UK start-up Hans Airways eyes summer launch after securing first A330

UK start-up Hans Airways has signed a letter of intent for its first aircraft, an Airbus A330-200, as it bids to launch services this year. The Birmingham-based airline says it signed the letter of intent covering the A330, MSN950, in the first week of January. Cirium fleets data indicates the aircraft has been operated by Air Europa since its entry into service in 2008. Hans Airways intends to operate the aircraft in two-class configuration featuring 24 premium-economy and 275 economy seats. The airline’s CE Satnam Saini says: ”We are delighted to have achieved this very important milestone in our two-year journey. Our scheduled operations centre on the Airbus A330, a popular and spacious long-haul widebody, [which is] excellent for cargo too.” Hans Airways, which plans to operate flights linking Birmingham with secondary cities in India, applied to the UK regulator for an air operator certificate in March 2020.<br/>