Zoom Airlines Limited
 Boeing 767-300ER | |||||||
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| Founded | August 2006 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | April 2007 | ||||||
Ceased operations | August 2008 | ||||||
| Hubs | London Gatwick Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Destinations | 5+3 | ||||||
| Parent company | Zoom Airlines Inc. | ||||||
| Headquarters | Crawley, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom | ||||||
| Key people | John Boyle – Chairman, Jonathan Hinkles – UK Managing Director | ||||||
| Website | http://www.flyzoom.com | ||||||
Zoom Airlines Ltd. was a British scheduled, low-fare, transatlantic airline, a subsidiary company to Zoom Airlines Inc., from Canada. The British air carrier was based in Crawley, West Sussex, England.[1] It held a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence (Number OL/A/540), which permitted it to carry passengers, cargo, and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats. The airline operated year-round scheduled services to the United States, United Kingdom, and Bermuda, as well as charter services to Asia, South America and the Caribbean destinations with several European tour operators. On 28 August 2008 Zoom suspended all operations and filed for bankruptcy protection due to deteriorating financial position.[2]
History
Zoom Airlines Ltd. was founded in the summer of 2006 as a low-fare transatlantic airline. The carrier, based in London, was conceived by two Scottish brothers, Hugh and John Boyle, to fill an emerging opportunity in the UK-US leisure travel market. The Bank of Scotland Growth Equity acquired a minority stake as part of a £5.7m investment package. This provided the additional funds for the start up of the UK air carrier. Flight operations were launched on 12 April 2007.[3] Twice weekly off-peak flights to Bermuda commenced on 8 June, while early in July 2008 a third route was launched to San Diego; Fort Lauderdale was later also added to the growing network. On 28 August 2008, Zoom announced that they were ceasing operations due to rising oil prices. All aircraft would be returned to their respective lessors, and all flights were cancelled.[4]
Fleet
Zoom Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of 10 July 2008):[5]
| Aircraft type | Total | Passengers (Premium Economy/Economy) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 757-200 | 1 | 201 (44/167) | Operated by Air Finland |
| Boeing 767-300ER | 2 | 266 (84/182) 270 (63/207) |
Aircraft named City of London
Aircraft named City of Brighton and Hove |
References
- ↑ "Bankruptcy of Zoom Airlines Incorporated Archived 10 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine." Doyle Salewski Inc. Page 44. Retrieved on 18 June 2009.
- ↑ "Home". flyzoom.com.
- ↑ Wickstead, M.J. (2014). Airlines of the British Isles since 1919. Staplefield (West Sussex - U.K.): Air Britain (Historians) Ltd. p. 439. ISBN 978-0-85130-456-4.
- ↑ Wickstead, M.J. (2014). Airlines of the British Isles since 1919. Staplefield (West Sussex - U.K.): Air Britain (Historians) Ltd. p. 439. ISBN 978-0-85130-456-4.
- ↑ "CH-Aviation – Airline News, Fleet Lists & More". ch-aviation.ch. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012.