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South Atlantic Airways

Former Spanish charter airline

South Atlantic Airways

South Atlantic Airways Boeing 757-236

IATA	ICAO	Callsign
-	HRC	-

Commenced operations

2000

Ceased operations

2001

Operating bases

Tenerife South Airport

Fleet size

Fleet below

Headquarters

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

Key people

Eduard Gusarov

South Atlantic Airways was an airline based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.^[1]

History

South Atlantic Airways was founded in 2000 as a Spanish-Russian venture. The company leased a plane from Israeli airline Arkia and began operating charter flights in March 2001.^[2]

On 30 November 2001 South Atlantic Airways returned the leased plane to Arkia and ended all operations.^[3]^[4] The circumstances in which this airline operated and its activities were not clear and are rife with speculations.^[5]^[6]

Code data

ICAO Code: HRC (not current)

Fleet

1 Boeing 757^[3]

References

^ South Atlantic Airways SA en Santa Cruz de Tenerife^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Forum; Commercial Aviation - South Atlantic Airways
^ ^a ^b Planespotters - South Atlantic Airways Fleet Details and History
^ Boeing B-757 de Gestair Cargo EC-KLD Juan Carlos Díaz Lorenzo, 16 junio 2012
^ Diario de Avisos - Derbah desviaba armas y dinero hacia grupos terroristas árabes en Líbano
^ 7078.72, pdf - Ejército del Aire - Ministerio de Defensa^{[permanent dead link]}