Air Europa and Air Europa Express concluded this week the unification of their fleet around the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Boeing 737 models, after the only active ATR 72 (EC-MZJ) completed its final flight between Alicante and Madrid on July 14.
The general manager of Air Europa Express, Toni Gimeno, along with other airline officials, were part of the aircraft’s last flight and paid tribute to the crew of this fleet, as reported by our associated media, Aeroin.
Air Europa and Air Europa Express thus put an end to more than a decade of operations on board this model of turboprop aircraft, which flew some of their domestic routes and operated inter-island flights, both in the Canaries and the Balearics. Over these years, the ATR fleet carried out more than 135,000 flights and transported about six million passengers.
As can be seen on Cirium, during June the remaining ATR flew between Madrid and Alicante, and between Alicante and Palma de Mallorca. Prior to the outbreak of the pandemic, the ATR fleet was deployed on at least 10 routes, as can also be seen on Cirium.
With the retirement of this last aircraft, Air Europa and Air Europa Express complete the process of fleet unification with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner models for long-haul and Boeing 737-800 for medium and short-haul. Both aircraft, with higher capacity in their respective categories, allow more people to be transported with fewer flights, resulting in greater efficiency and a significant reduction in emissions.
The unification of the fleet is one of the pillars of the Strategic Plan 2023-2025, approved by the company to consolidate the organization and expand its activity at all levels, establishing sustainability, efficiency, innovation, and excellence in customer service as strategic axes for its growth.
The Air Europa fleet currently consists of 23 Boeing 737-800s, 11 Boeing 787-8s, and 12 Boeing 787-9s.
