TUS Airways
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| Founded | June 2015 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 14 February 2016 | ||||||
| Hubs | Larnaca International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Ben Gurion Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Destinations | 25[2] | ||||||
| Headquarters | Larnaca, Cyprus | ||||||
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| Website | tusairways | ||||||
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TUS Airways is a Cypriot airline headquartered in Larnaca with its main hub at Larnaca International Airport. The airline was established in June 2015 and commenced flight operations on 14 February 2016.
History
[edit]TUS Airways was founded in June 2015 by Israeli aviation executive Michael "Miki" Weinstein,[citation needed] backed by investors from Europe and the United States.[3][4] It was the first Cypriot airline to be founded following the dissolution of Cyprus Airways in January 2015. TUS Airways began operations on 14 February 2016 with a Saab 340B, flying from Larnaca to Tel Aviv and Haifa in Israel. In July 2016, the airline received its first Saab 2000 to increase capacity.[5] In June 2017, the airline acquired its first jet aircraft, two Fokker 100s. It subsequently bought five Fokker 70s, bringing the total number of aircraft to seven.[citation needed]
In September 2019, media reported that TUS Airways would cease operations by the 30th. However, Chief Executive Andrew Pyne—who had replaced founding CEO Michael Weinstein earlier that year—issued a statement clarifying that the airline was only pausing most scheduled flights to restructure and renew its fleet.[6] For a while Ela Airways was suggested to be the new name but it did not happen. Weinstein returned to the helm in January 2021, relaunching the carrier under a hybrid business model centered on an all-Airbus A320 fleet.[7][8] By 2023, TUS Airways had become the largest Cypriot airline by fleet size, with five A320-200 aircraft serving scheduled and charter routes from Larnaca and Paphos.[9]
Destinations
[edit]As of June 2023, TUS Airways operates scheduled flights from its hubs in Larnaca and Paphos, as well as Tel Aviv.[citation needed]
Current fleet
[edit]As of August 2025[update], the TUS Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft:[18]
| Aircraft | In service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A320-200 | 3 | — | 180 | |
| Total | 3 | — | ||
Interline agreements
[edit]TUS Airways has interline agreements with the following airlines:
Former Fleet
[edit]Tus Air used to operate the following aircraft:
- 3 further Airbus A320-200's
- 4 Fokker 70's
- 2 Fokker 100's
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "Company Profile". tusairways.com. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "Cyprus Mail: Cyprus carrier TUS gets green light". Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ Gold: Cyprus Carrier TUS Receives Air Transport Licence
- ^ "Cyprus Reveals New National Carrier: Tus Airways". GTP Headlines. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "TUS says not suspending operations but rebranding into significantly larger airline". in-cyprus.philenews.com. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ Holland, Jason (17 June 2021). "AJW Group wins TUS Airways power-by-the-hour support contract". Aviation Business News. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ "About | Tus Airways | Routes". routesonline.com. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ "About | Tus Airways | Routes". routesonline.com. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ a b c Liu, Jim (26 July 2024). "Tus Airways Sep 2024 Tel Aviv Network Additions". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ קוטלר, עמית (9 July 2025). "עוד לפני חזרת אוסטריאן איירליינס לישראל: הקרב על הטיסות לוינה מתחמם". פספורטניוז (in Hebrew). PassportNews. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ a b c d אזולאי, איתי (10 August 2025). "החל מ-119 אירו לכיוון: TUS Air מתגברת את קווי הטיסות מישראל לאירופה". פספורטניוז (in Hebrew). PassportNews. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ a b קוטלר, עמית (29 May 2025). "צ'או בלה: TUS תטוס מתל אביב לרומא 4 פעמים בשבוע". פספורטניוז (in Hebrew). PassportNews. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ a b Liu, Jim (5 August 2025). "Tus Airways NW25 Network Additions". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ אזולאי, איתי (31 March 2024). "TUS Airways מרחיבה את פעילותה בישראל ומחדשת את הטיסות לדיסלדורף". פספורטניוז (in Hebrew). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ Liu, Jim. "Tus Airways Adds Naples Service in NS25". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ a b "TUS Airways to Launch Flights to Slovakia in June 2023, as Part of its Expansive Summer Schedule!". tusairways.com. 19 February 2023.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - TUS Airways". Airliner World: 57. September 2025.
- ^ "Partner Carriers - Hahnair". www.hahnair.com. Hahn Air Lines GmbH. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
External links
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Media related to Tus Airways at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Cyprus Aircraft Register As At 30 June 2017[permanent dead link], retrieved 16 July 2017 via "Cyprus Aircraft Register". mcw.gov.cy. Nicosia, Cyprus: Republic of Cyprus Department of Civil Aviation. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
