Carpatair
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| Founded | 1999 | |||
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| Frequent-flyer program | Carpatair Green Club | |||
| Fleet size | 18 | |||
| Destinations | 29 | |||
| Headquarters | Ghiroda, Romania | |||
| Key people | Nicolae Petrov (President and CEO) | |||
| Website | http://www.carpatair.com | |||
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S.C. Carpatair S.A. is the largest regional airline in Eastern Europe[citation needed], based in Ghiroda, Timis County, Romania, near Timişoara.[1][2] It operates services to 34 destinations in Europe. It co-operates closely with Moldavian Airlines on fleet, maintenance and logistics. Its main base is Traian Vuia International Airport, Timişoara.[3]
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[edit] History
Carpatair was established in 1999 and started operations in February 1999 in Cluj-Napoca. It was formed as Veg Air operating one leased Yakovlev Yak-40 from Moldavian Airlines. The present title was adopted in December 1999 when Swiss and Swedish investors took a 49% stake in the company. The airline is owned by Romanian shareholders (51%) and Swiss and Swedish shareholders (49%) and employs 450 staff (at March 2007). The current President and Chief Executive of Carpatair is Nicolae Petrov.[3]
Because it was one of the first airlines to fly internationally from historical region Transylvania, it has been very successful in that it has not received much competition from other airlines. It is growing in terms of market share against TAROM and is the second-largest Romanian airline[citation needed]. Carpatair has various ticketing agreements with major airlines, such as Malev, Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines.[citation needed]
[edit] Destinations
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[edit] Fleet
The Carpatair fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of 23 September 2011)[4]:
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers | Engines | Routes | Notes | ||
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| Fokker 70 | 3 | 12 | 60 | 72 | 2x RR Tay Mk 65015 | Düsseldorf, Bergamo, Bucharest, Iaşi, Craiova, Rome FCO, Lviv | |
| Fokker 100 | 3 | 0 | 105 | 105 | 2x RR Tay Mk 65015 | Bergamo, Chişinău, Venice, charter | one operated for Air Baltic |
| Saab 2000 | 8 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 2 x RR Allison AE 2100A | Domestic & European | world largest operator |
Destinations for each aircraft type valid according to summer 2010 schedule
As of 23 September 2011, the average age of the Carpatair fleet is 16.5 years.[5]
[edit] Retired Fleet
- Saab 340 (1999–2007)
[edit] Incidents
- The most serious incident occurred on Saturday, February 28, 2009. Carpatair flight V3 128, a Saab 2000 YR-SBI, had to make an emergency landing at Traian Vuia International Airport in Timişoara, Romania. The plane's front landing wheels were not extending and, as a result, the pilots successfully landed with only the rear wheels of the aircraft. Thanks to the very experienced pilots, no passenger or crewmember was injured. The aircraft only received minor damage and no fire was caused, because of the foam bed the firefighters had placed on the runway prior to landing.
- In another incident, during a takeoff in heavy fog conditions at Bacău International Airport in 2006, a Carpatair SB 2000, immediately after liftoff, hit a horse with one of the wheels without experiencing any safety problems.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ "General Conditions of Carriage." Carpatair. Retrieved on 11 December 2011. "[...]Ghiroda, No. 2, Aerport Street, Timis County, Romania[...]"
- ^ "Terms of Use." Carpatair. Retrieved on 11 December 2011. "[...]having its registered office at Ghiroda, no. 2, Aerport Street, Timis County, Romania,[...]"
- ^ a b Flight International 3 April 2007
- ^ official fleet page
- ^ Official website
- ^ "Romanian plane hits horse on takeoff". Aviation Safety Network. 5 December 2006. http://aviation-safety.net/news/news.php?var=200612%#1737.
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