GetJet Airlines
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| Founded | March 2016 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | May 2016 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Vilnius Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 15 | ||||||
| Destinations | 170 | ||||||
| Parent company | GetJet Aviation Holdings | ||||||
| Headquarters | Vilnius, Lithuania | ||||||
| Key people | Aleksandr Celiadin (Executive Chairman) Rūta Kulvinskaitė (CEO) Darius Viltrakis (CEO of GetJet Aviation Holdings) | ||||||
| Revenue | 176mEUR (2023, EST) | ||||||
| Employees | 910 | ||||||
| Website | getjet | ||||||
GetJet Airlines is a Lithuanian airline company that has been providing ACMI and Charter services since 2016. The company oversees a fleet of 15 aircraft, and reports an EBITDA of 28 million EUR (2023).[2]
GetJet Airlines was founded by Aleksandr (Alex) Celiadin.
GetJet Airlines operates flights to over 170 airports in more than 50 countries and serves clients such as Wizz Air, Finnair, Transavia, Iceland Air, TUI Airways, Vueling, and others.[3]
History[edit]
The company was issued an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from Lithuania in March 2016. In May of the same year, the company obtained an EU commercial licence. The company's first flight took place on 25 May 2016.[4]
In late 2018 the company took over Small Planet Airlines's chartered flights from the Vilnius airport.[5][6]
In September 2019 the company signed an agreement to operate Sunwing Airlines flights in Canadian territory.[7] In October 2019, GetJet Airlines began operating transatlantic flights to North America between Warsaw and Toronto on behalf of LOT Polish Airlines using an Airbus A330 aircraft.[8]
In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, GetJet modified aircraft to transport cargo, including the first COVID-19 vaccines to Lithuania. [9]
In 2020, GetJet was named the leader of Lithuania’s transport and logistics sector at the Verslo Zinios awards.[10]
In 2022, GetJet Airlines operated its first commercial flight to Australia.[11]
In 2024, GetJet Airlines Latvia received the Part 129 Operation Specification approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a prerequisite for the carrier to operate passenger flights to and from the USA.[citation needed]
In 2024, GetJet Airlines added three Airbus A320 and two Boeing 737-800 aircraft to its fleet.[12]
Fleet[edit]
As of May 2024, the GetJet Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:[13][14][3]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |||
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| C | Y | Total | |||||
| Airbus A320-200 | 9 | 0 | — | 180 | 180 | ||
| Airbus A321-200 | 1 | 0 | — | 220 | 220 | ||
| Boeing 737-800 | 5 | 0 | — | 189 | 189 | ||
| Total | 15 | 0 | |||||
Former fleet[edit]
The following lists the aircraft formerly operated by GetJet Airlines:[14]
| Aircraft | In service | Passengers | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A319-100 | 5 | — | 150 | 150 | ||
| Airbus A320-200 | 6 | — | 180 | 180 | ||
| Airbus A330-300 | 1 | Cargo | Operated in a "Preighter" configuration
during the Covid-19 pandemic | |||
| Boeing 737-300 | 4 | — | 148 | 148 | ||
| Boeing 737-400 | 5 | — | 168 | 168 | ||
| Boeing 737-800 | 1 | — | 186 | 186 | ||
| Total | 22 | |||||
References[edit]
- ^ "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search". Iata.org. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ "GetJet Airlines reports financial performance in 2023, with a 70% increase in revenue and 400% growth in profit". AVIATOR. 2024-05-16. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ a b "Getjet Airlines • For business". Getjet Airlines. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ "Getjet Airlines • About us". Getjet Airlines. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ "Looking into the UBO of GetJet, Airhub: Alexander Celiadin - AeroTime". 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ ES (2019-02-08). "Lithuania's GetJet Airlines takes delivery of its first wide-body". Russian Aviation Insider. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ "Lithuania's GetJet provides ACMI service for Canada's Sunwing | Aviation Week Network".
- ^ "Lithuania's GetJet eyes more widebodies for long-haul push".
- ^ Bungardaitė, Indrė. "Pasikeitusi Lietuvos aviacijos milžino A330 kasdienybė: kėdėse „sėdi" kroviniai, įgula oro uoste negali išlipti iš lėktuvo". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ Miknevičius, Lukas. "Išrinktas transporto ir logistikos sektoriaus lyderis". vz.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ "GetJet Airlines: the first airline in Lithuania that operated a commercial flight to Australia". AVIATOR. 2022-01-24. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ "GetJet Airlines completes summer fleet with Airbus A320 aircraft". AVIATOR. 2024-04-22. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ "Our fleet". Getjet.aero. 25 May 2022.
- ^ a b "GetJet Airlines Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
External links[edit]
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