European Air Charter (Bulgarian airline)
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| Fleet size | 15[2] | ||||||
| Destinations | 46 (charter)[1] | ||||||
| Headquarters | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||||||
| Key people | Apik Garabedian | ||||||
| Revenue |  €82 million (2017)[3] | ||||||
| Net income | €8.4 million (2017)[3] | ||||||
| Website | euaircharter.com | ||||||
European Air Charter (Bulgarian: Юръпиън еър чартър)[4][5] (formerly Bulgarian Air Charter)[5] is a Bulgarian charter airline headquartered in Sofia.[6]
History[]
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[]
European Air Charter operates to the following destinations (as of August 2021):[1]
Fleet[]
Current fleet[]
As of September 2021, the European Air Charter fleet consists of the following aircraft:[2][10]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| 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[]
- ^ a b c d euaircharter.com - Destinations retrieved 2 August 2021
- ^ a b planespotters.net - European Air Charter Fleet Details and History retrieved 24 May 2021
- ^ a b "Най-големите транспортни компании: Нови бариери от ЕС при камионите, бум при летища и пристанища".
- ^ a b euaircharter.com retrieved 24 May 2021
- ^ a b c aerotelegraph.com - "Bulgarian Air Charter now is European Air Charter" (German) 5 May 2021
- ^ Flight International 27 March 2007
- ^ "Bulgarian Air Charter-About Us". Bulgarian Air Charter.
- ^ "MRO – Bulgarian Air Charter MRO".
- ^ "Bulgarian Air Charter". Airliner World: 7. November 2015.
- ^ euaircharter.com - Aircraft retrieved 24 May 2021
- ^ md-80.com - Bulgarian Air Charter retrieved 21 May 2016
External links[]
Media related to Bulgarian Air Charter at Wikimedia Commons
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- Airlines of Bulgaria
- Airlines established in 2000
- Charter airlines
- Bulgarian companies established in 2000