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| Five ] joined the fleet in July 1947, followed by the ] in April 1949 and newer ]s in 1955. The ] and ] were first acquired in October 1957 and November 1962. | Five ] joined the fleet in July 1947, followed by the ] in April 1949 and newer ]s in 1955. The ] and ] were first acquired in October 1957 and November 1962. | ||
| During Poland's period of ] rule, the composition of the fleet shifted to ] aircraft. The ] was introduced in May 1961, leading to the establishment of routes to ] and ]. The ] was delivered in April 1966, followed by the ] in November 1968 and the ] long range ] in April 1973. The introduction of Il-62 enabled transatlantic service to ] and ]. | During Poland's period of ] rule, the composition of the fleet shifted to ] aircraft. The ] was introduced in May 1961, leading to the establishment of routes to ] and ]. The ] was delivered in April 1966, followed by the ] in November 1968 and the ] long range ] in April 1973. The introduction of Il-62 enabled transatlantic service to ] and ]. Then from mid 90's LOT is flying from Warsaw to Chicago O'Hare Intl. , New York Kennedy Intl., Newark Liberty Intl. and Toronto Lester B. Pearson (Malton) Intl. airports. On 31 October 2005 LOT will propably start new flight to Delhi in India, but it depends on permission for more flight for Continental Airlines and British Airways to India. LOT is considering on transit passangers from India to the UK and the United States, well this is very important because Continental and BA propably received their permissions yet. Since 2007 to 2009 after India flight's will start LOT will be opening new connections to Beijing, Singapore and Bangkok, but all is connected with India's flights succeeded. | ||
| In the late ], the fleet shifted back to Western aircraft, beginning with acquisitions of the ]-200ER in April 1989, followed by the ]-200 in August 1991, ]-500 in December 1992 and 737-400 in April 1993. LOT became a ] in November 1992, although the state is holds 51% of the outstanding shares. | In the late ], the fleet shifted back to Western aircraft, beginning with acquisitions of the ]-200ER in April 1989, followed by the ]-200 in August 1991, ]-500 in December 1992 and 737-400 in April 1993. LOT became a ] in November 1992, although the state is holds 51% of the outstanding shares. | ||
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| On ], ], it became the fourteenth member of the ]. The current planes' livery was introduced in ]. | On ], ], it became the fourteenth member of the ]. The current planes' livery was introduced in ]. | ||
| LOT was considering about choosing new aircraft for long haul operations since ] century on Airbus and ]. ] gave LOT an A330-300 variant, Boeing offered brand new Boeing 787 which is expected to fly in 2008/9. Later in 2005 LOT was in talks with Airbus about brand new Airbus A350s, 800 and 900 versions. Finally in early 2005 LOT choosed Beoing 787, but this must be accepted just by management only. Decision is expected in late 2005. | |||
| LOT is rumored to be placing an order of Airbus or Boeing aircraft at the end of 2005. | |||
| == Subsidiaries == | == Subsidiaries == | ||
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Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT is an airline based in Poland. The company employs 4,200 people and reaches 49 destinations in 31 countries. Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport is their home base and main hub. The name Polskie Linie Lotnicze means Polish Airlines, while LOT means 'the flight' in Polish.
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History
The airline was founded on 1 January 1929 when all private airlines in the country were merged into one national airline. The first types of aircraft used were Junkers F.13 and Fokker F.VII.
Accepted into IATA in 1930, its first international service began on April 1 of that year, to Bucharest, followed by Athens, Beirut and Helsinki. Douglas DC-2, Lockheed L-10A Electra and L.14H Super Electra joined the fleet in 1935, 1936 and 1938 respectively (at the peak, LOT had 10 L-10, 9 L-14, 3 DC-2 and 1 Ju 52/3mge).
Service was suspended during the Second World War, and all of LOT's aircraft were either destroyed or detained. In 1945, seven years after the service was suspened, the airline restarted its operation after receiving 10 Lisunov Li-2, then further Li-2 and 9 Douglas C-47. Domestic service restarted on April 1, 1945, while international service restarted on May 11, 1945.
Five SNCASE SE.161 Languadocs joined the fleet in July 1947, followed by the Ilyushin Il-12B in April 1949 and newer Ilyushin Il-14s in 1955. The Convair 240 and Vickers Viscount were first acquired in October 1957 and November 1962.
During Poland's period of communist rule, the composition of the fleet shifted to Soviet aircraft. The Ilyushin Il-18 was introduced in May 1961, leading to the establishment of routes to Africa and Middle East. The Antonov An-24 was delivered in April 1966, followed by the Tupolev Tu-134 in November 1968 and the Ilyushin Il-62 long range jet airliner in April 1973. The introduction of Il-62 enabled transatlantic service to Montreal and New York City. Then from mid 90's LOT is flying from Warsaw to Chicago O'Hare Intl. , New York Kennedy Intl., Newark Liberty Intl. and Toronto Lester B. Pearson (Malton) Intl. airports. On 31 October 2005 LOT will propably start new flight to Delhi in India, but it depends on permission for more flight for Continental Airlines and British Airways to India. LOT is considering on transit passangers from India to the UK and the United States, well this is very important because Continental and BA propably received their permissions yet. Since 2007 to 2009 after India flight's will start LOT will be opening new connections to Beijing, Singapore and Bangkok, but all is connected with India's flights succeeded.
In the late 1980s, the fleet shifted back to Western aircraft, beginning with acquisitions of the Boeing 767-200ER in April 1989, followed by the ATR-72-200 in August 1991, Boeing 737-500 in December 1992 and 737-400 in April 1993. LOT became a joint-stock company in November 1992, although the state is holds 51% of the outstanding shares.
On October 26, 2003, it became the fourteenth member of the Star Alliance. The current planes' livery was introduced in 1978.
LOT was considering about choosing new aircraft for long haul operations since XXI century on Airbus and Boeing. Airbus gave LOT an A330-300 variant, Boeing offered brand new Boeing 787 which is expected to fly in 2008/9. Later in 2005 LOT was in talks with Airbus about brand new Airbus A350s, 800 and 900 versions. Finally in early 2005 LOT choosed Beoing 787, but this must be accepted just by management only. Decision is expected in late 2005.
Subsidiaries
LOT have a wholly-owned subsidiary airline Eurolot which was founded on July 1 1997. LOT has also recently launched Centralwings, a budget airline and partner of Lufthansa's Germanwings. The new airline was launched in early 2005.
Fleet
The LOT fleet consists of the following aircraft (at April 2005):
- 3 Boeing 767-300
- 2 Boeing 767-200
- 6 Boeing 737-500
- 5 Boeing 737-400
- 2 Boeing 737-300
- 14 Embraer ERJ-145
- 6 Embraer ERJ-170
- 8 ATR 72-202 (EuroLOT)
- 5 ATR 42-500 (EuroLOT)
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