[3] The airline was founded in Spain in 1996 as Aeronova and flew scheduled and charter flights on behalf of other companies.

Aeronova also had a school offering training for pilots on the two types the airline flew, the ATR 42 and the Fairchild Metroliner.

[4] In November 2015 Globalia Corporacion, parent company of Air Europa, bought Aeronova.

[2][6][7][8] The new Air Europa Express is Globalia's third attempt at creating a regional subsidiary.

[9][3][10] It was expected to get a new AOC in March 2016 to fully change the name from Aeronova to Air Europa Express.