Air Timor

Air Timor
IATA ICAO Callsign
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Founded 2007
Hubs Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport
Focus cities Singapore
Fleet size 0
Destinations 3
Headquarters Dili, East Timor
Website www.air-timor.com

Air Timor is an airline based in Dili, East Timor.

Air Timor (Air Timor S.A.) is East Timor's only operating airline company, providing regular scheduled services from Dili to Singapore under a charter arrangement with SilkAir. The airline previously flew to Bali but dropped this flight in January 2017. As of May 2015 it has no aircraft under its own registry. The airline has been said to have a defined strategy to become East Timor’s International and Domestic Airline.

The airline is registered as a public stock holding company (in East Timor) and has numerous domestic public investors. The Board of Directors comprises three Timorese representatives, including the Chairman, and one Australian and Singapore director each. The head office of Air Timor is located at Dili International Airport, and an administrative and operational office has been established at Changi International Airport, with a representative office in Perth, Western Australia.

History

Prior to operating in Timor-Leste Air Timor first commenced its corporate life as charter airline under the name Austasia Airlines, operating charters between Australia and Indonesia from 2001 until 2007. In 2007 it relocated to East Timor, and Austasia Airlines was registered there as well as in Singapore. Following approval from the Timorese Government, Austasia Airlines commenced its first scheduled charter flights from Singapore to Dili in August 2008, operating a twice weekly schedule on Tuesday and Saturday with a wet-leased Airbus A319 aircraft from SilkAir. In late 2009 they commenced flying 3 Days a week on the SIN-DIL-SIN route.

In 2010 Austasia Airlines lodged its application to become a national company and change its name to Air Timor S. A., which was approved by the East Timor government.

In Oct 2014 they commenced operations from Bali, Indonesia direct to Dili, under another charter operation.

Early 2017 saw a massive shakeup to the company, many (2/3rds) Timorese staff was made redundant despite former verbal advise from Timorese Directors that no changes was to be made. These drastic changes was further made in overseas office locations.

Destinations

Hub
Future
Seasonal
Terminated route
Country City Airport Notes Refs
East TimorDiliPresidente Nicolau Lobato International AirportHub
KupangIndonesiaEl Tari International Airport—[2]
SingaporeSingaporeSingapore Changi Airport—[3]

Fleet

Air Timor currently operates no aircraft under its own registry.

The airline charters an Airbus A320 from SilkAir to operate the route between Singapore and Dili.[4] The airline also charters an ATR 72 from TransNusa to operate the route between Kupang and Dili.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Air Timor Airline Profile | CAPA". centreforaviation.com.
  2. ↑ "Flight schedule Kupang – Dili – Kupang". Air Timor.
  3. ↑ "Flight schedule Singapore – Dili – Singapore". Air Timor.
  4. ↑ "The Aircraft Servicing the Direct Singapore-Dili routes". Air Timor.
  5. ↑ "The Aircraft Servicing the Direct Kupang-Dili routes". Air Timor.
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