"losses, a financial restructuring plan was made in August. It involved the Government of Slovenia and the banks from which Adria had taken loans in the past years. According to the plan, the Government would invest €50 million and the banks would convert 25%-50% of the loans into equity. On 21 September 2011, Adria finalised the deal with the banks and the government. Together Adria got €69,720,983 - €50 million from the government, and the rest as converted through the loans-to-equity swap. With the beginning of Winter 2011/12 timetable, Adria dropped flights to Banja Luka, London, Paris, Toulon and Warsaw."
"Air transport in Yugoslavia This article provides an overview of air transport in Yugoslavia, a country in the Balkans that existed from 1918 until its dissolution in the 1990s. The first domestic airliner was Aeroput, the predecessor of JAT (""Jugoslovenski Aerotransport"") created in 1927, which was Yugoslavia's national carrier until the country's dissolution. More airlines were founded during the 1960s, namely Ljubljana-based Adria Airways (initially named ""Adria Aviopromet"", later ""Inex-Adria Airways""), and the Belgrade-based Aviogenex in 1968. During the late 1980s and 1990s a big number of private companies were established. The first airports in Yugoslavia were created in the"
"and ad hoc flights. Adria currently operates to 24 scheduled and 22 charter destinations throughout Europe. Most of the flights are operated out of Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport, the airline's primary hub, but it also operates both scheduled and charter flights out of Pristina Airport and Tirana Airport. It has been a Star Alliance member since 2004 and a Lufthansa partner since 1996. The airline's scheduled charter flights are for the most part seasonal, and most frequently to holiday destinations in the Mediterranean region. Currently only Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada in Egypt are served all year round to a schedule."
"approaches at night. The interesting fact is that the development of air traffic in Niš was not initiated just by Jat Airways, but also by Slovenian company Inex-Adria Airways (Adria Airways nowadays). The Breakup of Yugoslavia at the beginning of 1990s brought to the sharp decrease in travelling to the Adriatic Sea, Ljubljana and Zagreb, once the busiest routes from Niš. This was followed by United Nations sanctions imposed on Serbia and Montenegro included a ban on international air travel. In these circumstances the volume of traffic reached its lowest point with the only route being to Tivat Airport during"
"Austrian city of Klagenfurt. After WWII, the company, rebranded as JAT Yugoslav Airlines, further developed and expanded the domestic network. A major break-trouth happened in the 1960s with the creation of a regional company, Adria Airways (known until 1986 as Inex-Adria Aviopromet because of its links with the Serbian company InterExport). Initially formed in Zagreb in 1961, the airline changed its headquarters to Ljubljana in 1964 with the opening of the new Ljubljana airport. It linked, along JAT, Ljubljana with numerous domestic and international destinations, and even included, since 1965, charter flights to the United States. Also, in this period,"
"flights from Belgrade to Niš, Priština, Skopje, Ohrid, Titograd, Tivat, Dubrovnik, Sarajevo, Split, Zadar, Pula, Rijeka, Zagreb and Maribor, and from Zagreb to Belgrade, Tivat, Dubrovnik, Split, Zadar, Pula, Ljubljana, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart and Hamburg. Air Yugoslavia Air Yugoslavia was an airline based in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (now Serbia). It was established in 1969 and operated numerous international charter passenger services, using aircraft from parent airline JAT Yugoslav Airlines. Its main base was Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport. Air Yugoslavia officially existed as a subsidiary of JAT. The division called ""Air Yugoslavia"" has been replaced with the Charter and Tourism Department within Jat"
"directly and more frequent. CRJ200LR are in 48 seats configuration which give space for a larger baggage compartment needed for charters. In 1999 Adria's fleet consisted of three Airbus A320, which were now operating back home, and three CRJ200LR. In the late 1990s and early 2000s the airline head office was in Ljubljana. Adria started to connect the Balkan cities with the western Europe via its hub Ljubljana in the late 1990s. Cities like Sarajevo, Skopje, Ohrid, Tirana were connected with Scandinavia, UK, Germany and France. After the Kosovo War ended in 1999, Adria was the first airline fly to"
"Jat Airways Jat Airways (stylized as JatAirways; / ) was the national flag carrier and largest airline of Serbia, and formerly Yugoslavia. Founded in 1927 as Aeroput, the airline ceased operations during World War II. After resuming flights in 1947, the airline was renamed ""Jugoslovenski Aerotransport"" (abbreviated ""JAT"", ; ""Yugoslav Air Transport"") on 1 April 1947. The airline was renamed again on 8 August 2003. Jat Airways and their predecessors were one of the oldest airlines still in operation. Flight operations were based at Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, and the airline operated scheduled services to 72 international destinations, outside the"
"disintegration of Yugoslavia. In April 2010, all operations were moved to Maribor, as Ljubljana airport was having its runway renovated. Later that month, Adria like many other airlines in Europe, was grounded due to the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland. Adria took delivery of two new Airbus A319s with a slight delay due to the volcanic eruption in April/May 2010. In June 2010, as a part of reorganisation of the company, Adria Tehnika and Adria Flight School were created as separate companies. New flights to Banja Luka started in July, which were operated in co-operation with Sky Srpska. Flights ended"
"have been presented in the past, however the line most likely won't be built in the near future. Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport () , also known by its previous name Brnik Airport (), is the international airport of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. The airport is located near the village of Brnik, northwest of Ljubljana and east of Kranj on the road between Kranj and Mengeš. It serves as the homebase for Adria Airways, the largest airline in Slovenia. The airport was officially opened in December 1963. It replaced Polje Airport in the former Municipality of"
"Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport () , also known by its previous name Brnik Airport (), is the international airport of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. The airport is located near the village of Brnik, northwest of Ljubljana and east of Kranj on the road between Kranj and Mengeš. It serves as the homebase for Adria Airways, the largest airline in Slovenia. The airport was officially opened in December 1963. It replaced Polje Airport in the former Municipality of Polje (Ljubljana) near Ljubljana, which served as the city's airport from 1933 and was Slovenia's first civil airport."
"March 2016, 4K Invest, a Luxembourg-based restructuring fund, acquired 96% of Adria Airways' shares from the Slovene state. The new owner appointed Arno Schuster as the CEO of Adria. On the 1st of July 2017, Adria suspended its base in the Polish city of Łódź, from which it held flights with its stationed CRJ700 aircraft, registered S5-AAZ, for the previous three years. During this time, Adria had also opened two other bases in Poland, one in Rzeszów and one in Olsztyn; however, both were terminated fairly quickly. Adria is now set to focus more on its main hub on Ljubljana"
"a strategic partnership agreement between the Etihad Airways and Jat Airways, making the company to fulfill regulatory requirements, and got registered with the Business Registers Agency (APR). Subsequently, Jat Airways changed its name to Air Serbia and everything else was kept unchanged, continuing to be a joint stock company, the commercial entity registered in the APR, and with all the rights and obligations of Jat Airways. At that moment, Jat Airways was working at full power and fulfilling the obligations of regular and chartered passenger transportation, as agreed in its business plan for 2013. When the name Yugoslav Airlines first"
"the aircraft allows for 135 seats, which is economically efficient for the type of service operated by Adria Airways. Two Airbus A320 were sold to Myanmar Airways International in 2009, S5-AAC in October and S5-AAB in December. In November 2009 new headquarters at Ljubljana Airport were opened. A loss of €14 million was made in 2009. Adria started a new decade with a huge accumulated loss. However, the future looked bright as two brand new Airbus A319 were planned to arrive in April 2010. In March 2010, Adria added Belgrade to its schedule, which was last operated prior to the"
"Air Adriatic Air Adriatic was a charter airline based in Rijeka, Croatia and was the first private Croatian airline. It operated charter services from northern Europe to Croatian holiday destinations. Its main bases were Pula Airport and Dubrovnik Airport. It ceased operations in March 2007 after it had lost its air operator certificate. The airline was established in October 2001 and started operations in March 2002. It began flying charter services from Ireland and Israel to Croatian destinations. It has also conducted ad hoc services for the United Nations in the Balkans. It had its headquarters at Rijeka and technical"
"Douglas DC-9-50, one McDonnell Douglas MD-81, three McDonnell Douglas MD-82 and two de Havilland Canada Dash 7 aircraft. A year later another MD-82 joined the fleet. Due to a commercial law restructuring programme, in 1986 Adria left the Inex group, becoming an independent company and changing its name to Adria Airways. Later, Adria became a member of IATA. In 1989, the first new Airbus A320 arrived. It was 43rd A320 made by the Airbus and the first one to be powered by the new IAE Engines. As Yugoslavia began to break up, the tourist industry on the Adriatic slumped, which"
"former footballer and manager Dejan Stanković, actor Miki Manojlović, and musician Goran Bregović. Air Serbia Air Serbia (stylized as AirSERBIA; ) is the flag carrier of Serbia. The company's headquarters is located in Belgrade, Serbia, and its main hub is Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport.<ref name=""Belgrade Airport, with resurgent Air Serbia, challenges the hub order in Central/Southeast Europe""> </ref> In 2016, it was the fourth-largest legacy carrier in Central and Eastern Europe. The airline was formerly known as Jat Airways until it was renamed in 2013. Air Serbia originated in 1927, when the first Serbian company for civil air transport Aeroput"
"the one based in Belgrade. Also, Adria Airways, partially owned by Serbian company InterExport, included numerous flights linking Belgrade with different destinations around the world. During SFRY period Belgrade was linked with flights to destinations as far as Sydney, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Beijing, Johannesburg, New York, Chicago, Montreal or Toronto. Passengers from the region could access all these destinations through connection flights through Belgrade. The air transport industry was in continuous growth and expansion until the beginning of the Yugoslav wars and the break-up of Yugoslavia. During the war, severe sanctions were imposed upon FR Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)"
"name of Darwin Airline, which operated all of its flights and was a Swiss subsidiary of Adria Airways. It was owned by Etihad Airways and branded as Etihad Regional. Its bases were located in Geneva and Lugano in Switzerland. All flights ceased operations on 12 December 2017 and there are no further flights operated. As of Summer 2017, Adria Airways operates a main hub at Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport, as well as the secondary hub at Pristina International Airport and Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza. The majority of Adria Airways' business is in scheduled flights, but it also provides charter"
"Air Yugoslavia Air Yugoslavia was an airline based in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (now Serbia). It was established in 1969 and operated numerous international charter passenger services, using aircraft from parent airline JAT Yugoslav Airlines. Its main base was Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport. Air Yugoslavia officially existed as a subsidiary of JAT. The division called ""Air Yugoslavia"" has been replaced with the Charter and Tourism Department within Jat Airways in 2005. In 1973 it operated four Boeing 707 and three Sud Aviation Caravelle. In 1975 the company operated two Boeing 707-320C and three Sud Aviation Caravelle. In summer 1989, Air Yugoslavia operated"
"been established by former Air Adriatic employees and is expected to resume charter operations with a single McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft. The Air Adriatic fleet included the following aircraft (at March 2007) : The airline also operated: As of 3 June 2008, the average age of the Air Adriatic fleet is 21.6 years (). Air Adriatic Air Adriatic was a charter airline based in Rijeka, Croatia and was the first private Croatian airline. It operated charter services from northern Europe to Croatian holiday destinations. Its main bases were Pula Airport and Dubrovnik Airport. It ceased operations in March 2007 after"
"numerous foreign companies opened regular flights to Ljubljana. Later, with the independence of Slovenia, Adria Airways became the country's flag-carrier. Air transport in Slovenia is quite limited, but has significantly grown since 1991. There are three international airports in Slovenia. Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport in the central part of the country is by far the busiest, with connections to many major European destinations. Around 1.4 million passengers and 15,000 to 17,000 tonnes of cargo pass through it each year. The Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport is located in the eastern part of the country and the Portorož Airport in the western"
"acquire a 49% interest in Jat Airways and its management rights for five years. The Republic of Serbia would retain a controlling interest of 51% and hold five of nine monitoring committee seats in the company. Jat Airways was then reorganized and renamed Air Serbia in October 2013 and launched its inaugural flight from Belgrade to Abu Dhabi. on October 26, 2013. On June 23, 2016, Air Serbia begin operating non-stop flights between Belgrade and New York using an Airbus A330-200 leased from Etihad partner, Jet Airways. This transatlantic service became the first non-stop flight operated by a former Yugoslav"
"a slightly modified schedule. The first jet route was announced to Munich on 1 April 1, 2016. Starting 17 June 2016, Adria Airways would operate a thrice-weekly connection to Munich onboard its CRJ aircraft. Adria Airways is the flag-carrier of Slovenia, but at this time had already gained a lot of experience outside of Slovenia, also in Poland where an aircraft is based in Łódź. Furthermore, it is active in Albania and Kosova and supports the establishment of the new Estonian flag-carrier. Another route was just one week later, a thrice-weekly connection to London Luton operated by Wizzair. Wizzair thereby"
"to 618. In 1996, fleet consisted of three Airbus A320 with 168 seats (at least two were leased out most of the time), two DC-9-30 with 105 seats and two Dash-7 with 46 seats. Adria started a corporation with Lufthansa later in 1996. In April 1997, Adria ordered two new Bombardier CRJ200LR planes with an option for one more. Planes were delivered in 1998 when two Dash-7 and two DC-9-30 left the fleet. Another CRJ200LR arrived in late 1998. Bombardier CRJ200LR were chosen as the best option for flights operated from Ljubljana, which allowed for more flights to be flown"
"Adria Airways with their B737-800 aircraft. The Go2Sky fleet consists of a single Boeing 737-800 type (as of December 2018): Go2Sky Go2Sky is a Slovak charter airline headquartered in Bratislava and based at Bratislava Airport. Go2Sky was founded on 14 February 2013. The Slovak airline offers its aircraft for non-scheduled charter operations, of passengers, cargo and mail. Furthermore, the airline offers lease ACMI of their aircraft, designed for other airlines (AOC holder) and ""ad hoc"" charter flights. Go2Sky is IOSA (IATA Operational Safety Audit) certified since 2015. A Go2Sky Boeing 737-800 on behalf of Norwegian Air Shuttle, registration LN-NII performing"
"Croatia Airlines Croatia Airlines Ltd. is the state-owned flag carrier airline of Croatia. Its headquarters are in Buzin near Zagreb and operates domestic and international services mainly to European destinations. Its main hub is Franjo Tuđman Airport with focus cities being Dubrovnik, Split, and Zadar. Since November 2004, the airline has been a member of Star Alliance. The airline was established on 20 August 1989, trading with the name ""Zagal"" (formally, Zagreb Airlines), and started operations using a single Cessna 402 aircraft on cargo services for UPS. After the first democratic elections held in Croatia, Zagal changed its name to"
"were created, namely Aviogenex, Adria Airways and Pan Adria Airways mostly focused in the growing tourist industry. The capital Belgrade Airport became the regional hub offering flights, either by the national airline JAT, or by other airlines, to all important destinations worldwide. Most international flights would include a stop in Zagreb Airport, the second national airport in terms of passenger and cargo capacity. All secondary airports such as Sarajevo, Skopje or Ljubljana were directly linked to international flights through either Belgrade or Zagreb, and a number of tourism-oriented destinations were developed, such as Dubrovnik, Split, Rijeka, Ohrid, Tivat and others."
"areas formerly part of Yugoslavia, as well as charters and wet leases. Jat Airways was owned by the government of Serbia and had 1,250 employees. On 1 August 2013, the Government of Serbia and Etihad Airways entered into an agreement that reorganized the operations of Jat Airways, and renamed it Air Serbia after the transitional period ended. Certain assets, such as the ATR 72 aircraft, would be transitioned to Air Serbia, while other assets (such as the 737-300s) would remain in JAT Airways branding until retired. The change marked the end of 66 years of the JAT brand. JAT traces"
"the ""Academia Operosorum Labacensium"" was founded and lasted with an interruption until the end of the 18th century. The next academy in Ljubljana, the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, was not established until 1938. Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (IATA code LJU), located northwest of the city, has flights to numerous European destinations. Among the companies that fly from there are Adria Airways, Air France, Air Serbia, easyJet, Finnair, Montenegro Airlines, Wizz Air and Turkish Airlines. The destinations are mainly European. This airport has superseded the original Ljubljana airport, in operation from 1933 until 1963. It was located in the"
"part. It has no scheduled or chartered passenger or cargo service as of 2018, but sees a lot of private flights. The state-owned Adria Airways is the largest Slovenian airline. Since 2003, several new carriers have entered the market, mainly low-cost airlines. The only Slovenian military airport is the Cerklje ob Krki Air Base near the Slovenia–Croatia border in the southwestern part of the country. There are also 12 public airports in Slovenia. Airports: 16 (2012) <br>Airstrips: 44 (2004) ""total:"" 7 <br>""over 3,047 m:"" 1 <br>""2,438 to 3,047 m:"" 1 <br>""1,524 to 2,437 m:"" 1 <br>""914 to 1,523 m:"" 3"
"but has significantly grown since 1991. Of the three international airports in Slovenia, Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport in central Slovenia is the busiest, with connections to many major European destinations. The Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport is located in the eastern part of the country and the Portorož Airport in the western part. The state-owned Adria Airways is the largest Slovenian airline. Since 2003, several new carriers have entered the market, mainly low-cost airlines. The only Slovenian military airport is the Cerklje ob Krki Air Base in the southwestern part of the country. There are also 12 public airports in Slovenia."
"8 August 1985 as YU-AND. This aircraft is still flying today. Jat Airways was to become the first operator of the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft. However, due to the break-up of Yugoslavia and the imposition of sanctions on Serbia, the aircraft were never delivered. In 1985, a JAT Yugoslav Airlines flight picked up Mahmoud Abbas in Rome, Italy as he sought political asylum in Yugoslavia after U.S. authorities requested his arrest. In 2002, the company utilized its fleet for UN missions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the Second Congo War. JAT began its anti-smoking campaign with ban"