View source for Air Karolia

{{Infobox Airline
|airline = Air Karolia <br>Kärolijas Lennuvai
|logo = [[File:KL_logo.png|200px|Current airline logo]]
|fleet_size = 130 (incl. subsidiaries)
|destinations = 67 
|WAAT = KA
|ANACA = KAR
|callsign = Karolian
|company_slogan = 'To the sky'
|founded = 1929
|headquarters = [[Säntjana]], [[Karolia]]
|key_people = 
|hubs = [[Säntjana Anola-Fiore, Säntjana Tougu, Vasireii Liasu]]
|focus_cities = Paliiso, Lapise, Villa Constitución
|frequent_flyer = 
|lounge =
|alliance = 
|subsidiaries = *[[KAwings]]
|revenue =  
|operating_income = 
|num_employees =  
|operating_income =   	
|website = [[http://www.kl.ka/]]
|inflight_magazine =
|}}

Air Karolia is the national airline and flag carrier of the Republic of [[Karolia]]. It is 30% state owned with the remainder owned by a private consortium. As of 2015, it flies to every continent on the planet and serves 67 airports in scheduled services. Air Karolia also operates a low-cost subsidiary, [[KAwings]].

== History ==

Air Karolia was founded in 1929 as an amalgamation of the Karolia Air Service (chartered passenger flights) and the Karolian Post's air mail division which had been operating mailplanes since 1915. The new company was based at Fontjana aerodrome and initially flew scheduled flights to Säntjana and Vasireii using 8-seater biplanes with mail as cargo. By 1922 they company had a fleet of twelve aircraft, three of which were dedicated mailplanes and the rest mixed passenger and goods, and had included Kyor and the Aguilasi valley as destinations. A flight from Säntjana to Mecyna with a stop in Lapise was initiated the following year.

In 1927 the KAS purchased its first 16-seat PAL aircraft with three engines, allowing faster flights and greater loads to be carried. Inherited by the new company at its formation, some of these aircraft continued in freight service well into the 1940s. At the same time, the first scheduled routes began to appear: to Ismikk and Arataran, which greatly improved access to the country which had until that time only been accessible over poor mountain roads or a slow train. By 1938 the airline flew to 22 destinations, including cities in Uletha and Tarephia via stops for refuelling. The twin-piston-engined PAL-3 and later four-engined PAL-7, which could reach Paxtar and Pretany without a stop, were pivotal in opening up air routes for the company and establishing its dominance in intercontinental transport. Luxury sleeper versions of these aircraft ferries the rich and famous around the world during the 1940s and 1950s.

[[File:W39-Air-Karolia.jpg|right|thumb|The long-range [[Watanabe]] W39 is the newest aircraft in Air Karolia's fleet]]

In 1954 the airline entered the jet age with the purchase of seven Corrus 102 jets which had a 140-seat capacity. These were used to replace the piston-engined craft on intercontinental routes, in some cases nearly halving the flight times. By 1960 the entire intercontinental fleet was comprised of jet aircraft, which were a mixture of PAL and Corrus types.

The airline was part-privatised in the 1980s and 1990s as a way of reducing the liability of the Karolian state and competition from the high-speed rail networks. The federal government is currently a minority shareholder as the airline still holds the state licence to convey air mail.

The state presidential jet is permitted to use the Air Karolia callsign when landing at civilian airports.

== Destinations ==

As of 2017, Air Karolia and subsidiaries serve the following destinations:

{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style=margin:0px;width:100%
|-
!Airport
!Country
!Frequency
!Notes
|-
|Canal International Airport
|{{Mecyna}}
|7 daily
|Codeshare with Mecyna Airlines
|-
|Khaiwoon International Airport
|{{Khaiwoon}}
|1 daily
|
|-
|Kenrich Intercontinental Airport
|{{Gobrassanya}}
|1 daily
|Continues to Northurland
|-
|Wiwax-Pargiter International Airport
|{{Wiwaxia}}
|2 daily
|
|-
|[[Ataraxia International Airport]]
|{{Ataraxia}}
|2 daily
|
|-
|Ángel Keum International Airport
|{{Ardisphere}}
|8 daily
|
|-
|Jeongto International Aiport
|{{Ardisphere}}
|3 daily
|2 from Santjana, 1 from Vasireii
|-
|Guillermo Saa García International Airport
|{{Ardisphere}}
|3 daily
|2 from Santjana, 1 from Lapise
|-
|Vega International Airport
|{{Vega}}
|3 daily
|2 from Santjana, 1 from Vasireii
|-
|Eraso-Bolduque International Airport
|{{Vega}}
|1 daily
|
|-
|Leluwa International Airport
|{{Onnutu}}
|1 daily
|Continues to Sathria
|-
|Ergolanyum International Airport
|{{Rogolnika}}
|5 daily
|4 from Santjana, 1 from Vasireii
|-
|Felip Koudro International Airport
|{{Rogolnika}}
|2 daily
|
|-
|Port Emporia International Airport
|{{Pretany}}
|1 daily
|
|-
|Zylanda International
|{{Zylanda}}
|2 daily
|
|-
|Latina Airport 
|{{Latina}}
|2 daily
| 
|-
|Cordoba Intercontinental 
|{{Latina}}
|1 daily
|
|-
|Säntjana Tougu 
|{{Karolia}}
|
|Hub airport
|-
|Säntjana Anola-Fiorii 
|{{Karolia}}
|
|Hub airport
|-
|Paliiso-Saepoo 
|{{Karolia}}
|
|
|-
|Fontjäna Airport 
|{{Karolia}}
|
|
|-
|Vasireii Liasú International 
|{{Karolia}}
|
|Hub airport
|-
|Lapise Jaarve 
|{{Karolia}}
|
|
|-
|Saarmae Lía Airport
|{{Karolia}}
|4 daily
|2 from Lapise, 2 from Fontjäna
|-
|Safrisco Frank Trostel
|{{Paxtar}}
|5 weekly
|
|-
|Bengonia International
|{{Darcodia}}
|4 weekly
|
|-
|Mostrakago
|{{Arataran}}
|6 daily
|4 from Säntjana, 1 from Vasireii, 2 from Lapise
|-
|Derindonderak 
|{{Mahhal}}
|5 weekly
|
|-
|Beishan International 
|{{Meilan}}
|5 weekly
|Continues to Quentinsburgh, Freedemia
|-
|Tehmahd 
|{{Mazan}}
|4 weekly
|
|-
|Khama'ata 
|{{Mazan}}
|3 weekly
|Continues to St Richards
|-
|St Richards
|{{Pretany}}
|3 weekly
|Refuel Mazan
|-
|Rodriguez International
|{{Ismikk}}
|2 daily
|1 from Säntjana, 1 from Vasireii
|-
|Pańade Henry Joulais International
|{{Picard}}
|3 weekly
|
|-
|Luchthaven Krone
|{{Dagelanden}}
|2 daily
|
|-
|Jerome Ferents International Airport 
|{{Yury}}
|3 weekly
| 
|-
|Porto Colon Airport 
|{{Latina}}
|5 weekly
|
|-
|Kaiten 
|{{Picard}}
|3 weekly
|
|-
|Duke Joseph III Int'l Aerodrome 
|{{Tárrases}}
|3 weekly
|Summer only
|-
|Sean Bond International Airport
|{{Freedemia}}
|5 weekly
|Via Meilan
|-
|Campo Verde International
|{{Brasonia}}
|3 weekly
|Fri, Mon, Wed
|-
|Slovech International
|{{Belgravia}}
|3 weekly
|Sat, Tue, Thurs
|-
|Damon's City International
|{{West Commonia}}
|3 weekly
|
|-
|Delta International
|{{Neo Delta}}
|Daily except Tuesday
|Shared with Deltair. Alternating days from Säntjana and Vasireii
|-
|Nekkar International
|{{Rots}}
|Daily
|
|-
|[[Changke International Airport]]
|{{Singkangia}}
|2 daily
|First flight from the airport's Terminal 2 is by Air Karolia going to Säntjana, Karolia.
|}

== Fleet ==

=== Current fleet ===

As of autumn 2014, Air Karolia (excluding subsidiaries) operates the following aircraft:

{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style=margin:0px;width:100%
|-
!Type
!Number in service
!Seats
!Introduced
!Notes
|-
|[[Corrus]] [[Corrus 502|502-D]]
|10
|200
|2001
|
|-
|[[Corrus 502|Corrus 502-XR]]
|25
|240
|2009-12
|
|-
|[[Corrus 702|Corrus 702-E]]
|20
|370 (3-class), 415 (2-class)
|2004
|
|-
|[[Galen Aviation|Galen]] [[Galen Ga-14|Ga-14]]
|8
|32 (single-class)
|1993-1999
|Only prop and STOL in the KL fleet, used for services to Saarmae 
|-
|[[SAI]] [[SAI 210|210]]
|6
|64
|1999
|
|-
|SAI [[SAI 410|410]]
|10
|94
|2005
|
|-
|[[Watanabe Aerospace|Watanabe]] W34-D
|21
|154
|1995
|
|-
|Watanabe W32-C
|18
|220
|1997
|
|-
|Watanabe W39
|4
|270
|2014
|18 on order, currently being delivered
|}


The W34 and W32 are scheduled to be replaced in the next five years; the former with newer versions of the same type and the latter with the W39 and the Corrus 502XR. Air Karolia has also registered an interest in the forthcoming SAI 240/440 as a replacement for the W34.

=== Past fleet ===

Jets:

*[[Corrus 102]]
*[[Corrus 110]]
*[[Corrus 202]]
*[[PAL-12]]
*[[PAL-13]]
*[[PAL-22]]
*[[Karole Twin]]
*[[Watanabe]] W20
*Watanabe W22

Props:

*[[PAL-12]]
*[[Ilya-18]]
*[[Corrus AltoCruiser]]
*[[Corrus SkyCruiser]]
*[[PAL-3]]
*[[PAL-7]]

=== Colour schemes ===

The earliest standardised scheme was for unpainted aluminium with dark blue around the nose and engines. The first jets had a red roof and tail with a gold flash above the window line. In the 1970s this was replaced by three thick bands of blue, gold and red separated by white and the national flag on the tail. Several flagship aircraft had polished aluminium on the rest of the fuselage. In the late 80s this became mostly white with thinner bands of the other colours below the windows.

The current colour scheme is a royal blue roof extending to the front half of the tail, the rear half of the tail red bisected by a gold cross which tapers along the fuselage to the front door. The name and model are in red below the front windows or on the nose whilst the registration is in white on the blue behind the rear door. Engines are all blue with the airline logo facing the nose.

A Corrus 502 was painted half in Air Karolia and half in Ardispheric colours in 2008 to symbolise the friendship between the two countries. Aircraft have also received special paint for the World Cup and the Olympics held in Karolia.

=== Naming ===

The airline has named all its aircraft since the earliest days. Most bear the titles of cities and other important places but a few have been named after important people. The main cites have been recycled, for example there are at least five aircraft that have been called Säntjana.

[[Category:Karolia]][[Category:Airlines]]