Air Imagua

Imaguan Airways
Aviovie Imaguane

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IATA ICAO Callsign AI AIA IMAGUA
Founded	10 August, 1953 (as Imaguan Civilian Air Service) 23 April, 1982 (as Air Imagua)
Commenced operations	5 June, 1956
Hubs	Peter Hansson International Airport
Secondary hubs	San Pietro International Airport
Fleet size	66
Destinations	39
Headquarters	Conington, Imagua and the Assimas
Key people	Sid Bradley (CEO) Luana Castrogiovanni (Chairman)

Imaguan Airways (Vespasian: Aviovie Imaguane) was the former flag carrier of Imagua and the Assimas. Established in 195?, (TBC).

History

Establishment and early years

After the end of the Solarian War in 1946, interest in aviation on Imagua and the Assimas took off, as during the war, airbases were established by both Etruria on the Assimas Islands, and Estmere on Imagua. Combined with the increasing demand for flights between Asteria Superior and Asteria Inferior, and the success of the United Provinces-based TBD, it was decided in 1953 by Marguerite Ernman and her cabinet to establish a national airline.

Thus, Imaguan Airways was incorporated on 10 August, 1953, with TBD appointed managing director of the new company. Over the next few years, airplanes were purchased, mostly from (TBC), and a route network was planned, with a focus on having Cuanstad Airport serve as a hub, while the airport at San Pietro to serve as a secondary hub, and all routes would be organized on a hub and spoke system.

On 5 June, 1956, the first flight took place, between Cuanstad and San Pietro. (TBC)

In its early years, the Imaguan Civilian Air Service was operated as a government agency under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Transport. During this time, the main focus of the ICAS was serving connecting flights in the Asterias region, with the ICAS primarily focused on using Cuanstad and San Pietro as the main hubs.

In the mid-1960s, with increasing demand of travel to and from Euclea, it was decided to engage in trans-Vehemenic flights to connect Cuanstad with Euclea: thus, secondary hubs were set up in TBD and TBD to

State-owned enterprise

• Recession of 1980 means that in the 1981 budget, government sells 49% of Imaguan Airways to private owners, plans to sell more to help balance budget
• Edmondo Privitera halts further sale in 1984
• non-stop flights to Estmere introduced in late 1980s/early 1990s, Morwall becomes "Euclean hub" in lieu of some Caldian airport
• substantial competition in Asterias in late 1980s and the 1990s

Privatisation

• Agnes Ingram announces plan to outright privatise Imaguan Airways in 2000
• government sells all of its ownership by 2002
• private owners try and compete with other airlines in region, fail
• Recession of 2005 strikes, airline goes under

Contemporary era

• maybe a brand underneath new owners

Destinations

Domestic

Hub

Focus city

Seasonal service