Orange Air
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| Founded | April 1, 2011[1] | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | June 10, 2014[1] | ||||||
| Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Sanford, Florida, United States | ||||||
| Key people | Jeffrey Stern (President) | ||||||
| Website | www.flyorangeair.com | ||||||
Orange Air is an American charter airline that began service in 2014. The airline is based at Orlando Sanford International Airport and is headquartered on the grounds of the airport.
Orange Air began operating sports charters and other charters in late 2014. It began its first public charter service in May 2015 operating for Branson Air Express on a Cincinnati-Branson-New Orleans-Cancún routing.[2] On October 5, 2015 the Cincinnati leg was terminated, and the Branson-New Orleans-Cancun portion of the route was transferred to Elite Airways.[3]
Orange announced on the 15th of October, Orange Air is adding the Boeing 737-800 to start replacing the MD-80 and also to add more seats. The number of orders has not been announced. Orange Air said that the Boeing 737 is the industry leading aircraft, is fuel efficient and is happy to operate the aircraft. [4]
Fleet
Orange Air operates a fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft. Two are currently in service of an expected five.[5] Orange Air is adding the Boeing 737-800 to replace the MD-80 and to add more seats. [6]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |
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| Y | Total | ||||
| McDonnell Douglas MD-80 | 2 | — | 150 | 150 | |
| Total | 2 | — | |||
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References
- 1 2 News, Orange Air, Retrieved 2015-01-29
- ↑ Lipinski, Jed. New Orleans airport announces new non-stops to Branson, Cincinnati and Cancun, The Times-Picayune, January 28, 2015, Retrieved 2015-01-29
- ↑ Sain, Cliff. Change in the Air at Branson Airport, Branson Tri-Lakes News, October 6, 2015, Retrieved 2015-10-9
- ↑ News, Orange Air, Retrieved 2016-04-28
- ↑ Fleet, Orange Air, Retrieved 2015-01-29
- ↑ News, Orange Air, Retrieved 2016-04-28