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LOT Polish Airlines
Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT
IATA
LO		 ICAO
LOT		 Callsign
LOT [1]
Founded 1 January 1929
Hubs Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport
Focus cities
Frequent flyer program Miles and More
Member lounge Executive Lounge
Alliance Star Alliance
Subsidiaries
Fleet size 58 (+20 orders +20 options)
Destinations 70
Parent company State Treasury of Poland
Headquarters Warsaw, Poland
Key people
  • Dariusz Nowak (Management Board President/ CEO)
  • Konrad Tyrajski (Management Board Member/ Finance)
  • Wiesław Wypych (Management Board Member/ Maintenance & Operations)
  • Andrzej Wysocki (Management Board Member/ Corporate)
Website: http://www.lot.com
Original logo design from 1929, by Tadeusz Gronowski
Original logo design from 1929, by Tadeusz Gronowski
Boeing 737-500.
Boeing 737-500. This is a list of Airline codes. The table lists the IATA airline designators the ICAO airline designators and the airline call signs (telephony designator This is a list of Airline codes. The table lists the IATA airline designators the ICAO airline designators and the airline call signs (telephony designator This is a list of Airline codes. The table lists the IATA airline designators the ICAO airline designators and the airline call signs (telephony designator New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An airline hub is an Airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport (Port Lotniczy im Fryderyka Chopina is an International airport located in the In the Airline industry a focus city is a location that is not a hub, but from which the airline has non-stop flights to several destinations other than its hubs Katowice International Airport (Międzynarodowy Port Lotniczy Katowice-Pyrzowice is an international Airport located in Pyrzowice, 30 km north of the Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (Port Lotniczy Gdańsk im Lecha Wałęsy formerly Port Lotniczy Gdańsk-Rębiechowo is an international Airport located in Gdańsk Copernicus Airport Wrocław (Port Lotniczy Wrocław im Mikołaja Kopernika is an international commercial Airport in Wrocław in southwestern Poland Poznań-Ławica Airport, built in 1913 is one of the oldest airports in Poland. A frequent flyer program (FFP is a Loyalty program offered by many Airlines. Miles & More is the largest Frequent flyer program in Europe with more than 15 million members as of May 2008 An airport lounge is a Lounge owned by a particular Airline (or jointly operated in the case of an alliance) An airline alliance is an agreement between two or more Airlines to cooperate on a substantial level Star Alliance is the world's first and largest Airline alliance. A subsidiary, in business matters is an entity that is controlled by a bigger and more powerful entity EuroLOT is an Airline based in Warsaw, Poland. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of LOT Polish Airlines. Centralwings is a scheduled airline (although will convert to becoming solely a Charter airline on 1 October 2008 based in Warsaw, Poland. A parent company is a Company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its Board of directors The politics of Poland take place in the framework of a parliamentary representative democratic Republic, whereby the Prime Minister Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tadeusz Lucjan Gronowski (1894-1990 was a Polish graphic artist Architect who worked on Interiors painter and a book illustrator WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout

Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT S. A. , trading as LOT Polish Airlines or LOT (Polish: Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT, abbreviated as PLL LOT), is the flag carrier of Poland, based in Warsaw. The Phrase " doing business as " (abbreviated DBA or d/b/a) is a legal term, meaning that the Name of the business or operation Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. A flag carrier refers to a Transportation company such as an Airline or Shipping company that is locally registered in a given Country Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland. The name Polskie Linie Lotnicze means "Polish Airlines" in Polish, while lot means "flight". Flight is the process by which an object achieves sustained movement either through the Air (or movement beyond Earth's atmosphere, in the case of LOT operates scheduled passenger and cargo services: domestic services link Warsaw with ten cities and over 50 routes are operated throughout Europe and to the Middle East and North America. The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. Its main base is at Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport. Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport (Port Lotniczy im Fryderyka Chopina is an International airport located in the LOT has been a member of Star Alliance since 2003. Star Alliance is the world's first and largest Airline alliance. [2] Established in 1929, LOT is one of the oldest airlines in the world.

The airline is owned by the Polish government (67. 97%), SAirLines B. V. (a member of SAirGroup) (25. Swissair ( Swiss Air Transport Company Limited) was the former national Airline of Switzerland. 1%) and employees (6. 93%). [3] It has 4,199 employees (March 2007). [2]

Contents

History

The airline was established on 1 January 1929 by the Polish government as a state owned self governing corporation taking over existing domestic lines Aero and Aerolot, and started operations on January 2. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [4] The first aircraft used were Junkers F.13 and Fokker F.VII. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Its first international service began on 2 August 1929 to Vienna. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. [4] Accepted into IATA in 1930, it opened an international route to Bucharest that year, followed by Berlin, Athens, Beirut, Helsinki, Rome and some others. Bucharest ( Romanian: Bucureşti) is the Capital city, industrial and commercial centre of Romania. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Beirut (بيروت Bayrūt) is the Capital and Largest city of Lebanon with a population of over 2 Helsinki (in Finnish;) or Helsingfors (in Swedish;) is the Capital and largest city of Finland. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Douglas DC-2, Lockheed L-10A Electra and L-14H Super Electra joined the fleet in 1935, 1936 and 1938 respectively (at its peak, LOT had 10 L-10, 10 L-14, 3 DC-2 and 1 Ju 52/3mge). The Douglas DC-2 was a 14 seat twin-propeller Airliner produced by the Douglas Aircraft Corporation starting in 1934. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject It carried 218,000 passengers by the war. [4]

Services were suspended during the Second World War, and all of LOT's aircraft were either destroyed or detained. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including From August 1944 until December 1945 the Polish Air Force maintained basic transport in the country. Polish Air Force ( Siły Powietrzne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej Siły Powietrzne RP - Air Forces of the Polish Republic is the Air force branch of the Polish On 10 March 1945 the Polish government recreated the LOT airline. In 1946, seven years after the service was suspended, the airline restarted its operations after receiving 10 Lisunov Li-2, then further 30 Li-2 and 9 Douglas C-47. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Both domestic and international services restarted that year, first to Berlin, Paris, Stockholm and Prague. [5]

Five SNCASE SE. 161 Languedoc joined the fleet in July 1947, followed by five Ilyushin Il-12B in April 1949 and 13-20 Ilyushin Il-14s in 1955-1957[5]. The Ilyushin Il-12 ( NATO reporting name Coach was a Soviet twin-engined cargo aircraft developed in the mid-1940s for Aeroflot. After the stalinist period in Poland, few Western aircraft were acquired: five Convair 240 in October 1957 and 1959 and three Vickers Viscount in November 1962[6]. Stalinism is the political regime named after Joseph Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union from 1929–1953 WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Then the composition of the fleet shifted to Soviet aircraft only again. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991

The Ilyushin Il-18 (9 aircraft) was introduced in May 1961, leading to the establishment of routes to Africa and Middle East. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. The Antonov An-24 was delivered from April 1966 (20 used, on domestic routes), followed by the first jet airliners Tupolev Tu-134 in November 1968 (12 used) and the Ilyushin Il-62 long range jet airliner in May 1972. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout A jet airliner, sometimes contracted to jetliner, is a passenger Airplane (passenger Aeroplane) that is powered by Jet engines. The introduction of Il-62 aircraft enabled transatlantic services to Montreal and New York. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec The City of New York Tupolev Tu-154 mid-range airliners were acquired in the 1980s. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout

The current livery, with the large inscription LOT in blue on the fuselage front, and a blue tailfin, was introduced in 1977,[6] but the circular representation of a stylized crane in flight remains unchanged over the years (with symmetry flips here and there, notably in corporate typography) and constitutes a highly regarded original Polish graphic design by Tadeusz Gronowski, a visual artist from Warsaw, who won the competition for creating the airline's logo in 1929,[7] introduced 2 years later by the airline and kept through the years, despite many changes in livery[8]

In the late 1980s, with the fall of the communist system, the fleet shifted back to Western aircraft, beginning with acquisitions of the Boeing 767-200 in April 1989, followed by the Boeing 767-300 in March 1990,ATR 72 in August 1991, Boeing 737-500 in December 1992 and Boeing 737-400 in April 1993. Tadeusz Lucjan Gronowski (1894-1990 was a Polish graphic artist Architect who worked on Interiors painter and a book illustrator Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout From the mid-1980s to early-1990s LOT flew from Warsaw to Chicago, Newark, New York and Toronto. Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Newark is the largest city in New Jersey, United States and the County seat of Essex County. The City of New York Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario In December 1992 the airline became a joint stock company, as a transitional step towards partial privatisation, which was effected in late 1999, with the SAirGroup acquiring a 37. 6% stake. The Polish government has retained a controlling 51% holding. LOT created low cost arm Centralwings in 2004. Centralwings is a scheduled airline (although will convert to becoming solely a Charter airline on 1 October 2008 based in Warsaw, Poland. [2]

On 26 October 2003, it became the fourteenth member of the Star Alliance. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Star Alliance is the world's first and largest Airline alliance. The airline has signed a codesharing agreement with Star Alliance partner Singapore Airlines. Singapore Airlines Limited ( SIA) ( abbreviated zh 新航 Syarikat Penerbangan Singapura சிங்கப்பூர் ஏர்லைன்ஸ் ( is the

Destinations

Main article: LOT Polish Airlines destinations

Fleet

Passenger

The LOT Polish Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:[1]

LOT Polish Airlines and Centralwings Fleet
Aircraft Total Passengers
(Business/Economy)		 Routes Notes
Boeing 737-500 6 108 (36/72) European and Middle-Eastern
Boeing 737-300 3 (all leased to Centralwings) 145 European and Middle-Eastern
Boeing 737-400 8 (6 leased to Centralwings) 147 (48/99) European and Middle-Eastern
Boeing 767-200ER 2 202 (12/190) Transatlantic and Asian Exit from service: November 2008 to Mexicana
Boeing 767-300ER 5 (1 on order) 243 (18/225) Transatlantic and Asian 4 out of 5 have new long-haul business class
Boeing 787-8 (8 orders) 273 (24/249) Entry into service: 2010
European Launch Customer
Boeing 787-9 (8 options) 318 Transatlantic and Asian
Embraer ERJ 145 9 48 Domestic and European
Embraer E-170 10 76 Domestic and European Launch Customer
Embraer E-175 6
(12 orders + 12 options)[9]		 82 Domestic and European
Embraer E-170.
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On 7 September 2005 the airline ordered seven (with two options) Boeing 787-8 for its long haul operations for delivery in 2008. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout [10] LOT Polish Airlines will be a European launch carrier for the 787-8 type.

On 19 February 2007 the airline converted one option to make a total of eight Boeing 787s on order. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [11]

Retired

Subsidiaries

EuroLOT ATR-42-500
EuroLOT ATR-42-500

Codeshare agreements

LOT Polish Airlines has codeshare agreements with the following airlines as of April 2007:

Note: This list includes Star Alliance (SA) partners. Code sharing is a business term which was first originated in the airline industry in 1990 when the Australian airline Qantas Airways and the U Adria Airways dd is an Airline based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. It is the national airline of Slovenia and a regional member of the Star Alliance OJSC "AeroflotRussian Airlines" (ОАО «АэрофлотРоссийские авиалинии» () or Aeroflot (Аэрофлот as the airline is commonly CJSC "Aircompany "Aerosvit" (ЗАТ «авіакомпанія «Аеросвіт» which means "sky world" operating as Aerosvit-Ukrainian Airlines Air Canada () is Canada 's largest Airline and Flag carrier. The airline founded in 1937 has had its corporate headquarters in Montreal Not to be confused with China Airlines, the national airline of the Republic of China (Taiwan. Air One SpA is an independent Airline based in Rome, Italy. It operates a high-frequency domestic scheduled network to 36 destinations in Italy also known as or ANA, is an airline headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Asiana Airlines (; formerly Seoul Airlines) is an Airline based in Seoul, South Korea and is one of South Korea 's two major Austrian Airlines AG is the flag carrier Airline of Austria, headquartered in Vienna. Belavia Belarusian Airlines ( Belarusian: "Белавія", Russian: "Белавиа") is the national Airline Blue1 Oy is an Airline based in Helsinki, Finland. It is a Regional airline feeding into the Scandinavian Airlines System Brussels Airlines is the largest Belgian airline It operates to over 50 destinations in 20 European countries as well as long-haul flights to East Central and West Africa Bulgaria Air ( Bulgarian name България Ер) is the National airline carrier of Bulgaria, based in the capital Sofia Croatia Airlines dd is the national Airline and Flag carrier of Croatia, based in Zagreb, and a regional member of the Star Alliance Cyprus Airways Public Ltd (Κυπριακές Αερογραμμές Kipriakes Aerogrammes Turkish Kıbrıs Hava Yolları) is the national Airline El Al (אל על skyward) ( TASE: ELAL is the National airline of Israel. Grand China Air (GCA is a new airline formed on 29 November 2007 under the initiative of the HNA group's largest operational entity Hainan Airlines Luxair (Luxair Société Luxembourgeoise de Navigation Aérienne SA is the Flag carrier Airline of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Malev redirects here For the military unit see Malev (military unit Malév Hungarian Airlines, (Magyar Légiközlekedési Vállalat Federal State Unitary Enterprise «State Transport Company «Russia» (ФГУП «Государственная транспортная компания «Россия» operating Scandinavian Airlines System ( SAS) is a multi-national Airline for Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and the leading carrier in the Singapore Airlines Limited ( SIA) ( abbreviated zh 新航 Syarikat Penerbangan Singapura சிங்கப்பூர் ஏர்லைன்ஸ் ( is the South African Airways (SAA is South Africa 's flag carrier and largest domestic and international Airline Company, with hubs in Cape Town Spanair is an Airline based in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. It is a subsidiary of Scandinavian Airlines Systems that provides a scheduled Swiss International Air Lines Ltd (short Swiss) is the principal Airline of Switzerland operating scheduled services in Europe and to North America TAP Portugal (formerly known as TAP Air Portugal & Transportes Aéreos Portugueses Portuguese Air Transportations) is the National airline SC „Compania Națională de Transporturi Aeriene Române – TAROM” S Turkish Airlines Inc ( Turkish Türk Hava Yolları Anonim Ortaklığı) (THY is the national airline of Turkey based in İstanbul United Air Lines Inc, trading as United Airlines ( is a major airline of the United States. Star Alliance is the world's first and largest Airline alliance.

Incidents and accidents

See also

References

  1. ^ ICAO 8585 Edition 141
  2. ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-04-03, p. This article is about transportation in Poland. Railways See also Rail transport in Poland Poland is served by an extensive network of Flight International (or Flight) is a global Aerospace weekly publication Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England.  107.  
  3. ^ LOT Corporate Information. PLL LOT (2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela.
  4. ^ a b c Adam Jońca, Samoloty linii lotniczych 1931-1939, WKiŁ, Warsaw 1985, ISBN 83-206-0504-0
  5. ^ a b Adam Jońca, Samoloty linii lotniczych 1945-1956, WKiŁ, Warsaw 1985, ISBN 83-206-0529-0
  6. ^ a b Adam Jońca, Samoloty linii lotniczych 1957-1981, WKiŁ, Warsaw 1986, ISBN 83-206-0530-X
  7. ^ History, LOT. com. Link accessed 2008-05-28.
  8. ^ "History of LOT’s logo", LOT. com. Link accessed 2008-05-28.
  9. ^ Brazil Embraer sells 12 jets to Polish carrier LOT | Industries | Industrials, Materials & Utilities | Reuters
  10. ^ Boeing Press Release (September 2005)
  11. ^ Boeing Press Release (February 2007)
  12. ^ Aviation Safety Network, crash of aircraft registration: SP-LVB.
  13. ^ Aviation Sefety Network, crash of aircraft registration: SP-LTF.
  14. ^ Aviation Sefety Network, crash of aircraft registration: SP-LAA.
  15. ^ Aviation Safety Network, crash of aircraft registration: SP-LBG.

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