Fly Angola
{{short description|Angolan private airline}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = Fly Angola
| image = The logo of Fly Angola.jpg
| IATA = EQ
| ICAO =
| callsign = N/A
| aoc = Yes
| hubs = Quatro de Fevereiro Airport
| focus_cities =
| frequent_flyer =
| fleet_size = 3
| destinations = 5
| parent = Gestomobil
| num_employees = 72
| headquarters = Luanda, Angola
| key_people = Belarnício Muangala (general manager)
}}
Fly Angola (FLA),{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Fly Angola on ch-aviation|url=http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/9QG|url-access=limited|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618141606/https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/9QG|archive-date=2019-06-18|access-date=2020-07-16|website=CH Aviation|language=en}} stylized FLУ AO Angola,{{Efn-ua|AO is the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for Angola, the airline's country hub.|name=A}}{{Cite web|title=Fly Angola (Fly AO Angola) history from Africa, Angola|url=https://airlinehistory.co.uk/airline/fly-angola/|access-date=2020-07-16|website=Airline History|language=en-GB|archive-date=2020-07-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716162950/https://airlinehistory.co.uk/airline/fly-angola/|url-status=live}} is a privately owned airline based in the country of Angola, specifically at Quatro de Fevereiro Airport in the nation's capital, Luanda. It was established in September 2018 by a "Portuguese agency" and "backed up" by Angolan investment firm Gestomobil.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Lançamento da companhia área Fly Angola tem mão portuguesa|url=http://www.angonoticias.com/Artigos/item/65245/lancamento-da-companhia-area-fly-angola-tem-mao-portuguesa|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708180854/http://www.angonoticias.com/Artigos/item/65245/lancamento-da-companhia-area-fly-angola-tem-mao-portuguesa|archive-date=2020-07-08|access-date=2020-07-08|website=ANGONOTÍCIAS|language=pt-PT}} The airline flies to Angola's provincial capitals from its hub.{{Cite web|title=Fly Angola Airline Profile {{!}} CAPA|url=https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/airlines/fly-angola|access-date=2020-07-02|website=centreforaviation.com|archive-date=2020-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607091810/https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/airlines/fly-angola|url-status=live}}
Fleet
File:Fly Angola cabin.png cabin|304x304px]]
As of June 2020, the airline only owns one Embraer EMB-145 LR registered D2-FDF filled with 50 standard economy class in a 1-2 configuration, with a second one planned to be ordered once the airline has secured its own Air Operator's Certificate.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Fly AO - Angola - Linhas Aéreas|url=https://www.flyangola.co.ao/optitravel/online/www/layout28/details.php?content_id=56920283|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702141902/https://www.flyangola.co.ao/optitravel/online/www/layout28/details.php?content_id=56920283|archive-date=2020-07-02|access-date=2020-07-16|website=Fly Angola|language=pt}} It is said that the motive behind the single-aircraft order is as a "trial."{{Cite web|last=Hebo|first=Quingila|title=Nova companhia áerea voa há um mês para cinco destinos|url=https://mercado.co.ao/negocios/nova-companhia-aerea-voa-ha-um-mes-para-cinco-destinos-LC334580|access-date=2020-07-08|website=mercado.co.ao|language=pt-PT|archive-date=2019-07-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707133457/https://mercado.co.ao/negocios/nova-companhia-aerea-voa-ha-um-mes-para-cinco-destinos-LC334580|url-status=live}} The airline was planning in late 2019 to buy a 30-seat Embraer EMB-120.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2019-06-11|title=Fly Angola to acquire E120, open Benguela mini-hub|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/78889-fly-angola-to-acquire-e120-open-benguela-mini-hub|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008223912/https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/78889-fly-angola-to-acquire-e120-open-benguela-mini-hub|archive-date=2020-10-08|access-date=2020-07-16|website=CH Aviation|language=en}} The airline's services are performed by a local partner, Angolan airline AeroJet, which owns Fly Angola's AOC.
Destinations
Fly Angola operates domestic flights from Luanda to four major cities.
| class="wikitable"
! Legend |
| align="center" |Base |
| style="background:#B0E0E6"
| align="center" |Future (or possible future) destination |
| style="background:#DDDDDD"
| align="center" |Terminated destination |
| class="sortable wikitable "
!Country !City !Province/Region !Airport !Start !End !Notes !class="unsortable" |Refs | |
| rowspan="5" |Angola
|N/A |Present | | |
| Benguela
|2019 |Present | | |
| Dundo
|2019 |Present | | |
| style="background-color: #FFE6BD"
|Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport |2018 |Present | {{Airline hub|Base}}
| |
| Saurimo
|2019 |Present | |
COVID-19 pandemic
In March 2020, Fly Angola issued a statement on its Facebook account that it will "significantly reduce its activity in the coming days," and "will make adjustments as necessary," in accordance to the Angolan government's measures concerning the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-03-21|title=Observando a crise do COVID-19, a Fly Angola toma medidas Excepcionais:|url=https://www.facebook.com/flyangola1/posts/2730365630393419|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328072431/https://pt-pt.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fpt-pt.facebook.com%2Fflyangola1%2Fposts%2F2730365630393419|archive-date=2022-03-28|access-date=2020-07-16|website=Fly Angola (Facebook) (in Portuguese)|language=en}}
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|url=https://www.flyangola.co.ao/optitravel/online/www/layout28/index.php?content_id=56920280}}
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{{Airlines of Angola}}