Estonian Air (Tallinn Lennart Meri) is set to establish a new subsidiary to provide ACMI/charter operations to other airlines. Dubbed Nordic Flyways (Tallinn Lennart Meri), the project was spawned from the Estonian carrier's experience in providing mainline European operators with flight capacity.
"Global aviation is following a trend where long-haul flights of larger airlines are fed by regional airlines operating smaller-size aircraft,“ Jan Palmér, the CEO of Estonian Air, said. "Estonian Air is looking for business possibilities in this area, and the subsidiary Nordic Flyways was established for that purpose. We see a potential to grow as an airline outside Estonia by serving as a long-term partner on shorter routes for larger airlines for which we have a suitable fleet.“
The CEO added that once Nordic Flyways has been established as a 100% subsidiary of Estonian Air, it will then embark on its certification and licensing. As such, the project is only expected to go live towards the end of the year/early next year.
Estonian Air's fleet consists of three CRJ900s and four E170s.
