Albawings was an Albanian low-cost airline headquartered in Tirana and based at Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza.
History
Albawings was founded in February 2015.[1] AThe air carrier was awarded the Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) by the Albanian Civil Aviation Authority on 4 February 2016.[2][3] The first aircraft of the company was a Boeing 737-500, with which Albawings started operations, was christened "Spirit of Tirana".[4]
On 11 December 2016, a second aircraft was delivered by rock band frontman Bruce Dickinson. The leased plane was a Boeing 737-400 owned by Cardiff Aviation, and was christened Mr. Pitkin after Sir Norman Wisdom's character Norman Piktin.