Sevenair Air Services
Sevenair SA, formerly branded Aero VIP, is a Portuguese regional airline headquartered in Cascais Aerodrome, western Lisbon. It operates domestic regional routes within mainland Portugal and also offers additional aviation services and non-scheduled operations in third countries. It is part of Sevenair Group, one of the biggest aeronautical groups operating in Portugal, which provides the following services: air transportation, aerial works, flying school, and aircraft maintenance.
It operates the biggest flight school in Europe, Sevenair Academy, at Ponte de Sor Aerodrome, in Portalegre District.
History
Before becoming Sevenair Group, the airline was named Aero Vip, from which its IATA and ICAO codes derive.In September 2022, Sevenair acquired all the assets of L3 Airline Academy at Ponte de Sor aerodrome – including aircraft, hangars and student accommodation – integrating them into Sevenair Academy.
Destinations
As of March 2019, Sevenair served the following destinations:, Sevenair operates the following aircraft:
Airline
- 2 Dornier 228 - CS-AYT, CS-DVU
- 1 Jetstream 31
- 1 Jetstream 32 - CS-DVQ
Air services
- 2 Cessna 172 Rocket
- 2 Cessna 182 Skylane
- 2 Pilatus PC-6
- 1 Piper PA-31 Chieftain
- 1 Extra EA-300
Accidents and incidents
- On 2 December 2010, an Aero VIP Dornier 228, registration CS-TGG, flight 854 on a domestic route, was on final approach to Braganca around 17:20 local time. There was snowfall and fog at the time. The airplane got too low and the nose gear cut a power line. The crew went around and landed the aircraft safely. The aircraft was not damaged and no injuries occurred. The incident left 2000 people without electricity for two hours.