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SAPSA
Serviços Aéreos Portugueses, S.A. de C.M.P. (Portuguese: Portuguese Air Services), operating as SAPSA, is an airline headquartered in Lisbon, serving as Portugal's national flag carrier. SAPSA flies a network of 107 destinations in 44 countries worldwide from its hub at Humberto Delgado International Airport. The company has a fleet of 115 aircraft, 94 of which were manufactured by Airbus and the remaining 21 by Embraer and ATR, the latter operating on behalf of the regional airline SAPSA Express.
IATA: SP | ICAO: SAP | Callsign: SAPSA
IATA: SP | ICAO: SAP | Callsign: SAPSA
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1927-1943: Beginnings to World War II
The forerunner of the modern airline, Serviços Aéreos Portugueses L...
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1945-1953: Postwar relaunch
After the dissolution of the original company, the Portuguese gover...
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1953: First privatisation
The airline was partially privatised in 1953, and services to Tangi...
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1970s: Further international expansion and renationalisation
In 1972, SAP received the first of four Boeing 747-200B aircraft th...
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1980s: Fleet modernisation and struggles
The 1980s were a troublesome time for SAP. At this point, the airli...
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1990s: 50th anniversary, later expansion, and partnerships
In 1989 SAP transitioned from a traditional state-owned enterprise...
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2010s: Return to privatisation
In 2010 SAPSA introduced service to Marrakesh and Algiers, with the...
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Late 2010s: Recent fleet development
SAPSA became the launch customer of the Airbus A330-900neo, receivi...
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SAP Flight 425: the Madeira Airport crash
The crash of Flight 425 at Madeira Airport on 19 November 1977 rema...
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Transatlântico fleet (1985-1993)
Transatlântico Linhas Aéreas was the former charter arm of SAP whi...
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Expo '98 promotional livery (1998)
An Airbus A320 painted in a promotional livery for the 1998 Lisbon...
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Airbus A321 retro livery (2020)
An Airbus A321 painted in 1962 retro colours for SAPSA's 75th anniv...
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Portuguese Football Federation promotional livery (2014)
An Airbus A320 painted in a promotional livery for the 2014 FIFA Wo...
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Airbus A330-900neo retro livery (2020)
An Airbus A330-900neo painted in 1972 retro colours for SAPSA's 75t...
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Airbus A320 retro livery (2020)
An Airbus A320 painted in 1953 retro colours for SAPSA's 75th anniv...
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Airbus A330-200 converted freighter (2020)
Following a global trend of airlines using passenger aircraft for c...