White Airways S.A. (also known as White) is a Portuguese charter airline and ACMI airline headquartered in Porto Salvo, Oeiras.
History The airline was founded in 2000, originally as Yes - Linhas Aéreas Charter under a joint venture with TAP Air Portugal (75%) and Abreu Group (25%). It commenced operations in June 2000 with a leased Lockheed L-1011-500.
In late 2006, the airline was acquired by the Omni Aviation and renamed White Airways. It focused on carrying out ACMI operations on behalf of other airlines.
In May 2016, White Airways phased out their last Airbus A310-300 as one of the last European operators of the type.ch-aviation.com - Portugal's White ends A310 operations 19 May 2016
In October 2022, TAP Air Portugal announced it would end its wetlease contract with White Airways, citing insufficient dispatch reliability.aerotelegraph.com (German) 3 November 2022 This was later disputed by White Airways, as the maintenance was performed by Portugália, a subsidiary of TAP itself.newsavia.com
Fleet
Current fleet As of April 2026, the White fleet consists of the following aircraft:flywhite.com - Fleet retrieved 2 October 2024
+ White Airways fleetAircraftTotalOrdersPassengersNotesFJYTotalAirbus A320-2001———180180Total1
Former fleet + White Airways former fleetAircraftTotalIntroducedRetiredNotesAirbus ACJ3191Airbus A310-300320102016Airbus A319-1001Airbus A321-200120182018Operated for GalistairAirbus A330-200120072007Leased from XL Airways FranceATR 42-600220142016Operated for Portugália AirlinesATR 72-500120142014120172018Operated for TAP ExpressATR 72-600820162022Boeing 767-300ER120042004Leased from IcelandairBoeing 777-200LR120122025operated for CEIBA IntercontinentalLockheed L-1011-500220002005One leased from Air Luxor
Accidents and incidents On July 6, 2018, an ATR 72-600 (registered CS-DJG) operated on behalf of TAP Express made a hard landing at Fès–Saïs Airport, during which the tail impacted the runway. The aircraft made a return flight to Lisbon an hour later with 55 passengers on board, with the captain apparently failing to notice visible damage to the tail during the pre-flight walkaround. While there were no injuries, the final report of the Portuguese Aviation Accidents Prevention and Investigation Department criticized both the flight crew and the operator for their shortcomings during the landing, organisational culture, failure to conduct an effective pre-flight inspection before the return flight, and failure to make a legally required report of the accident.
See also List of airlines of Portugal
References
External links
Official website