Lte International Airways S.A. (Lte Volar Airlines) was a Spanish charter airline based in Palma de Mallorca , Spain . It operated passenger charter services throughout Europe . Its main base was Son Sant Joan Airport , Palma de Mallorca with hubs at Tenerife South Airport , Gran Canaria Airport , Lanzarote Airport , Fuerteventura Airport and Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport .
20-515: The airline was established on 29 April 1987 by Spanish businessmen and German LTU International . It started operations on 1 November 1987. From 1993 until May 2001, LTU was the sole owner having bought out the other original shareholders. On 24 May 2001, LTU sold the airline to a group of Spanish and Italian businessmen, including the Volare Group. As a result, LTE was rebranded Volar Airlines for two successive years 2003 and 2004. In 2005,
40-448: A braking malfunction on landing at Leeds Bradford Airport in the UK following a flight from Fuerteventura Airport . The aircraft touched down on runway 14 just beyond the touchdown zone, approximately 400 m (1,300 ft) beyond the aiming point. The pilots determined that the rate of deceleration was inadequate and applied full reverse thrust and full manual braking in an effort to stop
60-400: A braking malfunction on landing at Leeds Bradford Airport in the UK following a flight from Fuerteventura Airport . The aircraft touched down on runway 14 just beyond the touchdown zone, approximately 400 m (1,300 ft) beyond the aiming point. The pilots determined that the rate of deceleration was inadequate and applied full reverse thrust and full manual braking in an effort to stop
80-569: A recognizable trademark in the German charter flight business. LTU was featured in the 1983 music video for the Wham! song Club Tropicana featuring George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley as air crew members on holiday in Ibiza . In 1991, LTU acquired four new McDonnell Douglas MD-11 becoming the first and only German passenger operator. They handed them over to Swissair in 1998. By March 2007
100-586: The German phrase L uft T ransport- U nternehmen which translates to "air transport enterprise". LTU had been headquartered in Düsseldorf since 1961. Over the years, LTU became one of the biggest and most renowned German leisure airlines and operated worldwide charter flights from many German airports, but mainly from its traditional main hub at Düsseldorf. In 1983, a new subsidiary based in Munich called LTS
120-469: The United States and China immediately switched to Air Berlin branding. In May 2007, LTU presented its new livery. It maintained the traditional red and white corporate colors, but refreshed the overall appearance with smoother lines and overall more white. The new design was first applied to LTU's then new twelfth long-haul aircraft, an Airbus A330-200 . This livery was later adapted to become
140-427: The on-line bookings, with no other details. It had continued limited ACMI operations on behalf of other carriers until 15 November 2008 when it finally suspended all operations. Lte served the following destinations (at Summer 2008): The Lte International Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft (at 7 November 2008): On 18 May 2005, a Jordanian Airbus A320, registration JY-JAR operating for LTE suffered
160-425: The on-line bookings, with no other details. It had continued limited ACMI operations on behalf of other carriers until 15 November 2008 when it finally suspended all operations. Lte served the following destinations (at Summer 2008): The Lte International Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft (at 7 November 2008): On 18 May 2005, a Jordanian Airbus A320, registration JY-JAR operating for LTE suffered
180-720: The aircraft, however the normal braking system malfunctioned and the Captain turned the aircraft onto a level grassed area to the right of the runway where it came to rest. There were no injuries to the passengers or crew, however the Air Accidents Investigation Branch made seven safety recommendations in the final accident report. [REDACTED] Media related to LTE International Airways at Wikimedia Commons LTU International LTU International Airways , usually shortened to LTU and legally incorporated as LTU Lufttransport-Unternehmen GmbH ,
200-425: The airline was renamed back to LTE International Airways. The airline was wholly owned by Gasarer. From July 2008, Lte operated flights between Norwich (UK) and Barcelona , Alicante and Palma de Mallorca , and from Winter 2008-2009 it hoped to fly from Norwich to Tenerife , Las Palmas and Málaga . On 16 October 2008, Lte abruptly announced that it was suspending all flights -both regular and charter- due to
220-568: The airline's owners were Intro Verwaltungsgesellschaft (55%) and Marbach Beteiligung und Consulting (45%) and had 2,892 employees. In March 2007, Air Berlin bought LTU for €140 million in cash, creating the fourth-largest airline group in Europe in terms of traffic. Combined, the airlines carried 22.1 million passengers in 2006. The purchase was aimed at adding long-haul operations and increasing market share at Düsseldorf Airport . LTU initially retained its name on its leisure routes, while routes to
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#1732787620417240-416: The financial situation of the company, which made it difficult to meet the next few days' operational expenses. Only the three aircraft operating for other airlines will be kept pending further decisions. It has subsequently announced a resumption of charter operations from 27 October 2008. On 27 October 2008, Lte announced on their web site they had resumed their charter activities and expected to re-open
260-402: The new Air Berlin design. On 1 May 2007, LTU operated the first Arctic & North Pole sightseeing flight from continental Europe in aviation history, a charter flight for Deutsche Polarflug . The flight took 12h 55m and the aircraft, an A330-200 took 283 passengers from Düsseldorf via Norway , Svalbard , to The North Pole , eastern Greenland and Iceland back to Düsseldorf. The flight
280-744: Was a German leisure airline headquartered in Düsseldorf . It operated medium and long-haul routes and maintained hubs in Düsseldorf , Munich and at Tegel Airport in Berlin . LTU was acquired by Air Berlin in 2007. Use of the LTU brand ceased in 2009, and LTU itself was dissolved by April 2011. LTU was established in May 1955 as Lufttransport Union and started operations in Frankfurt . In 1956 it began operating charter flights. The initials LTU stand for
300-578: Was a Spanish charter airline based in Palma de Mallorca , Spain . It operated passenger charter services throughout Europe . Its main base was Son Sant Joan Airport , Palma de Mallorca with hubs at Tenerife South Airport , Gran Canaria Airport , Lanzarote Airport , Fuerteventura Airport and Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport . The airline was established on 29 April 1987 by Spanish businessmen and German LTU International . It started operations on 1 November 1987. From 1993 until May 2001, LTU
320-605: Was filmed for an episode of PilotsEYE.tv . LTU opened a third long-haul base at Berlin Tegel Airport in October 2007, basing a single Airbus A330-200 there to operate flights to Bangkok , Punta Cana and Varadero . Air Berlin announced in 2008 that the trademark LTU would no longer be used. All flights were rebranded as Air Berlin. The last known flight under LTU callsign, but already in Air Berlin livery,
340-456: Was founded, which had a similar livery, using blue instead of red. It was rebranded LTU Süd in 1987 and got a new livery closer to LTU's red livery. In 1998 LTU Süd was dissolved and completely incorporated into LTU. LTU also operated sister companies in Spain ( LTE , 1987 - 2001) and Austria ( LTU Austria , 2004 - 2008). Its traditional red and white livery barely changed over the years, becoming
360-488: Was on 13 October 2009 from Montreal to Düsseldorf. As of April 2011, the LTU's AOC had expired and the company itself was dissolved. On 27 October 2017, Air Berlin itself ceased operations. During its existence, LTU operated the following aircraft, including the fleet incorporated into Air Berlin by March 2007: [REDACTED] Media related to LTU International at Wikimedia Commons LTE International Airways Lte International Airways S.A. (Lte Volar Airlines)
380-479: Was suspending all flights -both regular and charter- due to the financial situation of the company, which made it difficult to meet the next few days' operational expenses. Only the three aircraft operating for other airlines will be kept pending further decisions. It has subsequently announced a resumption of charter operations from 27 October 2008. On 27 October 2008, Lte announced on their web site they had resumed their charter activities and expected to re-open
400-649: Was the sole owner having bought out the other original shareholders. On 24 May 2001, LTU sold the airline to a group of Spanish and Italian businessmen, including the Volare Group. As a result, LTE was rebranded Volar Airlines for two successive years 2003 and 2004. In 2005, the airline was renamed back to LTE International Airways. The airline was wholly owned by Gasarer. From July 2008, Lte operated flights between Norwich (UK) and Barcelona , Alicante and Palma de Mallorca , and from Winter 2008-2009 it hoped to fly from Norwich to Tenerife , Las Palmas and Málaga . On 16 October 2008, Lte abruptly announced that it
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