Romavia
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Compania Românã de Aviatie Romavia R.A., also known as Romanian Aviation Company, is an airline based in Sector 4, Bucharest, Romania.[1] As a state-owned company controlled by the Romanian Ministry of National Defense, it has offered VIP state and ministerial flights, as well as chartered and scheduled passenger and cargo services out of its base at Henri Coandă International Airport.[2]
[edit] History
Romavia was established on 3 April 1991 and started operations later in the same year.[2] During the time it operated a scheduled service linking Bucharest Henri Coandă and Tel Aviv Ben Gurion airports.[3] In October 2010, the airline ceased commercial operations.[4]
As of August 2011, the Romavia fleet consists of a single BAe 146-200 aircraft.[5]
Over the years, Romavia operated the following aircraft types:[4]
[edit] Incidents and accidents
- On 10 January 1991, a Boeing 707-300 (registered YR-ABD) was damaged beyond repair during a crash landing at Bucharest Otopeni Airport. The aircraft had been on a crew training flight for soon-to-be-launched Romavia, when it hit the runway with its left wing, resulting in a fire. There were no casulties amongst the 13 persons onboard.[6]
- On 13 December 1995, Banat Air Flight 166, an Antonov An-24 (registered YR-AMR) chartered from Romavia, crashed shortly after take-off from Verona Airport, killing all 41 passengers and 8 crew members onboard. The accident most probably happened because of the aircraft having been overloaded and improperly de-iced.
[edit] References
- ^ "Contact." Romavia. Retrieved on 11 December 2011. "Compania Românã de Aviatie ROMAVIA R.A. Bd. Dimitrie Cantemir Nr. 1, Bl. B2, Sector 4, Bucuresti"
- ^ a b Flight International 12-18 April 2005
- ^ Romavia at ch-aviation.ch
- ^ a b Romavia fleet information at aerotransport.org
- ^ Romavia fleet list at planespotters.net
- ^ Romavia 1991 crash landing at the Aviation Safety Network
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