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Orbest

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Orbest
IATA ICAO Callsign
6O OBS ORBEST
Founded2007
AOC #PT-01/07
Operating basesLisbon Airport
Fleet size2
Destinationssee Iberojet destinations
Parent companyBarceló Group
HeadquartersLisbon, Portugal
Websiteorbest.com

Orbest, S.A. is a Portuguese charter airline headquartered in Lisbon and based at Lisbon Airport. It operates scheduled and charter flights in short- and long-haul operations out of Portugal and Spain both on behalf of tour operators, and jointly with its Spanish sister company Iberojet.

History

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The company was set up in 2007 by the Orizonia Group. Orbest started operations with a single Airbus A330-200, registration CS-TRA. This aircraft remained with the airline until 2010, when the Orizonia Group announced an upgrade to a new and larger Airbus A330-300.[citation needed]

Following the collapse of the Orizonia Corporation, Orbest was purchased by the Barceló Group.[1] The group also created a new airline under the name Evelop Airlines for operations in Spain, which received airplanes from both Orbest and the former Orbest Orizonia Airlines; all aircraft owned by Orbest were thereafter jointly operated by Evelop.[citation needed]

On 8 December 2020, Orbest merged with Evelop and the two companies operated under the Iberojet name.

Destinations

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Orbest operates under the Iberojet name, and operates to destinations on behalf of them.

Fleet

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Current fleet

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Orbest Airbus A330-900 in Iberojet livery

As of April 2024, Orbest operates the following aircraft under the Iberojet name:[2][3]

Orbest Airlines
Aircraft In
service
Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Airbus A330-900 2 32 356 388 Operated for Iberojet.
Total 2

Historical fleet

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Orbest Airbus A320-200

Orbest previously operated the following aircraft:[3]

Orbest former fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Airbus A320-200 3 2007 2021 1 transferred to Iberojet.
Airbus A330-200 2 2007 2010 Transferred to Orbest Orizonia Airlines.
2015 2016 Transferred to Air Europa.
Airbus A330-300 1 2010 2023 Transferred to World2Fly.

References

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  1. ^ "Portuguese Orbest sold to Barceló Group" (in Portuguese).
  2. ^ "Evelop BookSecure PWA".
  3. ^ a b "Orbest Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
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