YB BRJ Commenced operations 7 May 2010 Parent company Borajet Havayolları Founded 2008 | BRJ BORA JET Destinations 23 Headquarters Istanbul, Turkey Fleet size 13 | |
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Borajet (Turkish: Borajet Havayolları) is a privately owned Turkish airline based in Yeşilköy, Bakırköy, Istanbul operating domestic and international services.
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Borajet airlines
History
The airline was founded in 2008 by Yalcin Ayasli, a Turkish businessman living in the USA. Fatih Akol is Chairman of the Board. The company rented a hangar at Atatürk International Airport, Istanbul and then purchased three second-hand ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft, which were delivered in the beginning of 2010.
Borajet received its "Regional Airline Operations License" on 22 April 2010 and started operations on 7 May 2010 with its first flight from Istanbul to Tokat.
Destinations
Borajet serves the following destinations:
Asia
Europe
Codeshare agreements
Fleet
The Borajet fleet includes the following aircraft (as of March 2016):
In 2014 Borajet agreed a deal to lease five Embraer 190 aircraft (with options on a further three) from GE Capital Aviation Services. In October 2016 Borajet announced long-term lease deals with AerCap for three Embraer 190-E2 and two Embraer 195-E2 aircraft, with deliveries to begin in 2018.