Universair

Universair was a Spanish airline with headquarters in Palma de Mallorca.

In 1990, it was acquired by Meridiana Compañía Española de Aviación, S.A. to join, together with Líneas Aéreas Canarias S.A. (LAC) and Euravia, to the regular flight company project led by that holding company, controlled by Shah Karim al-Hussayni, the Aga Khan IV.

In December 1990, it changed its corporate name to Meridiana Air, SA, becoming the operating company of the four airlines, and integrating most of the personnel from LAC and Euravia, as well as the fleet of five McDonnell Douglas (82 and 83) from LAC.

It was the first company to enter into direct competition with Iberia on scheduled flights, coinciding with the beginning of the liberalization of European airspace in the early 1990s.

The crisis triggered by the Gulf War, together with the strong resistance and commercial aggressiveness of Iberia, did not accompany the success of the company, which, under the General Management of José Pont Bonell, ceased operations on October 16, 1992.

Universair Boeing 737-300