GetJet Airlines

{{short description|Lithuanian charter airline}}

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| ICAO = GJT

| callsign = GETJET

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| fleet_size = 15

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| parent = GetJet Aviation Holdings

| num_employees = 910

| founded = {{start date and years ago|df=y|2016|3}}

| commenced = {{start date and years ago|df=y|2016|5}}

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| headquarters = Vilnius, Lithuania

| key_people = Aleksandr Celiadin (Executive Chairman)

Inga Duglas (CEO)

Darius Viltrakis (CEO of GetJet Aviation Holdings)

| bases = Vilnius Airport

| revenue = €176 mil. (2023)

| website = {{url|getjet.aero}}

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GetJet Airlines is a Lithuanian charter airline company founded in 2016.

GetJet Airlines has operated ACMI wet leases for airlines including Wizz Air, Finnair, Transavia, Icelandair, TUI Airways, Vueling, Air Serbia and others.{{Cite web |title=Getjet Airlines • For business |url=https://getjet.aero/for-companies/ |access-date=2024-06-01 |website=Getjet Airlines |language=en-US}}

History

GetJet Airlines was founded by Aleksandr (Alex) Celiadin. The company was issued an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from Lithuania in March 2016.{{Cn|date=June 2024}} In May of the same year, the company obtained an EU commercial license.{{Cn|date=June 2024}} The company's first flight took place on 25 May 2016.{{Cite web |title=Getjet Airlines • About us |url=https://getjet.aero/about-us/ |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=Getjet Airlines |language=en-US}}

In late 2018, the company took over Small Planet Airlines's chartered flights from the Vilnius Airport.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-27 |title=Looking into the UBO of GetJet, Airhub: Alexander Celiadin - AeroTime |url=https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/the-ultimate-beneficial-owner-of-getjet-and-airhub-airlines-alexander-celiadin |access-date=2024-06-10 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=ES |date=2019-02-08 |title=Lithuania's GetJet Airlines takes delivery of its first wide-body |url=https://www.rusaviainsider.com/lithuania-getjet-airlines-takes-delivery-first-wide-body/ |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=Russian Aviation Insider |language=en-US}}

In September 2019, the company signed an agreement to operate Sunwing Airlines flights in Canadian territory.{{Cite web|url=https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airports-routes/lithuanias-getjet-provides-acmi-service-canadas-sunwing|title = Lithuania's GetJet provides ACMI service for Canada's Sunwing {{pipe}} Aviation Week Network}} In October 2019, GetJet Airlines began operating transatlantic flights to North America between Warsaw and Toronto on behalf of LOT Polish Airlines using an Airbus A330 aircraft.{{Cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/strategy/lithuanias-getjet-eyes-more-widebodies-for-long-haul-push/134782.article|title = Lithuania's GetJet eyes more widebodies for long-haul push}}

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, GetJet modified aircraft to transport cargo, including the first COVID-19 vaccines to Lithuania. {{Cite web |last=Bungardaitė |first=Indrė |title=Pasikeitusi Lietuvos aviacijos milžino A330 kasdienybė: kėdėse "sėdi" kroviniai, įgula oro uoste negali išlipti iš lėktuvo |url=https://www.15min.lt/gyvenimas/naujiena/keliones/pasikeitusi-lietuvos-aviacijos-milzino-a330-kasdienybe-kedese-sedi-kroviniai-igula-oro-uoste-negali-islipti-is-lektuvo-1630-1316250 |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=15min.lt |language=lt}} In 2020, GetJet was named the leader of Lithuania’s transport and logistics sector at the Verslo žinios awards.{{Cite web |last=Miknevičius |first=Lukas |title=Išrinktas transporto ir logistikos sektoriaus lyderis |url=https://www.vz.lt/transportas-logistika/2020/11/11/isrinktas-transporto-ir-logistikos-sektoriaus-lyderis |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=vz.lt |language=lt}}

In 2022, GetJet Airlines operated its first commercial flight to Australia.{{Cite web |date=2022-01-24 |title=GetJet Airlines: the first airline in Lithuania that operated a commercial flight to Australia |url=https://newsroom.aviator.aero/getjet-airlines-the-first-airline-in-lithuania-that-operated-a-commercial-flight-to-australia/ |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=AVIATOR |language=en}}{{Psi|date=June 2024}} It reported EBITDA of 28 million EUR in 2023.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-16 |title=GetJet Airlines reports financial performance in 2023, with a 70% increase in revenue and 400% growth in profit |url=https://newsroom.aviator.aero/getjet-airlines-reports-financial-performance-in-2023-with-a-70-increase-in-revenue-and-400-growth-in-profit/ |access-date=2024-06-01 |website=AVIATOR |language=en}}

In 2024, GetJet Airlines Latvia received the Part 129 Operation Specification approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a prerequisite for the carrier to operate passenger flights to and from the USA.{{cn|date=June 2024}}

In 2024, GetJet Airlines added three Airbus A320 and two Boeing 737-800 aircraft to its fleet.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-22 |title=GetJet Airlines completes summer fleet with Airbus A320 aircraft |url=https://newsroom.aviator.aero/getjet-airlines-completes-summer-fleet-with-airbus-a320-aircraft/ |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=AVIATOR |language=en}}{{Psi|date=June 2024}}

Fleet

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As of May 2024, the GetJet Airlines fleet consists of 15 aircraft:{{cite web|url=https://getjet.aero/#fleet|title=Our fleet|website=Getjet.aero|date=25 May 2022}}{{Cite web |title=GetJet Airlines Fleet Details and History |url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/GetJet-Airlines?refresh=1 |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=www.planespotters.net}}

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|+GetJet Airlines fleet

rowspan="2" width="125px;"|Aircraft

!rowspan="2"|In service

!rowspan="2"|Orders

!colspan="3"|Passengers

!rowspan="2"|Notes

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!Y

!Total

Airbus A320-200

|9

|—

|—

|180

|180

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Airbus A321-200

|1

|—

|—

|220

|220

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Boeing 737-800

|5

|—

|—

|189

|189

|

Total

!15

!—

! colspan="4" |

Former fleet

The following lists the aircraft formerly operated by GetJet Airlines:

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|+GetJet Airlines historic fleet

rowspan="2" width="125px;"|Aircraft

!rowspan="2"|In service

!colspan="3"|Passengers

!rowspan="2"|Notes

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!Y

!Total

Airbus A319-100

|5

|—

|150

|150

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Airbus A320-200

|6

|—

|180

|180

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Airbus A330-300

|1

| colspan="3" |Cargo

|Operated in a "Preighter" configuration during the Covid-19 pandemic

Boeing 737-300

|4

|—

|148

|148

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Boeing 737-400

|5

|—

|168

|168

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Boeing 737-800

|1

|—

|186

|186

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Total

!22

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