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Borajet

Borajet
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IATA ICAO Callsign
YB BRJ BORA JET
Founded 2008
Commenced operations 7 May 2010
Operating bases Sabiha Gökçen Int'l Airport
Fleet size 13
Destinations 23
Parent company Borajet Havayolları
Headquarters Istanbul, Turkey
Key people
Website borajet.com.tr

Borajet (Turkish: Borajet Havayolları) is a privately owned Turkish airline based in Yeşilköy, Bakırköy, Istanbul operating domestic and international services.

The airline was founded in 2008 by Yalcin Ayasli, a Turkish businessman living in the USA. Fatih Akol is Chairman of the Board. The company rented a hangar at Atatürk International Airport, Istanbul and then purchased three second-hand ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft, which were delivered in the beginning of 2010.

Borajet received its "Regional Airline Operations License" on 22 April 2010 and started operations on 7 May 2010 with its first flight from Istanbul to Tokat.

Borajet serves the following destinations:

The Borajet fleet includes the following aircraft (as of March 2016):

In 2014 Borajet agreed a deal to lease five Embraer 190 aircraft (with options on a further three) from GE Capital Aviation Services. In October 2016 Borajet announced long-term lease deals with AerCap for three Embraer 190-E2 and two Embraer 195-E2 aircraft, with deliveries to begin in 2018.


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