Air Kathia
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| Founded | September 15, 1920 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | May 1, 1921 | ||||||
| Hubs | Acathe ce Vera International Airport Monitava-Vourane International Airport Lavala-Landac International Airport | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Vydau International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Vorhavfven International Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | BlueMiles | ||||||
| Subsidiaries | Kathic Allonian Airlines Air Maszale Katheras Technical Operations | ||||||
| Fleet size | 320 Mainline | ||||||
| Destinations | 266 | ||||||
| Company slogan | You'll Like The Way We Fly | ||||||
| Headquarters | Corava, Kathia | ||||||
| Revenue |  ₭48 billion (2015) | ||||||
| Operating income | ₭3.9 billion (2015) | ||||||
| Net income | ₭5.7 billion (2015) | ||||||
| Profit | ₭40 billion (2015) | ||||||
| Total assets | ₭33 billion (2015) | ||||||
| Total equity | ₭7 billion (2015) | ||||||
| Website | http://kaþeras.kt | ||||||
Air Kathia (Kathic: Kaþeras) is the flag carrier of Kathia. Founded in 1921, it is one of the oldest airlines still in business. A memeber of Air Kathia Group, Air Kathia owns the leisure airline Kathic Allonian Airlines, founded by the airline in 1953.
History
Air Kathia was founded on 15 September, 1920 by the Kathic Government to provide air services to throughout Kathia. Its first flight from Corava to Vydau in 1921 marked the beginning of services for the airline. The aircraft, a Fourszau Fz.3300 registered K1771KT carried 3 passengers and mail.
Inter War Period and Second World War
Service continue to expand up until the Second World War, with numerous aircraft types flown and more rotes added in the following years after its founding. Service rapidly expanded following the introduction of the Douglas DC-2 and DC-3. Following the break out of the Second World War, Air Kathia's aircraft were requisitioned by the Royal Kathic Air Force for air transports and the airline was subsequently put on hiatus by the government. A sizable amount of aircraft were captured by invading Thracian forces while many escaped to the North Diharan colonies controlled by the Allies
Post-War
Air Kathia resumed limited service in August 1944, and full service by 1946. A majority of its pre-war DC-2s and DC-3s were returned. The DC-2s were quickly retired and replaced with DC-3s built during the war. Air Kathia soon added Lockheed Constellations to its fleet for long-haul routes. By 1949 the airline had rebuilt its route network and services to Dihara, Taizi, and Vehoaria had resumed.
Jet Age
The airline formally entered the jet age in 1959 with the introduction the Iszada IA-101, for which it was the launch customer. The airline also introduced turboprop Lockheed L-188s to its fleet. By 1967, the airline had retired its last Constellation and became and all-jet fleet, the first airline in the world to do so (though L-188s continued to serve, and would later be transferred to Air Kathia Shuttle in 1973).
In 1964 the airline announced its intention to buy 5 Concorde aircraft, and would end up being one of the few operators of the type when it introduced the aircraft in 1976. Air Kathia also ordered the Boeing 747, which was introduced in January 1970 between Monitava and Vydau. To date, Air Kathia has operated over 50 747s since 1970 since the latest iteration, the 747-8I was introduced in 2014.
1980s and 1990s
Developments Since 2000
Fleet
Air Kathia operates a primarily Airbus fleet, with a few Boeing types. As of June 2019 it consisted of 320 aircraft
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Options | Notes |
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| Airbus A220-100 | 3 | 27 | Ordered 2010 | |
| Airbus A220-300 | 0 | 30 | Ordered 2010 | |
| Airbus A319-100 | 45 | Ordered 1998 | ||
| Airbus A320-200 | 61 | Original launch customer, K1045KA in 1988-2007 "Blue Ribbon" Livery | ||
| Airbus A320neo | 17 | 34 | Ordered 2013, worldwide launch customer | |
| Airbus A321-100 | 41 | 0 | Ordered 1997 | |
| Airbus A321neo | 2 | 43 | 25 | |
| Airbus A330-200 | 21 | Ordered 1999, delivered 2000. | ||
| Airbus A330-300 | 30 | |||
| Airbus A350-900 | 6 | 24 | ||
| Airbus A350-1000 | 25 | To replace 777-200ER, deliveries begin in 2024 | ||
| Airbus A380-800 | 12 | |||
| Boeing 717-200 | 30 | — | Inherited from InterKathic | |
| Boeing 747-400 | 16 | |||
| Boeing 747-8I | 14 | K8601KA in 1959-1979 retro livery | ||
| Boeing 777-200ER | 22 | To be replaced by A350-1000 beginning in 2024 | ||
| Total | 320 | 183 | 25 |
Retired Fleet
| Type | Introduced | Retired | Replacement | Notes |
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| Airbus A300 | 1974 | 2008 | A330 family | Operated 7 B2s, 33 B4s, and 27 -600s |
| Airbus A310 | 1983 | 2005 | A330 family | Operated 14 -200s and 27 -300s |
| A320-100 | 1987 | 2005 | A320-200 | Operated 15 |
| Boeing 727-100 | 1964 | 1993 | Mercure 200, A320-100 | Operated 22 |
| Boeing 727-200 | 1971 | 2003 | IA-121-200, A320 family | Operated 72 |
| Iszada IA-121 | 1974 | 1985 | A320 family | Operated 12 -10s and 33 -20s |
| Boeing 747-100 | 1970 | 1993 | 747-400, 777-200ER | Operated 14 |
| Boeing 747-200 | 1972 | 2004 | 747-400, 777-200ER | Operated 12 |
| Boeing 747SP | 1979 | 1991 | 747-400 | Operated 3 |
| Iszada IA-101 | 1959 | 1993 | A300-600, A310-300 | Operated a total of 77, some converted into -70 series |
| Concorde | 1976 | 2005 | A330-200, 747-400 | Operated 7 |
| Iszada IA-131 | 1972 | 2005 | 777-200, A330 family | Operated 41 |
Air Kathia was one of the few Concorde operators.