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 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 Civil Aviation Administration of the Republic of Lithuania (CAA) issued an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) to GetJet Airlines in March 2016. In May of the same year, the company obtained an EU commercial licence. Thereafter, it began to provide aircraft lease services. The company's first flight took place on 25 May 2016.[4]
On 7 February 2018, GetJet Airlines announced that it had successfully passed the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Operational Safety Audit (IOSA). In late 2018 the company took over Small Planet Airlines's chartered flights from the Vilnius airport and began to provide services for tour operators in the Baltic countries.
In September 2019 the company signed an agreement to operate Sunwing Airlines flights in Canadian territory.[5] In October 2019, GetJet Airlines was the first Lithuanian air carrier to start operating transatlantic flights to North America with an airplane registered in the Baltic country. It operated long-haul flights between Warsaw and Toronto on behalf of LOT Polish Airlines using the only wide-body Airbus A330 aircraft in the Baltic region.[6] In 2019, the company served 1.5 million passengers.
In 202o, the COVID-19 pandemic profoundly disrupted the aviation industry, but GetJet Airlines adapted by modifying aircraft to support logistics and supply chains. Planes that typically carry 300 passengers were repurposed to transport protective masks and respirators during the pandemic times. GetJet Airlines transported the first COVID-19 vaccines to Lithuania. [7]
In 2020, GetJet was named the leader of Lithuania’s transport and logistics sector at the Verslo Zinios awards.[8]
GetJet Airlines leased three Boeing 737-800 aircraft from World Star Aviation in 2022.
In 2022, GetJet Airlines entered the Latvian market with the establishment of GetJet Airlines Latvia, which received its Air Operator's Certificate on 30 November 2022.
In 2022, GetJet Airlines operated its first commercial flight to Australia, marking a historic achievement for Lithuanian airlines.[9]
In 2023, GetJet Airlines reported remarkable financial performance, with a 70% increase in revenue to €176 million and a 400% growth in profit to €28 million.[10]
In 2024, ACMI and Charter operatory GetJet Airlines Latvia, received the Part 129 Operation Specification approval from the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This will allow the carrier to operate passenger flights to and from the USA as part of its ongoing global expansion.[11]
In 2024, GetJet Airlines added three Airbus A320 and two Boeing 737-800 aircraft to its fleet.
Fleet[edit]
As of May 2024, the GetJet Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:[12][13][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:[13]
| 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Varley, Len (2024-05-20). "GetJet Airlines: A Stellar 400% Profit Increase in 2023". AviationSource News. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ Habib, Abid (2024-03-20). "A Big Step Forward: GetJet Airlines Latvia Secures FAA Approval To Operate US Flights". Simple Flying. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ "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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