UK’s Hans Airways signs LOI for maiden A330

UK’s Hans Airways takes delivery of first aircraft, an A330

Hans Airways (GKS) has taken delivery of its first aircraft, an A330-200, ahead of formal technical handover and technical acceptance signing with the lessor, it revealed in a statement.

ch-aviation analysis of AirNav Radarbox data shows EC-KTG (msn 950) was ferried from Palma de Mallorca to Birmingham Int'l on August 2. Owned and managed by Carlyle Aviation Partners, the 14-year-old twinjet was previously operated by a single carrier, Air Europa (UX, Palma de Mallorca), from September 2008, according to the ch-aviation fleets advanced module. It will be re-registered in the UK as G-KJAS.

Hans Airways signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for its first aircraft in January and then firmed this with a committed contract in March. It had originally aimed at a commercial launch in early 2022.

Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) proving flights for the United Kingdom’s Civil Aviation Authority will take place in the coming weeks, it said. Once it has its AOC, and similar accreditation from India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Hans...

UK’s Hans Airways firms A330 lease ahead of late 2Q22 launch

Hans Airways (GKS) has firmed the letter of intent it signed in January for its first aircraft, A330-200 msn 950, with a committed contract, it said in a statement on March 30.

According to the ch-aviation fleets advanced module, the aircraft is a 13.7-year-old jet, formerly EC-KTG with Air Europa (UX, Palma de Mallorca) and currently in maintenance at Abu Dhabi Int'l. The remarketed aircraft is owned and managed by Carlyle Aviation Partners and will be re-registered as G-KJAS.

It is “undergoing maintenance checks with Etihad Airways Engineering, overseen by a Hans Airways liaison engineer,” the British hybrid-service long-haul start-up said.

The Hans management team aims to secure a proving flight date imminently from the UK Civil Aviation Authority, a precursor to obtaining its Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) for which it submitted its application in March 2020.

Hans Airways now plans to start commercial flight operations in early summer, with scheduled secondary-city air links between the United Kingdom and India. CEO Satnam Saini told ch-aviation in December...

UK's Hans Airways to launch UK-India ops from early 2022

UK's Hans Airways continues capital raising drive

UK start-up Hans Airways (GKS) has announced the completion of its second round of equity financing, which it said, now moved the airline “significantly closer to being able to launch routes between the United Kingdom and the Indian sub-continent”.

Focused on the Indian market from the UK, current plans envisaged a start date in early autumn 2021, upon completion of regulatory procedures and the opening up of relevant markets pending COVID-19 conditions, the company said in a statement. “While the COVID epidemic has delayed the start of services, there is ample evidence of substantial pent-up demand once travel is possible," it said.

Director, Chief Executive Officer, and Accountable Manager, Satnam S. Saini, told ch-aviation Hans Airways had applied for an Air Operators Certificate (AOC) on March 31, 2020, covering areas of Europe, the Middle East, and the Indian Sub-Continent. UK CAA documents reflect that Hans Air on July 21, 2020, applied for a Type A operating license for scheduled and charter flights using aircraft with 20 or more seats.

“Our flight operations and safety team is...