Freethinker Airlines

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Freethinker Airlines
Code:FRA Callsign:Sandbird
Founded 1927
Hubs Trenton International Airport
Secondary Hubs Portanova Southbank International Airport, Sir John Barham International Airport
Frequent Flyer Program Dragonwings
Member's Lounge Olympia Club
Fleet Size 12,150
Destinations 7,120
Parent Company Freethinker Airlines Ltd
Base Navarre, Freethinker Commonwealth

Freethinker Airlines ( also known as FreeAir and Freethinker Airlines Ltd ) is the fully private national flag carrier of the Freethinker Commonwealth. Established in 1927 as The Freethinker Air Postal and Passenger Service, the airline today is the largest domestic and international Freethinker airline by a considerable margin, operating a large number of flights to a variety of domestic and international locations. A multitech aerospace operation, Freethinker Airlines operates a number of transatmospheric craft alongside traditional airliners and regional aircraft.

Subsidiaries & Franchises

Subsidiaries

  • Commonwealth Air

Commonwealth Air is a low-cost fully-owned subsidiary running economy-class only flights between the larger cities and metropolises in the Freethinker Commonwealth at a lower level of general fare prices than its parent company. Although nominally a low-cost airline, because of the distances involved in most of these routes and the number of passengers involved, service and seat quality is considerably higher than most budget airlines offer.

  • Commonwealth Freightliner

Commonwealth Freightliner is the cargo-carrying division of Freethinker Airlines, and operates as a charted freight service with a few scheduled routes in support of airborne mail services.

  • Execuair

Execuair is a small charter airline in which Freethinker Airlines own a majority stake (around 59% of currently floated shares) that specialises in providing executive jets and all first-class seating airliners for various customers and travel agencies.

Fleet

Aircraft Type Freethinker Airlines Execuair Commonwealth Freightliner Commonwealth Air Total
ACA C-100 Skyliner 24 0 0 24 48
ACA C-100F Skyliner 0 0 0 (6) 0 0 (6)




  • More to add
  • Numbers in italics are confirmed orders

===Future orders and options

Criticisms

Like most major flag carriers, Freethinker Airlines has been accused of both establishing and maintaining an effective monopoly on many international and domestic routes.