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Spanair S.A. was a Spanish airline, with its head office in the Spanair Building in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, near Barcelona. It was, until 2009 a subsidiary of the SAS Group; the same parent company in control of Scandinavian Airlines and held slightly under 20% of the company.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Definitive agreement regarding the sale of Spanair signed )〕 Spanair provided a scheduled passenger network within Spain and Europe, with an extension to West Africa. Worldwide charters were also flown for tour companies. Its main hub was Barcelona El Prat Airport, with focus cities at Madrid-Barajas Airport and Palma de Mallorca Airport. The airline had 3,161 employees〔(The company had 3,161 employees and a fleet of 45 aircraft. )〕 and was a Star Alliance member from 2003 until its demise. == History == The airline was established in December 1986 and began operations in March 1988. It was set up as a joint venture between Scandinavian Airlines and Viajes Marsans, and began operations with European charters. Long-haul flights to the United States, Mexico and the Dominican Republic were launched in 1991, followed by domestic scheduled flights in March 1994. The airline flew long-haul flights with Boeing 767-300ER aircraft to Washington and Buenos Aires in the late 1990s. Spanair joined Star Alliance on 1 May 2003.〔(Spanair Star Alliance information )〕 The company was 94% owned by the SAS Group. SAS announced in a press release 13 June 2007 that it would sell its shares in Spanair.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=New direction will ensure SASs future )〕 The divestment was cancelled on 19 June 2008 due to SAS not being able to sell for a price that it considered to "reflect the underlying value in Spanair." On 30 January 2009, however, a one euro bid from group of investors from Catalonia, led by the Consorci de Turisme de Barcelona and Catalana d'Inciatives, was later accepted, whereupon SAS became a minority shareholder.〔 A report in ''The Times'' on the day of the Madrid crash suggests that staff were threatening strike action due to concerns about the company's viability. In 2009 the airline asked for public input on a new logo,〔"(Juntos elegimos la nueva identidad visual de Spanair )." ''Spanair''. Retrieved on 6 May 2009.〕 with a winner being officially confirmed on 13 May 2009. As of June 2009, Spanair began applying the new corporate identity to their aircraft.〔"(Spanair's new livery on a first A320 )." ''Skyliner''. Retrieved on 6 June 2009.〕 On 25 January 2011, the company was in an "Emergency Financial Situation." The Catalan government approved a €10.5 million loan plan in order to save it. Revenue improved and the company was cutting costs Financially troubled during its last few years, Spanair ended operations on 27 January 2012, after Qatar Airways pulled out of talks to inject cash into the airline.〔(Spanair shuts down )〕 As a result, SAS had a write-down of 1.7 billion Swedish kronor ($251 million U.S.).〔Alder, Tony and Ola Kinnander. "(SAS Shares Drop as Spanair Ends Operations: Stockholm Mover )." ''Bloomberg Businessweek''. 31 January 2012. Retrieved on 31 January 2012.〕 Ana Pastor, the development minister of Spain, said that the Spanish government may fine the airline 9 million euros ($12 million USD) after breaking serious aviation security rules by shutting down without proper notice.〔"(Spanair shut-down strands passengers )." ''Agence France Presse'' at the ''Kuwait Times''. Retrieved on 31 January 2012.〕〔Minder, Raphael and Nicola Clark. "(Spain Threatens Fine After Airline's Quick Close )." ''The New York Times''. January 30, 2012. Retrieved on January 31, 2012.〕 The carrier said all flights will remain suspended, but it did not say whether it planned to file for bankruptcy.〔(Shuts Down; Future Uncertain&channel=comm/ Spanair Shuts Down; Future Uncertain )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Spanair shutdown strands 23,000 travelers )〕 The last passenger flight was JK1326 from Trondheim to Las Palmas. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Spanair」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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