aviation, Check-in.dk.
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