Established in 1986, Air Europa Líneas Aéreas is the third largest airline in Spain after Iberia and Vueling. The airline has headquarters in the Poligono Son Noguera in the Centro Empresarial Globalia in Llucmajor, Majorca, Spain. Air Europa was the first private airline in Spain to operate scheduled domestic and later on international flights breaking Iberia's monopoly in the country. At present the airline has 45 next generation aircrafts with an average age of three years. In 2009, it has achieved a milestone by carrying 9 million passengers and has 2883 employees. Air Europa is a Spanish carrier based in Mallorca, Spain. The carrier operates scheduled and charter services from its operating bases in Madrid, Barcelona and Tenerife South to over 40 destinations in Europe, North America and South America.