Onur Air

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Onur Air was established on 14 April 1992 and started revenue operations using a wet-leased Airbus A320 with a flight to Ercan in North Cyprus on 14 May of that year.{{cite web|url=http://www.onurair.com.tr/tarihce_eng.aspx|title=OnurAir|access-date=10 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513082428/http://onurair.com.tr/tarihce_eng.aspx|archive-date=13 May 2012|url-status=dead}} Over the next years, the Onurair fleet grew, so that by the end of 1995, it included nine aircraft. Previously its head office was in Florya, Bakırköy, Istanbul."[http://web.archive.org/web/20101229093920/http://www.onurair.com.tr/bize_ulasin_eng.aspx Communication]" () Onur Air. Retrieved on 17 February 2011. "Head Office Şenlikköy Mah. Çatal Sokak No. 3 34153 Florya – İstanbul/TÜRKİYE." [http://www.onurair.com.tr/images/bg-map-box.png Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317024715/http://www.onurair.com.tr/images/bg-map-box.png |date=17 March 2012 }}.

In 1996, Ten Tour acquired ownership of the airline. By 1997, McDonnell Douglas MD-80 twin-jet airliners had been added to the fleet. Due to a recession,{{specify|date=February 2013}} Onur Air had to reduce the size of its fleet to 13 in 1998, and then to nine in 1999. Since then, the airline had expanded again. Onur Air also carried out special full charter flights (tourist flights, guest worker flights) for sister tour operators such as Nazar Reisen in Germany and Nazar Travel in Turkey.

In May 2005, the airline was withdrawn from the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt, as serious defects on the airline's aircraft had been discovered. As a counter-reaction, Turkey then withdrew the German airlines' landing permits. After protests by the Foreign Office, the entry ban for German aircraft was lifted again. On 14 May, the airline's entry permit was withdrawn by the Swiss and French aviation safety authorities. Until then, Onur Air had been awarded a total of nine certificates by Airbus and Boeing for their maintenance procedures. In the period from July 4 to 6, 2005, the review of the airline was provisionally concluded with a so-called "final meeting" at the home airport of Onur Air in Antalya, in accordance with the requirements from the re-issue of the entry permit.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}

By 6 April 2019, all of Onur Air's flights from their former base at Atatürk Airport were relocated to the new Istanbul Airport.{{Cite web|url=https://www.onurair.com/en/corporate/news-detail/Important-Announcement/114/1659/0|title=Onur Air Relocation Announcement}}

In August 2019, Onur Air established a new, partly owned subsidiary named Holiday Europe for leisure flights between Europe and destinations around the Mediterranean. Onur Air provided aircraft and crews for the new brand.[https://www.touristik-aktuell.de/nachrichten/verkehr/news/datum/2019/08/29/holiday-europe-will-schnell-wachsen/ touristik-aktuell.de - "Holiday Europe plans fast growth"] (German) 29 August 2019 In October 2021, the operational license of Holiday Europe has been revoked.{{cite web|url=https://www.caa.bg/bg/node/19204|title=Suspension of an operating license of a Community air carrier № BG 1008-37 held by Holiday Europe OOD|website=caa.bg|date=29 October 2021}}

In December 2021, the Turkish aviation authorities did not renew the airline's operational license, suspending all of their operations. Beforehand, negotiations to regain financial stability in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic failed.[https://aviation.direct/tuerkei-onur-air-droht-endgueltiges-aus aviation.direct - "Onur Air faces definitive end"] (German) 29 December 2021

In February 2022, Onur Air's last remaining airworthy aircraft was taken back by its lessor, leaving the airline without a usable fleet.[https://aviation.direct/letztes-onur-air-leasing-flugzeug-von-lessor-kassiert aviation.direct - "Last Onur Air aircraft cashed in by lessor"] (German) 14 February 2022 In April 2022, a Turkish court declared the airline bankrupt after legal proceedings of a former employee.{{Cite web |date=2022-04-16 |title=Turkish Airline Onur Air Declares Bankruptcy |url=https://travelradar.aero/turkish-airline-declares-bankruptcy/ |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=Travel Radar - Aviation News |language=en-GB}}{{cn|date=June 2024}}

By September 2021, prior to the suspension of its licence, Onur Air offered scheduled flights (excluding charter services) to the following destinations:[https://www.onurair.com/en/travel-information/tariffs/Schedules/123/198/0 onurair.com - Schedule] retrieved 29 September 2021

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Onur Air had operated the following aircraft types:{{Cite web|url=https://www.onurair.com/en/travel-information/detail/Aircraft-Fleet/126/201/0|title=Onur Air}}{{cite web|url=http://www.aerotransport.org/php/archives.php?m=200709|title=ATDB – Major events collected during September 2007|publisher =Air Transport Data Bank|access-date=24 May 2015}}

• On 17 June 2003, Onur Air Flight 2263, a McDonnell Douglas MD-88 (registration TC-ONP) overshot the runway at Groningen Airport Eelde following an aborted take-off. There were no injuries, but the airline was accused of security breaches.[http://www.aeronautics.nl/onur_air_crash/ Onur Air runway overshot at Groningen] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504100058/http://www.aeronautics.nl/onur_air_crash/|date=4 May 2009}}
• On 12 May 2005, Onur Air was denied access to Dutch airspace for a month. Several incidents were the cause of the suspension of the airline. Negotiations took place between the Dutch authorities and Onur Air and on 24 May 2005 Onur Air had permission to fly from and to the Netherlands again.[https://www.ivw.nl/actueel/nieuws/inspectieverkeerenwaterstaattrektlandingsrechtenonurairin.aspx News] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724154912/https://www.ivw.nl/actueel/nieuws/inspectieverkeerenwaterstaattrektlandingsrechtenonurairin.aspx|date=24 July 2011}}
• On 1 January 2007, the cargo hold of a McDonnell Douglas MD-88 aircraft burst open upon landing at Atatürk International Airport, spilling luggage onto the runway.{{cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/01/07/220648/accidentsincidents-for-2007.html|title=Accidents/incidents for 2007|author=Reed Business Information Limited|access-date=10 July 2015}}
• On 7 September 2007, an Airbus A321 aircraft lost cabin pressure on a charter flight from Dalaman Airport to Birmingham Airport, resulting in an emergency landing at Atatürk International Airport. Passenger reports included a smoking engine and broken down oxygen masks.{{cite web|url=https://www.dooyoo.co.uk/internet-sites/aviation-safety-net/1087173/|title=aviation-safety.net|author=BabyGirl08x|access-date=10 July 2015}}
• On 20 August 2011, an Onur Air pilot forgot to contact Munich Air Traffic Control and caused the quick reaction air defence of both Germany and Austria to send four Eurofighter Typhoons to intercept the company's A321.{{cite web|url=http://avherald.com/h?article=441aadc1|title=The Aviation Herald|access-date=10 July 2015}}

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