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Cyprus Airways
IATA Code
ICAO Code
IATA Prefix
Callsign
CY
CYP
048
 Cyprus

Cyprus Airways Airbus A320-232
Cyprus Airways
21 Alkeou Street
Engomi
PO Box 21903
2404 Nicosia
CYPRUS

Tel.: +357 22 365 700
Fax: +357 22 663 167
SITA:
Email: marketing@cyprusair.com
Website: www.cyprusair.com.cy
Type: Scheduled, charter, international, regional, pax
Owner: Cyprus govt (69.62%); private shareholders (30.38%)
Employees: 1,250
Base: Larnaca (LCA)
Hubs: Paphos (PFO)
Ops started: April 1948
Alliances: Aeroflot, Alitalia, Brussels Airlines, Etihad, Gulf Air, KLM, MEA, Olympic Air, Syrianair, Virgin Atlantic
Cyprus Airways operates this equipment: Executives:
CEO:
Financial Director:
General Manager:
Head of Operations:		 George Mavrocostas
Stelios Epi
Christos Kyriakides
Mike Valiandes

Manufacturer Type
Current
Active
Current
Leased
-out
Current
Inactive
Planned
Current
or
Planned
Historical
Total
all times
Avg Age
Active
Airbus A330-200
2
2
-
Airbus A310-200
4
4
-
Boeing B.707-120B
5
5
-
Boeing B.720-020B
5
5
-
Douglas DC-8-50
1
1
-
deHavilland Comet 4B
1
1
-
Hawker Siddeley Trident 1E (HS.121-1E)
2
2
-
Hawker Siddeley Trident 2E (HS.121-2E)
3
3
-
Airbus A319-100
2
2
2
4
7.2 years
Airbus A320-200
7
7
10
17
9.2 years
Airbus A321-200
2
2
2
6.5 years
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-10
2
2
-
BAC BAC 111-500
6
6
-
Canadair CL-44-D4
2
2
-
Bristol Britannia 250
4
4
-
Vickers Viscount 700
2
2
-
Vickers Viscount 742D
2
2
-
Vickers Viscount 800
2
2
-
Vickers Viscount 810
7
7
-
Lockheed L.1049G
1
1
-
Douglas C-47A
7
7
-
Douglas C-47B
1
1
-
 TOTAL:  
11
11
71
82
8.3 years

Name Alias
IATA
Code
ICAO
Code
 Country Base Dates
Cyprus Airways   CY CYP Cyprus Nicosia; Larnaca 1947-
Formed by BEA (44.9% stake later split to 22.35% each by BEA & BOAC), Cyprus government (22.45%) and local shareholders. Ceased ops 22/7/1974 following Turkish invasion and restarted in 1975 from Larnaca. All British Airways shares except 5% resold in 1981 to Cyprus government (then holding 70.86%). Purchase offer expected in mid-2012 from Triple Five, Canada.

Cyprus Airways is the national airline of Cyprus, based in Nicosia. It operates scheduled services to over 30 destinations in Europe, the Middle East and the Gulf. Its main operational bases are Larnaca International Airport and Paphos International Airport. Cyprus Airways was established on 24 September 1947 as a joint venture between the colonial Government of Cyprus, BEA (British European Airways) and private interests. Operations commenced on 18 April 1948 with 3 Douglas DC-3 aircraft on regional routes from Nicosia International Airport.

Accidents and Incidents:
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