Borajet

Borajet
IATA ICAO Call sign
YB BRJ BORA JET [1]
Founded2008[2]
Commenced operations8 May 2010
Ceased operations24 April 2017[3]
Operating basesSabiha Gökçen International Airport
Frequent-flyer programfly borajet
Fleet size8
Destinations20 scheduled[4]
Parent companySBK Holding
HeadquartersIstanbul, Turkey
Key people
Websitewww.borajet.com.tr

Borajet (Turkish: Borajet Havayolları) was a privately owned Turkish airline based in Yeşilköy, Bakırköy, Istanbul[6] operating domestic and international services. It suspended operations on 24 April 2017.[3]

History

Early years

The airline was founded in 2008 by Yalcin Ayasli,[2] a Turkish businessman living in the US. Fatih Akol is chairman of the board. The company rented a hangar at Atatürk International Airport, Istanbul and then purchased three second-hand ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft, which were delivered at the beginning of 2010.[5]

Borajet received its "Regional Airline Operations License" on 22 April 2010[7] and started operations on 7 May 2010 with its first flight from Istanbul to Tokat.[8]

In 2014 Borajet agreed a deal to lease five Embraer 190 aircraft (with options on a further three) from GE Capital Aviation Services.[9] In October 2016 Borajet announced long-term lease deals with AerCap for three Embraer 190-E2 and two Embraer 195-E2 aircraft, with deliveries to begin in 2018.[10] In January 2017 the airline was sold to Sezgin Baran Korkmaz for 260 Million Dollars.[11]

Suspension of operations

On 24 April 2017, Borajet announced that they will temporarily suspend their operations and 30,000 existing flight reservations would be transferred to Turkish Airlines.[12] The airline stated maintenance issues as a reason for this move and plans to resume operations sometime during 2018 when Istanbul's new international airport becomes operational.[3] In June 2017, a Turkish court ordered that seven aircraft of the company are to be seized.[13]

As of January 2021, the airline did not resume its operations.

Destinations

Former Borajet ATR 72-500 in 2012
Borajet Embraer 190

Prior to the suspension of operations in April 2017, Borajet served the following scheduled destinations.[4] Several more airports in Europe and the Middle East were served as charters while more domestic destinations were operated on a wet-lease basis.[4]

Germany
Greece
Iraq
Lebanon
Northern Cyprus
Spain
Turkey

Codeshare agreements

Borajet also maintained codeshare agreements with the following airlines:

Fleet

As of April 2017 - prior to the suspension of operations-, the Borajet fleet included the following aircraft:[15][16]

Borajet Airlines Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Orders Passengers Notes
Embraer 190 3 — 100
Embraer 195 5 — 118 1 painted in Fenerbahçe S.K. special livery[17]
Embraer 190-E2 — 3[10] TBA
Embraer 195-E2 — 2[10] TBA
Total 8 5

References

  1. ^ "The Aviation Codes Website - Airline Codes Full Details". Archived from the original on 2015-01-13. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
  2. ^ a b "Hakkında" (in Turkish). Borajet. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
  3. ^ a b c atwonline.com - Turkish regional BoraJet suspends operations 25 April 2017
  4. ^ a b c borajet.com.tr - Route map retrieved 25 April 2017
  5. ^ a b Cebeci, Uğur (2009-11-15). "BoraJet geliyor". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2010-05-17.
  6. ^ "Contact Us Archived 2019-06-10 at the Wayback Machine." Borajet. Retrieved on 16 February 2011. "ADDRESS İDTM Blokları A-3 Blok Kat:5 Yeşilköy 34149 / İstanbul-TURKEY"
  7. ^ "Dolmuş uçak için izin çıktı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Eğitim. 2010-04-22. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
  8. ^ "Borajet, ilk tarifeli uçuşunu gerçekleştirdi". Ulaşım Online (in Turkish). 2010-05-08. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
  9. ^ "News". Airliner World: 7. May 2014.
  10. ^ a b c "Borajet Secures E2 Deal". Airliner World (December 2016): 8.
  11. ^ "Neue Eigentümer für türkische Borajet". aeroTELEGRAPH (in Swiss High German). 2017-01-03. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  12. ^ "Local carrier halts operations for restructuring ahead of new Istanbul airport opening". Hurriyet Daily News. 2017-04-24. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  13. ^ "Turkish court orders seven BoraJet Embraers seized".
  14. ^ "Borajet ve Anadolujet ortak uçuş anlaşması imzaladı" (in Turkish). 26 May 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  15. ^ planespotters.net - BoraJet Fleet Details and History retrieved 26 April 2017
  16. ^ borajet.com.tr - Fleet retrieved 26 April 2017
  17. ^ Borajet Fenerbahçe Uçağımız Hazır (Turkish)

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