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Hellenic Imperial Air
File:Hellenic Imperial Airways logo.png
IATA ICAO Call sign
HT[1] IMP IMPERIAL
FoundedMay 2006
Operating basesAthens International Airport
Fleet size6
Destinations2
HeadquartersAthens, Greece
Key peopleTalal Abu Reyal (CEO)
Websitewww.hellenicairways.com

Hellenic Imperial Airways is an airline based in Athens, Greece. It operates charter and scheduled flights.[2]

History

The airline was incorporated in May 2006 by a team of industry veterans, and currently operates charter flights and aircraft leasing on an ACMI basis.

The airline commenced scheduled operations on 30 May 2009 with the route Birmingham-Athens-Jeddah. The route has since been suspended until further notice, though the airline is looking for more suited aircraft for the route.

Hellenic Imperial Airways launched its new website in April 2010 as a part of their new promotional campaign for the company's new activities. The new website allows customers to book services online, and has live news feeds regarding flights and services.[3]

In early May 2010 Hellenic Imperial announced it is to begin scheduled services to Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport beginning on the 8th of June 2010. These flights will fill the gap left by Olympic Airlines when they ceased services to the airport last September.[4]

During the Libyan Crisis Hellenic Imperial Airways operated charter services from Tripoli to Heraklion and from Heraklion directly to Bangkok, Shanghai, Beijing and Hanoi. In total the carrier evacuated 3,000 Chinese citizens from Libya via Greece.[5]

Future

Hellenic Imperial Airways has ambitious plans to expand its operations and fleet, and re-connect Greece worldwide to create a large network of scheduled flights around the globe.[6] The carrier aims to serve more than 18<28 destinations by 2012.[7] In its first phase of its expansion to begin in June 2010, Hellenic Imperial plans to offer nonstop flight to and from Johannesburg, the United States of America, Damascus, Bucharest, Dubai, Casablanca, Jeddah, London, and Paris.[6][8] Other future destinations to be commenced at a later point include Sydney, Melbourne, Tokyo, and Beijing.[citation needed]

In December 2009, the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority redistributed the rights of some former Olympic Airlines routes as stipulated by the EU, with Hellenic Imperial Airways winning the rights to fly from Athens International Airport to Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport, Dubai International Airport, and Johannesburg International Airport.[9][10]

As of May 2010, the US Department of Transportation approved Hellenic Imperial's application for rights to fly scheduled and charter flights to the United States of America from Greece, which the airline had applied for in October 2009.[11][12] The approval allows the carrier to begin scheduled services to and from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, which the airline plans to start in late June/early July.[11]

On 5 January 2011 HT (Hellenic Imperial Airways) published its new plans on its website after the suspension of flights to JNB on July 2010. New York and Chicago were announced for summer (May/June) 2011, as well as Montreal and Toronto. As of Jan 2011, the HT-website further states that final arrangements are being made for services to Melbourne and other international destinations.[13]

On 19 February 2011 Hellenic Imperial's International flight map showed Bahrain, Beirut, Casablanca, Dakar, Dubai, Islamabad, Jeddah, Kuwait, Lahore, Montreal, New York and Toronto as International destinations. On its Eurozone map desitnations that are shown are: Birmingham, Bucharest, Copenhagen, Lisbon, Lyon, Marseille, Stockholm and Thessaloniki. None of the European destinations are confirmed yet. More information will be known in mid-March when the new booking system will be in place.[14] The carrier announced a phase by phase expansion including the first phase which will see short and medium haul routes to Europe and the Middle East along with flights to North America. Phase two will include flights to th Far East and Australia.[15]

Destinations

Hellenic Imperial Airways serves the following scheduled destinations (at May 2010):[16]

Terminated destinations

Africa
  • Morocco - Casablanca
Asia
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah (HR flights)
Europe
  • United Kingdom - Birmingham

Charter operations

Hellenic Imperial Airways serves many charter destinations through Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the Americas during peak season and on demand via leases or wet leases to various carriers.

Such destinations include limited domestic services and flights to Cyprus and Turkey during summer periods out of Athens and Thessaloniki.

Fleet

The Hellenic Imperial Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft (at 11 April 2011):[18]

Hellenic Imperial Airways Fleet
Aircraft In Service On Order Passengers[19]
(First/Business/Economy) 		Notes
Boeing 747-200B 4 0 458 (8/0/450)
456 (0/18/438) 		Operates all existing services

Two configurations as listed

Airbus A321-200 0 2 T.B.A Pending delivery

Planned to operate short/medium haul flights

Total 4 2

References

  1. ^ http://www.hellenicairways.com/index.asp
  2. ^ Hellenic Airways services retrieved 18 December 2008
  3. ^ http://www.hellenicairways.com/announcement-of-the-activation-of-the-new-hellenic-imperial-airways-website
  4. ^ http://www.hellenicairways.com/inauguration-offer
  5. ^ http://www.hellenicairways.com/last-chinese-evacuees-from-libya-flown-in-by-hellenic-imperial-airways
  6. ^ a b "Hellenic Imperial Airways". Hellenic Imperial Airways. Retrieved May 21, 2010. {{cite web}}: Text "About Us" ignored (help)
  7. ^ http://www.hellenicairways.com/about-us
  8. ^ Staff (March 8, 2010). "Hellenic Imperial Airways Appointment of Passenger General Sales Agencies (GSA) & Cargo General Sales & Service Agent (GSAA)  :". xeniosworld.com. Retrieved May 28, 2010.
  9. ^ Staff (December 14, 2010). "ΥΠΑ: Διορισμοί αερομεταφορέων για γραμμές εκτός ΕΕ" (in Greek). Naftemporiki. Retrieved March 8, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  10. ^ Moshou, Maria (15 December 2009). "Σε ποιες εταιρείες κατανέμονται οι πτήσεις εκτός Ε.Ε." (in Greek). imersia.gr. Retrieved 19 December 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  11. ^ a b http://www.hellenicairways.com/hellenic-imperial-airways-receives-the-foreign-air-carrier-permit-from-the-us-aviation-authority_
  12. ^ Hellenic Imperial Airways applies for U.S. flights - airlineinfo.com
  13. ^ http://www.hellenicairways.com/hia-is-planning-to-operate-to-usa-and-canada
  14. ^ http://www.hellenicairways.com
  15. ^ http://www.hellenicairways.com/about-us
  16. ^ Hellenic Imperial Schedule
  17. ^ http://www.hellenicairways.com/scheduled-flights
  18. ^ [1]
  19. ^ Hellenic Imperial Airways Seat Configuration
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