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European Air Charter
IATA ICAO Callsign
1T BUC EUROCHARTER
Founded2000; 24 years ago (2000)
Focus cities
Fleet size15[2]
Destinations52 (charter)[1]
HeadquartersSofia, Bulgaria
Key peopleApik Garabedian
RevenueIncrease €82 million (201)[3]
Net incomeIncrease €8.4 million (2017)[3]
Websiteeuaircharter.com

European Air Charter,[4][5]known until May 2021 as Bulgarian Air Charter,[5] is a Bulgarian charter airline headquartered in Sofia.[6]

History

A former Bulgarian Air Charter Tupolev Tu-154
European Air Charter Airbus A320-200

European Air Charter was established as Bulgarian Air Charter in 2000 and started operations on 14 December 2000 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Aviation Service Group. It operates flights for several tour operators to destinations mostly in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Israel and Poland.

Since the period the airline was founded, it has transported more than 3.5 million passengers. The company has 330 employees.[7] The airline has its own maintenance unit which has capabilities on McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series and Boeing 737 Classic series aircraft covering airframe, engines and landing gear services and overhaul of aircraft components.[8] The airline started operations with five Tupolev Tu-154s. In 2004, the airline retired these aircraft and replaced them with seven McDonnell Douglas MD-80. By 2011, the Bulgarian Air Charter fleet had grown to 12 MD-80s. In September 2015, Bulgarian Air Charter added its first Airbus A320-200 to its fleet.[9]

In May 2021, Bulgarian Air Charter announced it was changing its name to European Air Charter.[5][4]

Destinations

As of May 2021, European Air Charter operates charter services on behalf of tour operators from 52 European and few Middle Eastern destinations to the Bulgarian Black Sea airports Burgas Airport and Varna Airport.[1]

Fleet

Current fleet

As of May 2021, the European Air Charter fleet consists of the following aircraft:[2][10]

European Air Charter fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A320-200 6 — 180
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 9 — 164
Total 15 —

Former fleet

European Air Charter also used to operate Tupolev Tu-154s which have since been phased out.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d euaircharter.com - Destinations retrieved 24 May 2021
  2. ^ a b planespotters.net - European Air Charter Fleet Details and History retrieved 24 May 2021
  3. ^ a b "Най-големите транспортни компании: Нови бариери от ЕС при камионите, бум при летища и пристанища".
  4. ^ a b euaircharter.com retrieved 24 May 2021
  5. ^ a b c aerotelegraph.com - "Bulgarian Air Charter now is European Air Charter" (German) 5 May 2021
  6. ^ Flight International 27 March 2007
  7. ^ "Bulgarian Air Charter-About Us". Bulgarian Air Charter.
  8. ^ http://mro.bgaircharter.com/
  9. ^ "Bulgarian Air Charter". Airliner World: 7. November 2015.
  10. ^ euaircharter.com - Aircraft retrieved 24 May 2021
  11. ^ md-80.com - Bulgarian Air Charter retrieved 21 May 2016

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