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Estonian Air closes down

Estonian Air has announced that it will cease business from Nov. 8 after a European Commission (EC) ruling that it received unfair state aid. In a brief statement, the airline’s management board said it had decided to cease operations following the EC decision, which demanded that the airline, which has provided services for the small Baltic state since 1991, should pay back some €85...

Estonian Air, 9% passenger traffic increase in 9 months of 2015

Estonia's national carrier Estonian Air announced that in the first nine months of this year, it carried altogether 457,998 passengers, out of which 439,996 on regular flights The total number of passengers increased 9.0% and on regular flights 9.2% compared to the same period last year. In September 2015, Estonian Air carried 53,913 passengers, out of which 51,212 on regular flights. Th...

Estonian Air takes delivery of two CRJ 700's

In a transaction arranged by Skyworld Aviation we are delighted to announce the delivery of two CRJ700 aircraft to Estonian Air. Serial number 10085 (ES-ACF) was delivered on 2nd October and serial number 10083 (ES-ACE) on 9th October. Both CRJ 700’s are already in service with the Estonian airline alongside three existing CRJ 900’s. The aircraft are owned b...

Tallinn airport, 9% passenger traffic increase in Septmeber 2015

More than 207,000 passengers passed through Tallinn Airport in September 2015, 6% more than September last year, the company announced BC. In total 1.68 million passengers have used the airport in the current calendar year, by 9% or 137,000 more than last year. The amount of passengers on scheduled flights grew by 7%, that indicates healthy demand also after active holiday season. The averag...

Estonian Air takes delivery of maiden CRJ-700

Estonian Air (OV, Tallinn Lennart Meri) took delivery of its maiden CRJ-700  on October 2. The exLufthansa CityLine (CL, Munich) machine ES-ACF (cn 10083) was ferried from Ljubljana, where it had been in storage, to Tallinn Lennart Meri. A second of the type is expected to arrive later this week with both aircraft on two year-long leases. Estonian is using the Bombardie...