Anima Wings is now held by Memento Holding BV and Christian Tour Holding S.A, both controlled by Cristian and Marius Pandel.
“We started this company in 2019 to fulfil the dream of having a completely Romanian airline. In 2020, following a collaboration of over 15 years with Aegean, they joined the Animawings project in order to integrate their know-how, expertise and experience into the company, being the best regional air operator in Europe,” said Cristian Pandel, founder of Christian Tour Holding.
Animawings, a subsidiary of Aegean Airlines, has been operating in Romania for almost five years.
The value of the deal through which Christian Tour Holding acquired the majority stake from Aegean Airlines is in the millions of euros. The new owners plan to invest in fleet, by bringing 12 new aircraft in the next three years, the Airbus A220 and Airbus 320-200 NEO models. Currently, AnimaWings operates the Airbus A320-200 jet type and the first two Airbus 220-300 jets, acquired in operating leasing system, will be added to its fleet starting with summer 2024,