Astraeus Airlines is a British airline based in Crawley, England. In May 2008, Astraeus changed its business model and ceased full time charter and schedule service flying to concentrate on sub lease activities. Astraeus provides aircraft anywhere in the world to meet short and long term lease requirements, wet lease, damp lease or dry lease options. The main base is London Gatwick Airport.
Current ACMI customers include bmi, Iceland Express, Ghana International Airlines, Palmair, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Trawel Fly and Aer Lingus. Astraeus also provides ad-hoc services to a variety of customers, for example flights for sports clubs, military and government, and business customers.
Astraeus began charter operations in 2002 with Boeing 737 aircraft. The fleet was extended in 2004 to include Boeing 757 aircraft. By 2008 the fleet had grown to two Boeing 737-300s, two Boeing 737-700s and five Boeing 757-200s.

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