{{Short description|Cypriot airline}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox airline | airline = TUS Airways | logo = Tus Airways Logo.png | logo_size = 150 | image = File:Tus Airways, 5B-DDO, Airbus A320-214.jpg | image_size = 250 | caption = Airbus A320-200 | IATA = U8<ref name=iata>{{cite web|title=IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search|url=http://www.iata.org/publications/Pages/code-search.aspx|website=iata.org|access-date=24 January 2016}}</ref> | ICAO = CYF | callsign = TUS AIR | founded = {{start date and age|2015|06}} | commenced = {{start date and age|2016|02|14|df=y}} | key_people = {{plainlist| * Kenneth Woolley * Michael Weinstein * Tami Mosez-Borovitz }} | founders = {{plainlist| * Michael Weinstein * Kenneth Woolley }} | headquarters = Larnaca, Cyprus | hubs = Larnaca International Airport | fleet_size = 3 | destinations = 25<ref name=Tusdest>{{cite web|url=http://tusairways.com/company-profile/ |title=Company Profile |website=tusairways.com |access-date=17 October 2018}}</ref> | frequent_flyer = | website = {{URL|tusairways.com}} | focus_cities = Ben Gurion Airport }} [[File:Tus Airways Saab 340B (5B-DER) at Rhodes Airport.jpg|thumb|right|Saab 340B at Rhodes Island airport]]
[[File:Tus Airways Fokker 100.jpg|thumb|right|Fokker 100]]
'''TUS Airways''' is a Cypriot airline headquartered in Larnaca with its main hub at Larnaca International Airport. The airline was established in June 2015 and commenced flight operations on 14 February 2016.
==History== TUS Airways was founded in June 2015 by Israeli aviation executive Michael "Miki" Weinstein,{{cn|date=July 2025}} backed by investors from Europe and the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cyprus-mail.com/2015/12/08/birth-of-an-aits-green-light/ |title=Cyprus Mail: Cyprus carrier TUS gets green light |access-date=2016-07-14 |archive-date=2020-08-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808005029/http://cyprus-mail.com/2015/12/08/birth-of-an-aits-green-light/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.goldnews.com.cy/en/financial-services/cyprus-carrier-tus-receives-air-transport-licence Gold: Cyprus Carrier TUS Receives Air Transport Licence]</ref> It was the first Cypriot airline to be founded following the dissolution of Cyprus Airways in January 2015. TUS Airways began operations on 14 February 2016 with a Saab 340B, flying from Larnaca to Tel Aviv and Haifa in Israel. In July 2016, the airline received its first Saab 2000 to increase capacity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.gtp.gr/2015/11/19/cyprus-reveals-new-national-carrier-tus-airways/|title=Cyprus Reveals New National Carrier: Tus Airways|date=2015-11-19|website=GTP Headlines|access-date=2017-05-19}}</ref> In June 2017, the airline acquired its first jet aircraft, two Fokker 100s. It subsequently bought five Fokker 70s, bringing the total number of aircraft to seven.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}
In September 2019, media reported that TUS Airways would cease operations by the 30th. However, Chief Executive Andrew Pyne—who had replaced founding CEO Michael Weinstein earlier that year—issued a statement clarifying that the airline was only pausing most scheduled flights to restructure and renew its fleet.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-09 |title=TUS says not suspending operations but rebranding into significantly larger airline |url=https://in-cyprus.philenews.com/local/tus-says-not-suspending-operations-but-rebranding-into-significantly-larger-airline/ |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=in-cyprus.philenews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> For a while ''Ela Airways'' was suggested to be the new name but it did not happen. Weinstein returned to the helm in January 2021, relaunching the carrier under a hybrid business model centered on an all-Airbus A320 fleet.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Holland |first=Jason |date=2021-06-17 |title=AJW Group wins TUS Airways power-by-the-hour support contract |url=https://www.aviationbusinessnews.com/mro/ajw-group-wins-tus-airways-power-by-the-hour-support-contract/ |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=Aviation Business News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=About {{!}} Tus Airways {{!}} Routes |url=https://www.routesonline.com/airlines/18165/tus-airways/about/ |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=routesonline.com}}</ref> By 2023, TUS Airways had become the largest Cypriot airline by fleet size, with five A320-200 aircraft serving scheduled and charter routes from Larnaca and Paphos.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About {{!}} Tus Airways {{!}} Routes |url=https://www.routesonline.com/airlines/18165/tus-airways/about/ |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=routesonline.com}}</ref>
==Destinations== As of June 2023, TUS Airways operates scheduled flights from its hubs in Larnaca and Paphos, as well as Tel Aviv.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}
{|class="sortable wikitable" |- !Country !City !Airport !Notes ! class="unsortable" |Refs |- |Austria||Vienna||Vienna Airport|| ||align=center|<ref name="U8_TLV-EU_NS24">{{cite news |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=Tus Airways Sep 2024 Tel Aviv Network Additions |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240726-u8sep24tlv |access-date=26 July 2024 |work=AeroRoutes |date=26 July 2024 |language=en-CA}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=קוטלר |first1=עמית |title=עוד לפני חזרת אוסטריאן איירליינס לישראל: הקרב על הטיסות לוינה מתחמם |url=https://passportnews.co.il/article/197891 |access-date=9 July 2025 |work=פספורטניוז |publisher=PassportNews |date=9 July 2025 |language=he}}</ref><ref name="U8_TLV_NW25" /> |- |Bulgaria||Sofia||Sofia Airport|| ||align=center|<ref name="U8_TLV-EU_NS24" /> |- |rowspan="2"|Cyprus||Larnaca||Larnaca International Airport||{{Airline hub}}||align=center| |- |Paphos||Paphos International Airport||{{Airline hub}}||align=center|<ref name ='U8_TLV-FCO_PFO_NS25' /> |- |Czech Republic||Prague||Václav Havel Airport Prague||||align=center|<ref name="U8_TLV-PRG_BCN">{{cite news |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=Tus Airways NW25 Network Additions |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250805-u8nw25 |access-date=6 August 2025 |work=AeroRoutes |date=5 August 2025 |language=en-CA}}</ref><ref name="U8_TLV_NW25" /> |- |France||Paris||Charles de Gaulle Airport||||align=center| |- |Germany||Düsseldorf||Düsseldorf Airport|| ||align=center|<ref>{{cite news |last1=אזולאי |first1=איתי |title=TUS Airways מרחיבה את פעילותה בישראל ומחדשת את הטיסות לדיסלדורף |url=https://passportnews.co.il/article/189505 |access-date=1 April 2024 |work=פספורטניוז |date=31 March 2024 |language=he}}</ref> |- |rowspan="7"|Greece||Athens||Athens International Airport||||align=center| |- |Chania||Chania International Airport||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center| |- |Corfu||Corfu International Airport||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center| |- |Heraklion||Heraklion International Airport||align=center| |- |Kefalonia||Kefalonia International Airport||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center| |- |Preveza/Lefkada||Aktion National Airport||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center| |- |Rhodes||Rhodes International Airport||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center| |- |rowspan="2"|Israel||Haifa||Haifa Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center| |- |Tel Aviv||Ben Gurion Airport||{{Airline focus}}||align=center|<ref name="U8_TLV-EU_NS24" /> |- |rowspan="3"|Italy||Bergamo||Milan Bergamo Airport|| ||align=center|<ref name="U8_TLV_NW25">{{cite news |last1=אזולאי |first1=איתי |title=החל מ-119 אירו לכיוון: TUS Air מתגברת את קווי הטיסות מישראל לאירופה |url=https://passportnews.co.il/article/198669 |access-date=10 August 2025 |work=פספורטניוז |publisher=PassportNews |date=10 August 2025 |language=he}}</ref> |- |Naples||Naples International Airport|| ||align=center|<ref name="U8_NAP_TLV">{{cite news |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=Tus Airways Adds Naples Service in NS25 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250115-u8ns25nap |access-date=15 January 2025 |work=AeroRoutes |language=en-CA}}</ref> |- |Rome||Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport|| ||align=center|<ref name ='U8_TLV-FCO_PFO_NS25'>{{cite news |last1=קוטלר |first1=עמית |title=צ'או בלה: TUS תטוס מתל אביב לרומא 4 פעמים בשבוע |url=https://passportnews.co.il/article/196822 |access-date=29 May 2025 |work=פספורטניוז |publisher=PassportNews |date=29 May 2025 |language=he}}</ref> |- |Jordan||Amman||Queen Alia International Airport||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center| |- |Qatar||Doha||Hamad International Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center| |- |rowspan="2"|Slovakia||Bratislava||M. R. Štefánik Airport||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|<ref name=U8_SVK>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tusairways.com/flights-to-slovakia/|title=TUS Airways to Launch Flights to Slovakia in June 2023, as Part of its Expansive Summer Schedule!|website=tusairways.com|date=19 February 2023}}</ref> |- |Košice||Košice Airport||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|<ref name=U8_SVK /> |- |Spain||Barcelona||Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport||||align=center|<ref name="U8_TLV-PRG_BCN" /><ref name="U8_TLV_NW25" /> |- |United Arab Emirates||Dubai||Dubai International Airport||align=center| |}
===Current fleet=== {{As of|2025|08}}, the TUS Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft:<ref>{{cite journal |title=Global Airline Guide 2025 - TUS Airways |journal=Airliner World |date=September 2025 |page=57}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; text-align:center" |+ TUS Airways fleet |- !Aircraft !In<br>service !Orders !Passengers !Notes |- |Airbus A320-200 |3 |— |180 | |- !Total !3 !— !colspan=2| |}
=== Interline agreements === TUS Airways has interline agreements with the following airlines: * Hahn Air<ref>{{cite web |title=Partner Carriers - Hahnair |url=https://www.hahnair.com/en/partner-carriers |website=www.hahnair.com |publisher=Hahn Air Lines GmbH |access-date=29 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref> == Former Fleet== Tus Air used to operate the following aircraft: * 3 further Airbus A320-200's * 4 Fokker 70's * 2 Fokker 100's
==See also== * List of airlines of Cyprus * Transport in Cyprus
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category-inline|Tus Airways}} * {{Official website|http://www.tusairways.com/}} * [http://www.mcw.gov.cy/mcw/dca/dca.nsf/All/421207153CD5F752C225815A002D6226/$file/AIRCRAFT%20REGISTER%20%2030%20JUN%202017%20public.pdf Cyprus Aircraft Register As At 30 June 2017]{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, retrieved 16 July 2017 via {{cite web |url=http://www.mcw.gov.cy/mcw/dca/dca.nsf/DMLregister_en/DMLregister_en?OpenDocument |title=Cyprus Aircraft Register|website=mcw.gov.cy|publisher=Republic of Cyprus Department of Civil Aviation|location=Nicosia, Cyprus |access-date=17 July 2017}}
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