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Revision as of 11:48, 2 December 2013

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Air Serbia
File:Air Serbia.png
IATA ICAO Callsign
JU JAT TBA
Founded17 June 1927 (1927-06-17) (as Aeroput)
Commenced operationsrebranded on 26 October 2013
HubsBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
Frequent-flyer programEtihad Guest[1]
AllianceNone
Fleet size21 (+16 on order)
Destinations79 (52 Scheduled and 27 Charters)
Parent companyGovernment of Serbia (51%)
Etihad Airways (49%)
HeadquartersBelgrade, Serbia
Key peopleDane Kondić (CEO)
Employees970[2]
Websitewww.airserbia.com

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 (2013-10-26).[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

Air Serbia's first Airbus A319

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]

Air Serbia fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Options Passengers Notes
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

  1. ^ "Air Serbia Etihad Guest".
  2. ^ Hadeel Sayegh (26 October 2013). "Etihad Airways' part-owned Air Serbia targets profitability". TheNational. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Jat Airways to be renamed to Air Serbia in August". B92. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  7. ^ Air Serbia first Airbus A319 appears from paint shop
  8. ^ "New name and new look revealed for Serbia's National Airline". Etihad Airways. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  9. ^ a b c Air Serbia new destinations
  10. ^ [1]
  11. ^ Etihad Airways Airbus A330-243 landing at Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
  12. ^ Etihadov A330-200 prvi put na Aerodromu “Nikola Tesla”
  13. ^ [2]
  14. ^ a b "Staff Briefing Air Serbia". Etihad. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 17 November2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  15. ^ http://www.rts.rs/page/stories/sr/story/13/Ekonomija/1447755/Deset+novih+aviona+za+%22Er+Srbiju%E2%80%9C.html
  16. ^ http://www.thenational.ae/business/aviation/air-serbia-buys-10-airbus-jets-in-move-to-modernise-fleet
  17. ^ http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/dubai-air-serbia-to-take-10-a320neos-from-etihad-order-393262/
  18. ^ Air Serbia to go long haul by 2016
  19. ^ Airbus A319 - Aircraft Wiki
  20. ^ SeatGuru Seat Map Airbus A319-133LR
  21. ^ 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
  22. ^ Air Serbia Airbus A319-133X, YU-APD
  23. ^ [3]
  24. ^ [4]
  25. ^ Air Serbia Airbus A319-132 A6-SAB - cn 1159
  26. ^ Air Serbia Airbus A319-132, YU-APE parked at München Int'l (MUC)
  27. ^ Air Serbia Fleet of A319 (Active) Airfleets aviation
  28. ^ Air Serbia Airbus A319-132, YU-APF
  29. ^ Belle Air Airbus A319-132, D-ABGD (ZA-ARA)
  30. ^ [5]
  31. ^ UB Group Airbus A319-133X CJ, VT-VJM (future Air Serbia YU-APD) at Zurich Airport, Switzerland, 30 January 2010
  32. ^ Air Serbia Airbus A319-132 YU-APE
  33. ^ Belle Air Europe Airbus A319-132 EI-LIR (future Air Serbia YU-APF)
  34. ^ Air Serbia to introduce A320s next summer
  35. ^ http://tangosix.rs/2013/19/11/bomba-iz-dubaija-air-serbia-narucila-10-erbasova-a320neo/
  36. ^ http://www.gdeinvestirati.com/ostale-teme-124/sektori/saobracaj/15073-jat-uzima-na-lizing-dva-aviona

Further reading

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