Airbahn (stylized as airbahn) was a planned American airline headquartered in Irvine, California.

Airbahn
IATA ICAO Call sign
-- ARB [1] AIRBAHN
FoundedFebruary 20, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-02-20)[2]
Ceased operationsJune 20, 2022
HubsOntario International Airport
Fleet size1
Destinations0
Parent companyAirblue
HeadquartersIrvine, California, United States
Key peopleTariq M. Chaudhary (founder & CEO)
Websitehttps://www.airbahn.com

History

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The airline was founded by Tariq M. Chaudhary (who is also the CEO and chairman of Pakistani airline Airblue).[3] The carrier planned to operate out of Southern California, to destinations in California, Nevada, and Western Canada. Airbahn was to receive two A320s from Airblue. The planned service was to start somewhere in the second quarter of 2022, according to Airbahn.[4]

However, due to Airbahn's slow progress and asked for another extension timeline, the DOT has disagreed and revoked the startup Airbahn's Transport Certificate on May 19, 2022, instead.[citation needed]

Fleet

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Airbahn fleet
Aircraft In
service
Orders Seats Notes
Airbus A320-200 1 1 180 Planned to dry lease A320s from Pakistani carrier Airblue[5]

Destinations

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Airbahn planned to operate from Ontario International Airport to three of the following cities along the West Coast of the United States;

State City Airport Start date Notes
California Oakland Oakland International Airport Planned
Ontario Ontario International Airport Hub
Sacramento Sacramento International Airport Planned
San Jose Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport Planned

References

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  1. ^ "The Aviation Codes Website - Airline Designator / Code Database Search Result".
  2. ^ "AIRBAHN INC". OpenCorporates. February 21, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  3. ^ Schlappig, Ben. "Airbahn: New SoCal-Based US Airline Startup". 25 November 2021. One Mile at a Time. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  4. ^ "US start-up Airbahn plans to begin revenue service in 'May or June'".
  5. ^ Wolfsteller, Pilar (November 30, 2021). "US start-up airline Airbahn shows off first aircraft". FlightGlobal. Retrieved December 1, 2021.

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