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35-463: Azores Airlines , previously known as SATA Internacional , is a Portuguese airline based in the municipality of Ponta Delgada , on the island of São Miguel in the autonomous archipelago of the Azores . A subsidiary of SATA Air Açores , the airline operates as the international arm of the regional network, connecting the archipelago intercontinentally from its hub at João Paulo II Airport . The airline

70-530: A change of the colour scheme from blue tones to green tones. At the same time, a fleet renewal with Airbus A330 aircraft had been announced. The first A330 commercial flight took place on 25 March 2016 from Ponta Delgada to Boston . In September 2016, the airline announced a change of plans regarding its fleet renewal. While plans to phase in a second Airbus A330 were later cancelled, Azores Airlines ordered two Airbus A321neo on interim lease for 2017-2019 and four Airbus A321LRs to be delivered in 2019 to replace

105-589: A flight duration of 10 hours and 7 minutes. Azores Airlines operates scheduled domestic flights from the Azores to the Madeira Islands and mainland Portugal , and international flights from the Azores to destinations in Africa , Europe and North America , as well as charter flights. Regional flights within the Azores are operated by its parent company, SATA Air Açores . Azores Airlines has interlining agreements with

140-444: A group of investors that included Augusto Rebelo Arruda, José Bensaude, Augusto d'Athayde, Corte Real Soares de Albergaria, Albano de Freitas da Silva and the company Bensaude & Co. Lda. (through its managing director António de Medeiros e Almeida) established Sociedade Açoreana de Estudos Aéreos Lda. (English: Azorean Aviation Studies Company, Ltd. ) to look into the feasibility of developing an inter-island airline that would link

175-432: A sun-disk, with the calligraphic lettering "Fly Azores" below. This tourist-friendly logo was retired at the end of the 20th century, to be replaced with a more corporate image. The airline as well as its parent company SATA Air Açores adopted new branding in 2009, which included an idealised bird symbol as the new logo. The symbol, called BIA (for "Blue Islands Açor" ), consisted of nine geometrical shapes, representing

210-596: Is responsible principally for auditing the activities of the executive branch. Its members are elected by population and proportionally by civil parishes, using the same schema as the executive (by universal direct suffrage with or without political parties), but also represented by the presidents of the juntas de freguesia ( civil parish council presidents ). Though a unitary state, the Portuguese model governance has undergone periods of centralized and decentralized tendencies: SATA Air A%C3%A7ores On August 21, 1941,

245-588: Is the Portuguese-language term for municipality , referring to the territorial subdivision in local government . In comparison, the word município ( Portuguese pronunciation: [muniˈsipiu] ) refers to the organs of State . This differentiation is still in use in Portugal and some of its former overseas provinces, but is no longer in use in Brazil following the abolition of these organs, in favour of

280-555: The Azorean archipelago and continental Portugal , and to obtain the government concession to do so. Augusto Rebelo Arruda eventually transferred his shares to Bensaude & Co. Lda. on September 15, 1947, although the first Sociedade Açoreana de Transportes Aéreos (English: Azorean Air Transport Company ) flight occurred from Santa Maria Airport in June 1947. Captain Marciano Veiga piloted

315-629: The Câmara Municipal ( Municipal Chamber ), its executive organ and by the Assembleia Municipal ( Municipal Assembly ), its deliberative body. The Câmara is the executive body that is charged with governing the territory and policies of the region. Owing to population, the municipal chamber can comprise a number of alderman (normally between 5 and 17) elected by lists, using direct, universal suffragan vote, based with or without political parties. The municipal assembly, sometimes parliament ,

350-504: The French prefecture system. It is similar to borough and council . After the civil parish ( Portuguese : freguesias ), the Portuguese concelho is the most stable territorial subdivision within the country, with over 900 years of history. Founded in the royal charters attributed to parcels and territorial enclaves, in order to establish a presence by the Crown, rather than personal fiefdoms of

385-496: The air and crashed on take-off: all the passengers and crew were killed, prompting the suspension of flight operations. Two new DH.104 Doves would be delivered on May 23, 1949, with the capacity for nine passengers, and a Douglas DC-3 Dakota (CS-TAD) with capacity for 26 passengers would enter into by July 1, 1964. In 1969, Nordela Airport (which would eventually be rechristened João Paulo II International) in Ponta Delgada (Relva)

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420-528: The archipelago (between 1981 and 1983). In 1976, the Portuguese Air Force offered two Douglas DC-6 airplanes with a continental range. They were to be used effectively during a TAP strike that allowed SATA to extend their services to Lisbon. By April 14, 1977, it would have transported 1 million passengers throughout the regional market. It was originally formed as a private company (50% interest held by Bensaude & Co.Lda.), but on 17 October 1980 it

455-534: The açor logo is enlarged compared to previous iterations, with the word "Azores" written in white along the rear edge of the tail fin, while the rest of the tail fin is coloured in dark blue. The airline's Airbus A320 aircraft were repainted to match the branding, each one with the word "Natural", "Dream" and "Unique" written prominently on their respective fuselages. [REDACTED] Media related to SATA Internacional at Wikimedia Commons Concelho Concelho ( Portuguese pronunciation: [kõˈseʎu] )

490-458: The branding and livery, consisting of the removal of the QR code, and abandoning the use of the whale tail logo in favor of a modified version of the original açor logo adopted in 2009. On the fuselage, the revised version of the livery includes the airline's wordmark written behind the forward boarding door, while the logo is placed between the boarding door and the cockpit windows. On the aircraft tail fin,

525-560: The entry into service of two Bombardier Q200. It was followed up with a ceremony in Toronto , Ontario , on 25 January 2010, when the first next-generation Bombardier Q400, registration CS-TRD, was unveiled. The first of a series (four in all) began arriving at the end of January 2010; the second, registration CS-TRE, was received on 11 February, and the remaining planes arrived in March (registered CS-TRF and CS-TRG). The Q400 aircraft were projected for

560-437: The first aircraft (named Santa Maria ) entered service in 1989. Eventually, other planes would be added, reflecting the regional politics, each aircraft would be named after an island ( Flores , in 1990, and Graciosa , in 1991), including a small Dornier 228-212 that was added to link the small island of Corvo , which substituted a CASA C-212 Aviocar Series 100 operated by the Portuguese Air Force . A revitalization program

595-512: The first flight at the controls of a twin-engine Beechcraft (named Açor ) with seven passengers. The Portuguese government granted a temporary concession to the airline, which operated mail, cargo and air passenger services between São Miguel (Santana Field, until 1969), Terceira (at Achada , Lajes ) and Santa Maria airports. By May 23, 1948, the airline had received two de Havilland DH.104 Dove aircraft to supplement its operations. On August 5, 1948, one of these Beechcraft failed to take to

630-420: The fleet upgrades beginning at the end of the 1990s and lasted until 2015. In January 2015, the airline announced strategic plans to reduce its debts from €179 million to €40 million by 2020 by reducing its fleet and workforce. Under the plan it would also be renamed to Azores Airlines . In October 2015, SATA Internacional subsequently announced a major rebranding, including the name change to Azores Airlines and

665-421: The following aircraft: The airline over its history as SATA Internacional and later as Azores Airlines has iterated various liveries. The airline's original livery consisted of an all white fuselage with the name SATA Internacional in ocean blue over the front windows, and a dark blue tail with the company logo. Before this, the livery had an idealised logo featuring the bands of crashing waves, superimposed by

700-439: The following airlines: Azores Airlines has codeshare agreements with the following airlines: As of March 2024, Azores Airlines operates the following aircraft in its all-Airbus fleet: Smaller aircraft are operated by parent SATA Air Açores under its own air operator's certificate , while longer-range aircraft operating flights for Azores Airlines may be seasonally wet-leased . Azores Airlines has previously operated

735-430: The green tones in the airline's wordmark and logo in favor of the blue tones originally adopted in 2009, but maintaining the use of the whale tail logo. The wingtips also featured blue geometrical shapes resembling the logo. On the airline's Airbus A321neos and A321LRs , the fuselage prominently features a word, consisting of either "Breathe", "Wonder", "Magical", "Inspire" or "Peaceful" in a different colour, accompanied by

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770-520: The interim A321neos. The A310 fleet was fully retired in October 2018, after which the airline's fleet was composed entirely of narrowbody Airbus aircraft. In July 2019, the airline received its first Airbus A321LR. However, by the end of 2019 when the airline had been expected to return the A321neos, it had retained them instead. In January 2021, an Airbus A321LR operating Azores Airlines Flight S46865 claimed

805-422: The new branding consisted of a change from blue tones to green tones, and the airline's previous açor symbol was changed to a symbol resembling a whale's tail exposed above the ocean surface, though like the previous symbol was also of nine geometrical shapes. The main elements of the new branding on the airline's livery consisted of the word "Azores" written on the aircraft tailfin, the whale tail symbol appearing on

840-459: The nine islands of the Azores assembled to form the mythical Açor of Portuguese legend. The "açor" or northern goshawk was thought to have been the bird found circling the islands of the Azores when Portuguese sailors first discovered the archipelago. This form appeared on the tail fin, in addition to a portion located just ahead of the wings on the fuselage. Following the airline's rebranding in 2015 from SATA Internacional to Azores Airlines,

875-462: The nobility and aristocracy. This municipal institution changed throughout history: many were abolished and reconstituted based on the political necessity; first they were subject to the specifics of each charter (which varied based on conditions and circumstances), and then based on national laws established during the Liberal era. Today, the municipalities are governed by the municípios , constituted by

910-451: The record for the longest commercial A321LR flight by duration, which operated as a charter from Lisbon to Bogotá in a time of 9 hours and 49 minutes. The airline surpassed the record previously set by Air Transat for its A321LR flight on 26 October 2020 from Montréal Trudeau to Athens, taking a duration of 8 hours and 20 minutes, but was later surpassed by TAP Air Portugal on 29 March 2021 with its A321LR flight from Maputo to Praia, for

945-437: The short distance, high-density markets with the archipelago and Macaronesian destinations. Its two PW150A engines, allows the planes to cruise at 667 kilometres (414 mi) per hour, while transporting 80 passengers comfortably for distances up to 2,500 kilometres (1,600 mi), markedly within the limits of the archipelago. SATA introduced a new logo with the new fleet revitalization; referred to as Blue Island Açor , it

980-416: The tailfin, engines, and within the airline's name written on the forward fuselage. The airline's first Airbus A330-200 additionally featured a decal of a sperm whale on the main fuselage, with the whale tail symbol and logo also appearing on the wingtips. In 2017, the airline introduced revisions to its branding and livery upon the delivery of its first Airbus A321neo aircraft, which involved abandoning

1015-440: The text, "That's the feeling when you visit Azores." in a matching colour. The airline's name, logo, and associated websites are also written on either side at the forward and rear boarding doors. The airline's A321neos and the first of two A321LRs collectively delivered between 2017 and 2019 additionally feature a QR code leading to the airline's website. In late 2020, the airline's second Airbus A321LR featured further revisions to

1050-625: Was awarded scheduled routes from Ponta Delgada to Lisbon , Madeira Island and Porto . SATA would later own two tour operators in North America: SATA Express in Canada and Azores Express in the United States. In May 2009, SATA adopted a new brand image and a new logo which was applied to its first new Airbus A320-200 , registered CS-TKO and named "Diáspora". The new scheme was adopted by both SATA Internacional and SATA Air Açores during

1085-531: Was first established in March 1990 under the name of OceanAir and in 1995 was authorized to operate air transport services as a non-scheduled carrier. SATA Air Açores became the major shareholder when OceanAir suspended service in 1994. It later became the sole owner, and on 20 February 1998 it was re-branded as SATA Internacional, resuming operations on 8 April 1998. The airline became a wholly owned subsidiary of Grupo SATA, which also operates SATA Air Açores . Following its bid by public tender, SATA Internacional

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1120-594: Was inaugurated to civil traffic and would become the SATA base of operations. By 1971, TAP Air Portugal would begin Lisbon-Ponta Delgada service, and the airport in Horta , Faial would be inaugurated on August 24, 1971. The airline would eventually replace its aging fleet with Hawker Siddeley HS 748 turboprops (1972) with a larger capacity and range, that would fly between the newer airports constructed in all nine islands of

1155-488: Was inaugurated with the appearance of the first Bombardier aircraft, the Q200. Based on a year-long effort, and over 100 drafts, the re-imagined modern Açor brand was designed by Ivity-Corp. It is basically a geometric composite of nine-shapes, representing the nine islands of the archipelago , joined to form the ubiquitous Açor identified in the legend. When exploded, each shape can be placed alone in geographical context to form

1190-454: Was initiated in the late part of the 2000s to rationalize and upgrade existing aircraft, resulting in a competition between ATR and Bombardier to supply the necessary equipment that met the needs of the archipelago. The decision to purchase Bombardier NextGen aircraft was not without controversy. The latest phase of its fleet renovation, which complies with a 15–20 year plan, began in July 2009, with

1225-695: Was reborn as a state-owned enterprise (SOE) operated by the Regional Government and TAP Air Portugal. It became a signatory of the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) charters in 1980 when it became an SOE, which it remains as of March 2014. The name of the airline changed in 1980 to SATA Air Açores. Between 1989 and 1990, the inter-island HS 748 aircraft were gradually replaced by BAe ATP , after

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