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Revision as of 11:48, 2 December 2013
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Founded | 17 June 1927Aeroput) | (as||||||
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Commenced operations | rebranded on 26 October 2013 | ||||||
Hubs | Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport | ||||||
Frequent-flyer program | Etihad Guest[1] | ||||||
Alliance | None | ||||||
Fleet size | 21 (+16 on order) | ||||||
Destinations | 79 (52 Scheduled and 27 Charters) | ||||||
Parent company | Government of Serbia (51%) Etihad Airways (49%) | ||||||
Headquarters | Belgrade, Serbia | ||||||
Key people | Dane Kondić (CEO) | ||||||
Employees | 970[2] | ||||||
Website | www |
Air Serbia (stylized as AirSERBIA) is the flag carrier and largest airline of Serbia.[3] The airline was formerly known as Jat Airways until it was renamed in 2013. Air Serbia commenced operations under its new name on 26 October 2013 .[3][4] The company is based at Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport.
History
On August 1, 2013, Jat Airways and Etihad Airways entered into an agreement of strategic partnership. Under the agreement, Etihad acquired a 49% stake in Jat Airways and management rights for a period of five years.[5] The Serbian government will retain the remaining 51% and hold 5 of 9 monitoring committee seats in the company.[6] Jat Airways was reorganized and renamed to Air Serbia in October 2013 and launched its first inaugural flight under its new name on October 26, 2013, from Belgrade to Abu Dhabi.[3]
Air Serbia's logo is a stylized double-headed eagle inspired by the Serbian coat-of-arms.[7] The airline's branding was based on work undertaken by Tamara Maksimović, a 25-year-old graphic designer from Novi Sad.[8]
Destinations
Main article Air Serbia Destinations
First flight as Air Serbia operated on 26 October 2013 resuming service to Abu Dhabi[9] and the following day to Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen where they moved from Ataturk Airport due to slots unavailability and planned increase in frequencies.[10]
They will also restart Banja Luka and Prague from 1 December,[9] Ljubljana and Bucharest from 10 December,[9] with Beirut, Budapest, Cairo, Kiev, Sofia and Warsaw planned for 2014, along with a new destination Varna.[5]
Long-haul plans
On October 22, 2013, Deputy Prime Minster Aleksandar Vučić told Radio Television Serbia that Etihad Airways CEO James Hogan has confirmed plans for the Serbian carrier to relaunch flights to Chicago and Toronto in 2016 with Airbus A330-243[11][12] aircraft. Vučić added he is pushing for Air Serbia's first transatlantic flights to be relaunched late 2014, in particular to New York City.[13]
Fleet
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Air_Serbia_Airbus_A319_Milinkovic.jpg/220px-Air_Serbia_Airbus_A319_Milinkovic.jpg)
Air Serbia's short-term plan is to lease 8 Airbus A319s and 2 Airbus A320s and retire its fleet of 10 Boeing 737s.[14] The current fleet of 5 ATR 72s will remain in service.[14]
The leased Airbus A319s will be replaced in the long-term with ten new Airbus A320neo.[15][16][17]
Air Serbia management have stated their intent to purchase an Airbus A330-200 from Etihad Airways to inaugurate long-haul flights to New York City, Chicago,Toronto and Montréal as early as the summer season of 2014.[18]
Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Options | Passengers | Notes | ||
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J | Y | Total | |||||
Airbus A319-131/132/133LR[19][20][21][22] | 4[23][24][25][26][27] | 4[28][29] | — | 8 | 120 | 128 | Six will be delivered between October and December 2013 and two by March 2014.[30][31][32][33] |
Airbus A320-233 | — | 2 | — | 8 | 150 | 158 | To be delivered in March 2014.[34] |
Airbus A320neo | — | 10 | — | - | - | TBA | To be delivered from 2018.[35] |
ATR 72-202 | 3 | — | — | 0 | 66 | 66 | |
ATR 72-500 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 70 | 70 | |
Boeing 737-300 | 10 2[36] |
— | — | 8 12 |
126 110 |
134 122 |
Will be gradually phased out by A319s. |
Total | 21 | 16 |
See also
References
- ^ "Air Serbia Etihad Guest".
- ^ Hadeel Sayegh (26 October 2013). "Etihad Airways' part-owned Air Serbia targets profitability". TheNational. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ a b c "Air Serbia: A New Dawn for Serbia as Revitalised National Airline Takes to the Skies". Centre for Aviation. 28 October 2013. Archived from the original on 28 October 2013.
- ^ "Air Serbia: New Route Network Gives Best Ever Choice for Serbian Travellers". Centre for Aviation. 28 October 2013. Archived from the original on 28 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Etihad Airways and Government of Serbia unveil strategic partnership to secure future of Serbian National Airline". Etihad Airways. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- ^ "Jat Airways to be renamed to Air Serbia in August". B92. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ Air Serbia first Airbus A319 appears from paint shop
- ^ "New name and new look revealed for Serbia's National Airline". Etihad Airways. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ a b c Air Serbia new destinations
- ^ [1]
- ^ Etihad Airways Airbus A330-243 landing at Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- ^ Etihadov A330-200 prvi put na Aerodromu “Nikola Tesla”
- ^ [2]
- ^ a b "Staff Briefing Air Serbia". Etihad. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 17 November2013.
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(help) - ^ http://www.rts.rs/page/stories/sr/story/13/Ekonomija/1447755/Deset+novih+aviona+za+%22Er+Srbiju%E2%80%9C.html
- ^ http://www.thenational.ae/business/aviation/air-serbia-buys-10-airbus-jets-in-move-to-modernise-fleet
- ^ http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/dubai-air-serbia-to-take-10-a320neos-from-etihad-order-393262/
- ^ Air Serbia to go long haul by 2016
- ^ Airbus A319 - Aircraft Wiki
- ^ SeatGuru Seat Map Airbus A319-133LR
- ^ UB Group (ex Kingfisher) Airbus A319-133X CJ, VT-VJM (Air Serbia's YU-APD was ex VT-VJM, former luxurious corporate jet A319-133ACJ belonging to Vijay Mallya, the founder of Kingfisher Airlines) at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 2010
- ^ Air Serbia Airbus A319-133X, YU-APD
- ^ [3]
- ^ [4]
- ^ Air Serbia Airbus A319-132 A6-SAB - cn 1159
- ^ Air Serbia Airbus A319-132, YU-APE parked at München Int'l (MUC)
- ^ Air Serbia Fleet of A319 (Active) Airfleets aviation
- ^ Air Serbia Airbus A319-132, YU-APF
- ^ Belle Air Airbus A319-132, D-ABGD (ZA-ARA)
- ^ [5]
- ^ UB Group Airbus A319-133X CJ, VT-VJM (future Air Serbia YU-APD) at Zurich Airport, Switzerland, 30 January 2010
- ^ Air Serbia Airbus A319-132 YU-APE
- ^ Belle Air Europe Airbus A319-132 EI-LIR (future Air Serbia YU-APF)
- ^ Air Serbia to introduce A320s next summer
- ^ http://tangosix.rs/2013/19/11/bomba-iz-dubaija-air-serbia-narucila-10-erbasova-a320neo/
- ^ http://www.gdeinvestirati.com/ostale-teme-124/sektori/saobracaj/15073-jat-uzima-na-lizing-dva-aviona
Further reading
- Guy De Launey (15 November 2013). "Why Gulf airline Etihad is investing in the Balkans". BBC News. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- "Air Serbia's upcoming expansion under Etihad to see creation of Eastern European hub". Centre for Aviation. 9 September 2013. Archived from the original on 9 September 2013.