Iberojet Portugal takes first A330-900

Iberojet Portugal, formerly known as Orbest (Portugal) (6O, Lisbon), began the commercial operation of its first A330-900 on May 23, 2021. CS-TKH (msn 1963) was manufactured and originally delivered to Orbest in August 2020. However, as the leisure carrier had no use for the widebody due to COVID-related restrictions, Orbest ferried it for storage to Castellón on October 20, 2020. It spent the entire winter season at the Spanish airport before ferrying to Madrid Barajas on May 12 and onwards to Lisbon on May 20, Flightradar24 ADS-B data shows. It has since operated its first revenue flight to Cancún. Iberojet Portugal is owned by Spain’s Ávoris Corporación, Barceló Group’s travel retail and wholesale division which merged with Globalia’s travel agency wings earlier this year. It is a sister carrier of Spain’s Iberojet, formerly known as Evelop Airlines (E9, Palma de Mallorca). The Portuguese unit operates one A330-300 besides the newly inducted -900, while its Spanish sister carrier’s fleet comprises one A320-200, two A330-300s, and two A350-900s, the ch-aviation fleets advanced module shows.