Air Bucharest

Air Bucharest
IATA ICAO Call sign
— BUR[1] AIR BUCHAREST
FoundedJuly 2010
Ceased operations24 October 2022
AOC #RO-035[2]
Operating basesAurel Vlaicu International Airport[1]
Fleet size1[3]
Parent companyKusadasi Travel Agency
HeadquartersBucharest, Romania[1]
Websitewww.airbucharest.ro

Air Bucharest, briefly rebranded to New Airlines, was a Romanian charter airline headquartered in Bucharest and based at Aurel Vlaicu International Airport.[4][1]

History

The airline operated its first flights in 2010, utilizing an aircraft leased from Țiriac Air for charter operations.[5] The airline operated its last flights on 24 October 2022 and then suspended all operations.[citation needed]

In 2023, Fibula Air Travel acquired 50% of the company. It planned to rename it into New Airlines and replace the current planes with newer aircraft.[6] However in February 2024, these plans for a relaunch where shelved.[7] In March 2024, Air Bucharest filed for insolvency.[8]

Destinations

The airline operated charter flights to various destinations in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East mainly from Henri Coandă International Airport as well as other minor Romanian airports.

Fleet

Air Bucharest Boeing 737-300

Current fleet

Prior to its shutdown, the Air Bucharest fleet comprised the following aircraft:[3]

Aircraft In fleet Orders Passengers Notes
Boeing 737-300 1 — 144
Total 1 —

Former fleet

The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft types:[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d ch-aviation.com - New Airlines retrieved 30 March 2024
  2. ^ "OPERATORI AERIENI ROMÂNI CERTIFICAŢI/AUTORIZAŢI ROMANIAN CERTIFIED/AUTHORIZED AIR OPERATORS 27.05.2022" (PDF). AUTORITATEA AERONAUTICĂ CIVILĂ ROMÂNĂ (in Romanian). AUTORITATEA AERONAUTICĂ CIVILĂ ROMÂNĂ. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Air Bucharest Fleet Details". airfleets.net. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  4. ^ Home page. Air Bucharest. Retrieved on 31 December 2010. "Address: Iancu de Hunedoara Bvd. No. 36, Sector, Bucuresti / Romania" Address in Romanian Archived 2010-10-18 at the Wayback Machine: "Adresa: Str. Amidonului nr 28, Sector 2, Cod postal 023808, Bucuresti / Romania."
  5. ^ ch-aviation.com - Air Bucharest News Update 29 August 2010
  6. ^ boardingpass.ro
  7. ^ ch-aviation.com - Romania's Air Bucharest shelves relaunch plans 7 February 2024
  8. ^ ch-aviation.com - Romania's Air Bucharest enters insolvency 26 March 2024

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