European Air Charter (Bulgarian airline)
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| Founded | 2000 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 15[1] | ||||||
| Destinations | Charters | ||||||
| Headquarters | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||||||
| Key people | Apik Garabedian | ||||||
| Revenue |  €82 million (201)[2] | ||||||
| Net income | €8.4 million (2017)[2] | ||||||
| Website | bgaircharter.com | ||||||
Bulgarian Air Charter is a Bulgarian charter airline headquartered in Sofia and based at Sofia Airport.[3]
History
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Bulgarian Air Charter was established 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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]
Destinations
Bulgarian Air Charter operates charter services on behalf of tour operators from European destinations to the Bulgarian Black Sea airports Burgas Airport and Varna Airport during the summer season and from Sofia Airport during the winter. The airline also operates additional occasional charter flights to further destinations throughout Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
Fleet
Current fleet
As of January 2021, the Bulgarian Air Charter fleet consists of the following aircraft:[1][7]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A320-200 | 6 | — | 180 | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | 9 | — | 164 | |
| Total | 15 | — |
Former fleet
Bulgarian Air Charter also used to operate Tupolev Tu-154s which have since been phased out.[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b planespotters.net - Bulgarian Air Charter Fleet Details and History retrieved 20 July 2019
- ^ a b https://www.capital.bg/biznes/kompanii/2018/09/17/3209928_nai-golemite_transportni_kompanii_novi_barieri_ot_es/
- ^ Flight International 27 March 2007
- ^ "Bulgarian Air Charter-About Us". Bulgarian Air Charter.
- ^ http://mro.bgaircharter.com/
- ^ "Bulgarian Air Charter". Airliner World: 7. November 2015.
- ^ http://www.bgaircharter.com/index.php?page=22
- ^ md-80.com - Bulgarian Air Charter retrieved 21 May 2016
External links
Media related to Bulgarian Air Charter at Wikimedia Commons
