Orbest

Orbest is a Portuguese airline headquartered in Lisbon and based at Lisbon Airport, that operates scheduled and charter flights in short and long haul operations, mainly out of Portugal on behalf of tour operators but also out of Spain on behalf of its sister company Evelop Airlines.

Orbest
IATA ICAO Callsign
6O OBS ORBEST
Founded2007
Operating basesLisbon Airport
Fleet size2
Destinations14
Parent companyBarceló Group
HeadquartersLisbon, Portugal
Websiteorbest.com

History

The company was set up in 2007 by the Orizonia Group. Orbest started operations with a single Airbus A330-200, registration CS-TRA. This aircraft remained with the airline until 2010, when the Orizonia Group announced an upgrade to a new and larger Airbus A330-300.

Following the collapse of the Orizonia Corporation, Orbest was purchased by the Barceló Group.[1] The group also created a new airline under the name Evelop Airlines for operations in Spain, which received airplanes from both Orbest and the former Orbest Orizonia Airlines, all aircraft owned by Orbest are now also operated by Evelop.

On 8 December, 2020, it was announced Orbest will merge with Evelop Airlines and renamed to Iberojet.[2]

Destinations
Former Orbest Airbus A320-200
Former Orbest Airbus A330-200

As of August 2018, Orbest serves the following destinations:[3]

Cuba
Dominican Republic
Mexico
Portugal

Fleet

As of August 2020, the Orbest fleet consists of the following aircraft:[4][5]

Orbest Airlines
Aircraft Total Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Airbus A330-300 1 — — 388 388
Airbus A330-900 2 — — 388 388
Total 3 —

    References
    1. "Portuguese Orbest sold to Barceló Group" (in Portuguese).
    2. "Evelop And Orbest To Be Renamed As Iberojet Following Merger". simpleflying.com. 2020-12-08.
    3. orbest.com - Our routes retrieved 1 August 2018
    4. http://www.orbest.com/pt/a-nossa-frota/
    5. "Orbest Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 8 August 2020.

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