Jota Aviation

Jota Aviation is a specialist charter airline based at London Southend Airport, United Kingdom, and with the related Jota Sport, Jota Design and Jota Historic divisions, forms the Jota Group.

Jota Aviation
IATA ICAO Callsign
-[1] ENZ ENZO
Founded2009
Fleet size7
Parent companyJota Group
HeadquartersSouthend-on-Sea, England, United Kingdom
Websitehttp://www.flyjota.com/

Jota Aviation Limited holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence No. 2376;[2] it is permitted to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats.[3]

History

Jota Aviation was founded in 2009,[4] it was established to meet the travel and cargo demands of the motorsport industry, and then expanded into a specialist air charter and aircraft management company, offering 24-hour-a-day response from its London Southend Airport base. The airline once was the largest operator of King Air aircraft in Europe.[5]

The company offers ad hoc or ACMI Aircraft lease charter flights on its British Aerospace 146,[4] added to the AOC in 2014.

On 11 January 2016, JOTA announced the addition to their fleet of an Avro RJ85 aircraft.[6] It was delivered to Southend on 5 April 2016.

On 20 February 2017, JOTA received an Avro RJ100, registration G-JOTS, ex Brussels Airlines as OO-DWJ.

On 10 April 2018, JOTA announced an expansion of their cargo fleet with the addition of 4 BAe 146-300QTs, the first of which, registration G-JOTE was expected to enter service on 1 June 2018.[7]

Fleet
Jota Aviation British Aerospace 146 at London City Airport

Jota Aviation own and operate the following aircraft (as of December 2018):[8]

Jota Aviation fleet
Aircraft In service On Order Passengers[5]
British Aerospace 146-200 1 95
British Aerospace 146-300QT 4 Nil
Avro RJ100 1 97
Avro RJ85 1 95
Total 7

References
  1. "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  2. Civil Aviation Authority - AOC List
  3. Civil Aviation Authority - Type A Operating Licence Holders
  4. European Regional Airline Association - ERA welcomes Jota Aviation into membership
  5. "JOTA Aviation - About JOTA Aviation". Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  6. http://hosted-p0.vresp.com/1763933/0049aad536/ARCHIVE
  7. http://flyjota.com/news/jota-aviation-takes-delivery-of-first-of-four-bae-146-300-qts-ready-to-enter-go-now-cargo-charters/
  8. "United Kingdom Civil Aircraft Register". United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
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