Texel Air is a cargo airline and MRO based in Bahrain. It was founded in 2013 and commenced operations in 2014. The airline has its main hub at the Bahrain International Airport and its fleet consists of one Boeing 737-300F aircraft, two Boeing 737-800BCF as well as two Boeing 737-700FC FlexCombi,[2] capable of swiftly converting between passenger and cargo operations.[3][4][5][6]
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| Founded | 2013 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 2014 | ||||||
| Hubs | Bahrain International Airport | ||||||
| Subsidiaries | Texel Air Australasia | ||||||
| Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
| Parent company | Chisholm Enterprises[1] | ||||||
| Headquarters | Samaheej | ||||||
| Key people | John Chisholm (Chairman and founder) | ||||||
| Employees | 100 | ||||||
| Website | www.texelair.com | ||||||
Texel Air Australasia edit
The company has a subsidiary in New Zealand, named Texel Air Australasia.[7]
Fleet edit
Current fleet edit
The Texel Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of April 2022):[8]
| Aircraft | In fleet | Orders | Historic | Capacity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-300F | 1 | - | 3 | Cargo | |
| Boeing 737-700FC | 2 | - | FlexCombi | ||
| Boeing 737-800BCF | 2 | 2 | - | Cargo | To be delivered 2022-2024 |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
Former fleet edit
- 3 further Boeing 737-300F[9]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "About".
- ^ "B737-700Fc".
- ^ "About". Texel Air. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Profile". CAPA. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "TEXEL AIR WLL". bahraininternationalairshow.com. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Texel debuts 737-700". flightglobal.com. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/texel-air-new-zealand-receives-countrys-1st-boeing-737-800bcf/ar-AA1buSrX
- ^ "Texel Air fleet details and history". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 5.
External links edit
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