Stobart Air

Stobart Air
IATA ICAO Call sign
RE STK STOBART
Founded1970 (as Aer Arann)
19 March 2014 (as Stobart Air)
Ceased operations12 June 2021
Operating bases
Fleet size13
Destinations20
Parent companyEttyl Ltd.
HeadquartersDublin, Ireland
Key peopleAndy Jolly, Managing Director[1]
Employees570
Websitestobartair.com

Stobart Air was an Irish regional airline based in Dublin, originating in 1970 and closing in 2021. It operated scheduled services under the brands Aer Lingus Regional, BA CityFlyer and KLM Cityhopper on behalf of their respective owners. Stobart Air had operating bases in Cork, Dublin and Belfast for Aer Lingus Regional.[2]

The airline originated as Aer Arann, providing services from Galway to the Aran Islands in 1970, and in the 1990s grew into a regional airline, with Aer Arann Regional based in Dublin.[3] A major refinancing in 2014 was associated with a name change to Stobart Air.[4]

Stobart Air was closed and began liquidation in June 2021.[5]

  1. ^ "About". Stobart Air. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Stobart Air Appoints Conor McCarthy as New Non-executive Chairman". Aviation Tribune. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.[title missing]
  3. ^ "Aer Arann Contact Information Archived 30 May 2012 at archive.today." Aer Arann. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference http://aviationtribune.com was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Burns, Sarah (12 June 2021). "Q&A: What we know about Stobart Air's closure – and what it means for travellers". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 March 2024.