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Serbian Prince Aviation updates training fleet with Tecnam single and twin engine aircraft

Serbia based Prince Aviation took delivery of of two Tecnam P2008JC MkII and one P2006T MkII multi-engine aircraft. By selecting Tecnam to renew its training fleet, Prince Aviation can now offer the highest standards in pilot training in the region of Western Balkans and South East Europe. Introduction of the Tecnam models will provide Prince Aviation’s students state of the a...

MTU opens its new MRO facility in Serbia

MTU Maintenance Serbia officially opened its new facility in Nova Pazova near Belgrade. The ceremony took place in the presence of Aleksandar Vučić, President of Serbia. In addition, the German ambassador to Serbia, Anke Konrad, as well as representatives of the aviation industry were in attendance. MTU Maintenance Serbia d.o.o. is a fully owned subsidiary of MTU, a leading engine manufacture...

MTU expands its MRO network with a new site in Serbia

MTU Aero Engines AG started construction work on its new repair facility for MTU Maintenance Serbia. The commencement took place in the presence of Aleksandar Vučić, President of Serbia, and Thomas Jarzombek, Aerospace Coordinator of the German government. The ceremony was also attended by Germany's ambassador to Serbia, Thomas Schieb, and representatives from local authorities. MTU is Germ...

1 June - new take off for Air Serbia scheduled passenger flights

Air Serbia will resume a limited scheduled passenger air transport services on 18 May, increasing to a comprehensive schedule on 1 June 2020. The final flight schedule will depend on the decisions and guidelines of national, foreign, and international civil aviation authorities and on the lifting of the flight bans, evolution of travel restrictions and health measurements to countries se...

New MTU Aero Engines repair facility in Serbia

New step to further expantion of MTU Aero Engines MRO network with a dedicated parts repair facility, an investment in a location in the Belgrade region.  A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between he Government of the Republic of Serbia and MTU Aero Engines AG with regard to the company’s intention to set up a new industrial site in Serbia. The Serbian...

Serbia receives first out of nine H145Ms

The Serbian Minister of Defence AleksandarVulin visited the Airbus Helicopters Donauwörth site to accept the first H145M for the Serbian Air Force. In December, two H145Ms will be delivered to the Serbian Ministry of Interior. Altogether, Serbia will receive nine H145Ms, earmarked for the Air Force and for the Ministry of Interior. Four of the Air Force’s aircraft wi...

Air Serbia makes history with first all-female in-flight crew

Air Serbia, the national airline of the Republic of Serbia, made history yesterday afternoon when its first all-female flight and cabin crew took to the skies.  The special flight, JU314, departed Belgrade for Paris at 5.05 pm on 10 May, with Captain Vesna Aleksić and First Officer Mirjana Stojilković at the controls.  Looking after guests on the flight was a team of four...

Air Serbia and Air Seychelles Team Up on Codshare Flights

Air Serbia and Air Seychelles on July 1, signed a new codeshare agreement that makes it easier for travellers to fly to the tropical islands of Seychelles. The codeshare deal will see Air Serbia place its JU flight code on four routes operated by Air Seychelles, from Paris and Abu Dhabi to Mahé, the largest island in the Seychelles, as well as from Mahé to Johannesburg and Praslin...

Air Serbia flies into the Big Apple, with help from its friends Etihad

Its first direct flight from Belgrade to New York since 1992 New York // Air Serbia, the Balkan airline in which Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways holds a 49 per cent stake, has reopened services to New York after a 24-year absence. An Airbus A330 that took off from Belgrade on Thursday morning will touch down later today at John F Kennedy Airport after an ­inaugural flight that was regar...

Air Serbia targets more US traffic as profit soars

Air Serbia will build on Belgrade’s position as a strategic gateway to the United States as it expands its route network across the Balkans and the At­lan­tic this year. The airline, part-owned by Etihad Airways, on Wednesday re­ported a 44 per cent jump in its net profit for 2015 to €3.9 million (Dh16.4m) compared with €2.7m a year earlier. “Last year, we c...

Ryanair First Serbia Flights Announced

Ryanair, Europe’s favourite low fares airline, today (20 April) announced its first Serbia flights, with a new route from Nis to Berlin commencing on 4 September, with a twice weekly service which will deliver 30,000 customers p.a. at Nis Airport. Ryanair’s Serbian operations will deliver: 1 new route to Berlin (2 x weekly – Thursday & Sunday) 2 weekly return flights to/...

Lease deal with Adria Airways supports Air Serbia network growth

Air Serbia, the national airline of the Republic of Serbia, has signed an agreement to lease a Bombardier CRJ-900 aircraft from Adria Airways to support its growing network. The aircraft, which is configured with 86 seats and will be leased between the busy summer months of June and September 2016, will allow Air Serbia to expand its flight network with non-stop flights to Hamburg in Germa...