History
The airline was founded in 2000, originally as Yes - Linhas Aéreas Charter under a joint venture with TAP Air Portugal (75%) and Abreu Group (25%). It commenced operations in June 2000 with a leased Lockheed L-1011-500.
In late 2006, the airline was acquired by the Omni Aviation and renamed White Airways.[2] It focused on carrying out ACMI operations on behalf of other airlines.
In May 2016, White Airways phased out their last Airbus A310-300 as one of the last European operators of the type.[3]
In October 2022, TAP Air Portugal announced it would end its wetlease contract with White Airways, citing insufficient dispatch reliability.[4] This was later disputed by White Airways, as the maintenance was performed by Portugália, a subsidiary of TAP itself.[5]
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