Major Romanian Airlines

TAROM (http://www.tarom.ro/en/)
flag carrier
26 aircraft

Carpatair (http://www.carpatair.com/EN/)
regional carrier
18 aircraft

Blue Air (http://www.blueairweb.com/First-Page/)
low-cost carrier
12 aircraft

Jet Tran Air (http://www.jetranair.com/)
scheduled/charter
8 aircraft

Romavia (http://www.romavia.ro/Lang/Change)
scheduled/charter/VIP
3 aircraft

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KLM and TAROM, all 737s
http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/1029/1685035.jpg
http://www.airliners.net/photo/KLM---Royal/Boeing-737-7K2/1685035/L/

KLM's "Godwit" bound for AMS, being pushed back
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/6230/1685033.jpg
http://www.airliners.net/photo/KLM---Royal/Boeing-737-7K2/1685033/L/

The beautiful logojet being pushed back
http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/2655/1685034.jpg
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Tarom/Boeing-737-78J/1685034/L/

Terminal extension works visible on the right (March 29)
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http://www.airliners.net/photo//1684414/L/

An Olympic A319 in the new paint scheme
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http://www.airliners.net/photo/Olympic/Airbus-A319-132LR/1684391/L/

Lufthansa Regional CRJ-900
http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/9066/1684392.jpg
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Lufthansa-Regional-(Lufthansa/Canadair-CL-600-2D24-Regional/1684392/L/

World Airways MD-11
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/5903/3376782.jpg
By Geo at Romanian Spotters Forum (http://romanian-spotters.forumer.ro/bucuresti-henri-coanda-otopeni-otp-lrop-f20/aeroportul-bucuresti-henri-coanda-otopeni-mai-2010-t3997-25.htm)

TAROM logojet up and away...
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By conu gica at Romanian Spotters Forum (http://romanian-spotters.forumer.ro/bucuresti-henri-coanda-otopeni-otp-lrop-f20/aeroportul-bucuresti-henri-coanda-otopeni-mai-2010-t3997-25.htm)

Enjoy the new thread!:cheers:

Cool thread and useful information in the first 2 posts! Thanks! :cheers:

Daca lucrarile la aeroportul Bacau incep anul acesta, harta din cel de-al doilea post va avea inca o bulina albastra. Zona are un potential extraordinar mai ales pe rute precum Italia, Spania si Austria, iar Bacaul poate atrage o buna parte din acest trafic. Recent a fost acordat avizul de mediu, deci cat de curand Blue Air ar trebui sa inceapa modernizarea.

Any idea about traffic figures for George Enescu (BCM)? They still have some way to go until they reach 500k. I don't think they have more than 200k now.

I do hope you're right though and there'll be a boost in traffic.

A little over 200k last year as I've recently read in an article. I'll look for it and post the link if I can find it.

Later Edit: This one (http://www.ziaruldebacau.ro/ziarul/2010/02/09/proiectul-de-modernizare-a-aeroportului-bacau-a-decolat.html) states that it was over 250k in 2009, but I have serious doubts since it's a local paper.

@Cosmin Din care am auzit, de cateva ori pe an, vine si un 747 de pasageri de la El Al, la Henri Coanda. Mai exista vreo alta cursa deservita de avioane de asemenea capacitate?

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/4513/airportsp.png

Interesanta harta!
Vedem ca repartitia aeroporturilor pe provincii si orase este urmatoarea:

- Transilvania - 16 judete / 9 orase / 9 aeroporturi din care doua majore;
- Moldova - 8 judete / 3 orase / 3 aeroporturi, niciunul major dar 2 importante
- Dobrogea - 2 judete / 2 orase / 2 aeroporturi, unul important
- Muntenia - 15 judete + Bucuresti / 2orase / 3 aeroporturi , doua importante in Bucuresti

Romanian airports traffic:

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/9348/pasageri.jpg (http://img534.imageshack.us/i/pasageri.jpg/)
Source (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_in_Romania)

From what I notice on the map, an additional airport at Brasov (Kronstadt) could be built, especially due to the ski region. However, the relatively small distance to Bucharest (and its two airports), of 170 km, the investment seems a bit unnecessary.

A high speed rail link (high speed at least - i.e. 200 km/h) would ensure the distance can be traveled in one hour. With a decent Otopeni-GdN rail link it would make Brasov-OTP 1h15 min away. If there are frequent trains, which also ran on time it would be a better option.

While I have noticed a certain demand for an airport at Ghimbav, I think the solution I have proposed is more cost effective over the long term, and with added benefits.

TAROM could also sell connecting tickets from Brasov to be operated by CFR, ensuring ease of access.

I'm glad you like the map. I made it for this thread.:)

Good growth at Suceava and Constanta, but still the traffic's too low.:(

A little over 200k last year as I've recently read in an article. I'll look for it and post the link if I can find it.

Later Edit: This one (http://www.ziaruldebacau.ro/ziarul/2010/02/09/proiectul-de-modernizare-a-aeroportului-bacau-a-decolat.html) states that it was over 250k in 2009, but I have serious doubts since it's a local paper.

Bacău International Airport
Statistics (2009)
Passengers 250,000
Source: Romanian AIP at EUROCONTROL
Statistics from dailybusiness.ro (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bac%C4%83u_International_Airport)

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De la 1 iunie Blue Air introduce Paris - Bacau - Paris, joi si duminica, sosire 14.15 si plecare 16.45 de la Bacau

@Cosmin Din care am auzit, de cateva ori pe an, vine si un 747 de pasageri de la El Al, la Henri Coanda. Mai exista vreo alta cursa deservita de avioane de asemenea capacitate?
Sorry, I missed your question earlier. Well, a Thai 747 was at OTP yesterday (or something like that) for some reason.:lol:

El Al uses a 747 on this route, but I don't know when. I've seen them use 737s, 757s, 767s and 777s.:)

Other heavy aircraft that come to OTP are some DC-10s and MD-11, and the occasional An-124.

^^ I see, but then El Al uses the largest aircraft of all companies flying to Bucharest (other than Delta maybe?). I think that the number of Romanian workers in Israel, Israeli investors here, tourists, Jews with Romanian roots and lack of ground transport and low frequency of flights makes for a great number of travellers per plane.

El Al's 747s and 777s are the largest to land at OTP on a regular basis. Delta used Boeing 767.

Sorry, I missed your question earlier. Well, a Thai 747 was at OTP yesterday (or something like that) for some reason.:lol:

If we are talking about the same plane I think it was a Munich-Bangkok (or smt like that) which landed due to a medical problem of one of the passengers.

Thai Flight 925, and yeah, it was a medical problem according to the people at Romanian Spotters Forum.:yes: And my bad, this happened on Sunday.

Not about Romania, but still, important news for some of us - Heathrow's 3rd runway project has officially been canceled by the Coalition of the Awesome.
The cancellation of the third runway at Heathrow.

And more "good" news...
The refusal of additional runways at Gatwick and Stansted.
Fucking BANANAs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BANANA)!:no:

http://libdems.org.uk/latest_news_detail.aspx?title=Conservative_Liberal_Democrat_coalition_agreements&pPK=2697bcdc-7483-47a7-a517-7778979458ff

^^
You have to consider that NOBODY wants airports near where they live.

Insane noise pollution and a steep drop in property values. Of course, that's assuming the airport is built within the city limits...

I live within 3 miles of Burbank Airport and I'm definitely glad I'm not in the flightpath of the airport traffic.

We do get the occasional flyby of the "ghetto birds" (police helicopters) :)

Well, Băneasa's obviously an exception. ^^

Although the UK airports are already there, so I don't get it.

Cluj Airport first in Romania given status of international airport
14 Mai 2010

The Airport in Cluj Napoca (central west) received the status of an international airport, and according to the Cluj County Council’s president Alin Tise and to the Airport’s director David Ciceo, it is the first Romanian airport having such a status, so far.

After Romania’s joining the Schengen space, due next year, the regular flights to the Schengen countries will be allowed to take off only from such airports, Tise told a news conference on May 12. The other categories are the airports open to the international flights and those for domestic flights.

The Cluj-based airport was given the status of an international airport by a special commission that was analyzing several aspects such as the passengers flow, the facilities the airport offers, the staff’s training and the observance of other Schengen demands in the field, Director Ciceo explained in his turn. The airport was granted the status of an international airport through an Order by the Ministry of Transport, Tise said. Source (http://www.financiarul.ro/2010/05/14/cluj-airport-first-in-romania-given-status-of-international-airport/)

Laughable title to say the least.:)

Confused, to say the least. So Cluj Airport was given Schengen status, or what? Did they separate the traffic flows (Schengen/non-Schengen). Last time I flew from Cluj was about 4 years ago and they had a small terminal for both internal and international flights, if I remember correctly. Did any of that change?

Also from what I understand the OTP extension is aimed particularly at Schengen area flights. Will that be done by 27 March 2011?

Yeah, that's what it probably is. They're the first to finish the segregation of Schengen and non-Schengen flights I guess. Of course, this will actually be useful from March 27, 2011. Apparently some bozos decided it's time to showoff and say CLJ is the first international airport in Romania, but that's another matter and is to be expected considering how stupid many of our journalists are.

Congrats to Cluj Airport! They do have a new terminal building since last year I think. I don't know what's the status at OTP though, but I think it's safe to say all major airports will be ready by March 27.

Yeah, that's what it probably is. They're the first to finish the segregation of Schengen and non-Schengen flights I guess. Of course, this will actually be useful from March 27, 2011. Apparently some bozos decided it's time to showoff and say CLJ is the first international airport in Romania, but that's another matter and is to be expected considering how stupid many of our journalists are.

Congrats to Cluj Airport! They do have a new terminal building since last year I think. I don't know what's the status at OTP though, but I think it's safe to say all major airports will be ready by March 27.

Let us hope so. I can't wait to transfer at CDG without having to switch terminals anymore for Schengen flights.

Seems like the rehabilitation works at Craiova (CRA) go well and some 60-70% are already finished. After the departure and arrivals halls will be ready, the control tower will be refurbished and an additional two stories will be added.

Pending talks with ROMATSA, air traffic controllers will be moved to a different buildings or the airport will be closed for a few hours each day.

CRA handled 23,000 pax in 2008, but I don't have the numbers for 2009.:(

http://www.gds.ro/poze-gds/116465maxim.jpg

The original posts (by mada_amy and ValsiSRO) can be found on the locked Romanian Airports (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=616874&page=55) thread.

George Rotaru, another great guy from the Romanian Airclub. YR-EXA, an Extra 330SC, is the latest addition to their fleet. It's replacing YR-EWD that was lost with Mihai Dobre.:(

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http://www.airliners.net/photo/Romanian-Airclub/Extra-EA-330SC/1691317/L/

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Alliance: SkyTeam

Frequent flyer program: Flying Blue

Fleet: 26 aircraft
2 x Airbus A310-300
4 x Airbus A318-100
7 x ATR 42-500
2 x ATR 72-500
4 x Boeing 737-300
4 x Boeing 737-700
3 x Boeing 737-800

Destinations: 53


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Alliance: Oneworld

Frequent flyer program: Duna Club

Fleet: 22 aircraft (+19 orders)
4 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q400
6 x Boeing 737-600
7 x Boeing 737-700
5 x Boeing 737-800

Destinations: 50


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Alliance: none

Frequent flyer program: Panorama Club

Fleet: 20 aircraft
4 x Boeing 737-300
6 x Boeing 737-400
6 x Boeing 737-500
4 x Boeing 737-800

Destinations: 40


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http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/5973/1686809.jpg

Alliance: none

Frequent flyer program: FlyFB Bonus Points

Fleet: 19 aircraft
3 x Airbus A319-100
3 x Airbus A320-200
2 x Boeing 737-300
1 x Avro RJ70
4 x BAe 146-200
4 x BAe 146-300
2 x ATR 42-300

Destinations: 22


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http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/9886/1695294.jpg

Alliance: none

Frequent flyer program: A flight more

Fleet: 16 aircraft
10 x Boeing 737-300
1 x Boeing 737-400
5 x ATR 72-200

Destinations: 33


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Alliance: none

Frequent flyer program: Air Moldova Club

Fleet: 6 aircraft
3 x Airbus A320-200
1 x Embraer E-190
1 x Embraer EMB 120

Destinations: 19

I like Air Moldova's colour scheme.

Yeah, that's what it probably is. They're the first to finish the segregation of Schengen and non-Schengen flights I guess. Of course, this will actually be useful from March 27, 2011. Apparently some bozos decided it's time to showoff and say CLJ is the first international airport in Romania, but that's another matter and is to be expected considering how stupid many of our journalists are.

Congrats to Cluj Airport! They do have a new terminal building since last year I think. I don't know what's the status at OTP though, but I think it's safe to say all major airports will be ready by March 27.

Many airports do not even need to separate Schengen and non-Schengen areas by March 27, as most airports have flights ONLY to Schengen destinations, with the exception of Henri Coanda, low-costs to the UK, Carpatair's Ukraine/Moldova destinations and charters.

Too much blue I think, but it's nice overall, and I like their logo.:) I remember doing such a post one or two years ago and Malev came on top, fleet-wise. Things have changed since then with Malev downsizing their fleet (including their 767s and service to JFK) and TAROM buying more planes. However Malev have order for 4 other Dash 8 and 15 Sukhoi Superjet 100, so let's see how that turns out.

I'm very fond of TAROM, Malev and Jat.

Too much blue I think, but it's nice overall, and I like their logo.:) I remember doing such a post one or two years ago and Malev came on top, fleet-wise. Things have changed since then with Malev downsizing their fleet (including their 767s and service to JFK) and TAROM buying more planes. However Malev have order for 4 other Dash 8 and 15 Sukhoi Superjet 100, so let's see how that turns out.

I'm very fond of TAROM, Malev and Jat.

Ah, but the blue is what I like it. While I like TAROM's livery, I find eurowhite a bit bland at times (like on Air France). TAROM has a chance to grow, especially if the proposed transatlantic route to JFK materializes (with the visa waiver).

I was however disappointed recently when I chose Tarom over KLM on OTP-AMS. Even though it was sold as part of a connecting flight with KLM onwards, there was no online check-in, which led to being assigned in a small cramped row before the emergency exit, the seat not reclining. Major disappointment.

I'll chose Air France and CDG next, I think.

You like CDG too? I'm surprise to find another nutter like myself.:D Usually people complain about CDG, and sometimes for good reason, but I found it to be ok, and I think it's improving. I actually like that airport.

Best airport I've been through so far is Oslo Gardermoen, followed by Hong Kong and Schiphol.

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I generally fly through AMS as my preferred hub for connections, due to Skyteam. However, I decided yo try the CDG variant even though the connection is less straightforward compared to AMS. However, the buses turned out to be ok, the queues less masive than I expected.

And terminal 2F kicks ass when compared to other european terminals. Wide, airy spaces:)

I was really disappointed by TAROM though, and I had always supported the company before.

Too much blue I think, but it's nice overall, and I like their logo.:) I remember doing such a post one or two years ago and Malev came on top, fleet-wise. Things have changed since then with Malev downsizing their fleet (including their 767s and service to JFK) and TAROM buying more planes. However Malev have order for 4 other Dash 8 and 15 Sukhoi Superjet 100, so let's see how that turns out.

I'm very fond of TAROM, Malev and Jat.

These are also the 3 companies I flew (from the region). Tarom and Malev are probably fighting for the top spot in terms of quality, not just fleet size, when it comes to Ro+neighbours. They are above JAT for sure (which suffers from old planes and demoralized staff). I cannot say for UAI and Bulgaria Air, but they seem to have poor reviews on Skytrax.

When it comes to an overall product, my favourite airlines is Lufthansa and my favourite airport is Munich(much better than any other I ever used). They have efficient information, no security checks for transfers, free coffee and tea, free newspapers in German and English, clean toilettes, and very fast transfer times. The airports is also airy and has lots of good facilities.

Yeah, Munich also comes to mind. I haven't actually been there, but from what I've seen and read it's great. Wonder how Frankfurt is and how it will be, after the expansion.
clean toilets
OSL too!:D
http://i392.photobucket.com/albums/pp4/citynut_2008/Oslo%202008/DSCF3322.jpg

How could I forget Munich, of course. One of the best airports in Europe in my opinion. The modular system is working brilliantly towards decreasing waiting times. I think CDG beats it on internal spaces, but that might just be my bias.

An airport I also liked a lot was Geneva Airport. I remember way back it used to have smoking areas in the baggage area, so you could have a smoke while waiting for the luggage. Back then, for me that was the worst time as I knew a cigarette was only a few doors away. The airside area was much nicer than the lobby though, which was a bit aging.

The toilet information system (I have just christened it so :)) is amazing. I found OTP to generally be pleasing overall, but I never spend enough time in it. The arrivals hall is pretty poor though.

TAROM A318 & 737
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If you are building the top10 please don't forget Larnaka :))
I'll be back with some pictures

Very informative thread :okay:
I'm wondering if there are any statistics regarding number of internal passengers between various Romanian airports?
What are the most popular domestic routes?

Bucharest - Timisoara and Bucharest - Cluj are the most popular, often flown with B 737 and A 318 planes, and even A 310 on the Timisoara leg.

Passenger numbers in 2008 were 500.000 for all domestic routes.

http://www.pasagair.ro/0,286-tarom,nu,are,un,rival,redutabil,pe,cursele,interne.html

http://octavdoicescu.blogspot.com/2010/04/monumentul-dezrobirii-basarabiei-1942.html
So this is how Baneasa Airport (BBU) could have looked like:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wdZFaKPbBVY/S-L-z1t_FlI/AAAAAAAAElc/BSc6sFvLPPQ/s640/Copie+a+Photo+199.jpg
sursa (http://octavdoicescu.blogspot.com/2010/05/proiect-pentru-aerogara-baneasa.html)

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wdZFaKPbBVY/S-L-4_Xsf9I/AAAAAAAAElk/33ob76GPM5o/s640/Copie+a+Photo+197.jpg
sursa (http://octavdoicescu.blogspot.com/2010/05/proiect-pentru-aerogara-baneasa.html)

Reminds me of Tempelhof...I guess it would have gotten built if we would have lived in the United States of Germany :D

Speaking of Tempelhof...
Exactly 555 days after the airport Berlin-Tempelhof was closed the former "Zentralflughafen" was opened to the public as "Tempelhof Park". You can walk, ride by bike or skate on both runways and all taxiways. Some spaces are reserved for birds and also three dog runs are surrounded by fences. So far you could use two areas for barbecue. The runway centerline lighting system was removed to prevent the roller skaters from tumbling
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/7800/1705820.jpg
http://www.airliners.net/photo//1705820/L/

It was not transformed into a residential complex? How strange for some parts of Europe :lol:

True.:lol:
In August 2009, Berlin city officials announced that Tempelhof will be opened in May 2010 as a city park. The city will spend an estimated €60 million on developing the park from 2010 to 2017.[80] On the weekend of 8/9 May 2010, the outfield was festively opened as Berlin's largest public park named "Tempelhofer Feld". Over two-hundred thousand Berliners visited the park to enjoy its wide open spaces for recreation ranging from biking and skating to baseball and kiting.[81][82][83] The opening ceremonies were slightly marred by some protesters that are unhappy about the fence that closes off the park during the night.[84] Entrance is free and park hours are from 6 am till sunset. The grounds are taken care of by Grün Berlin[85], a company that also maintains several other gated parks in Berlin. The Tempelhof fields will be used as a park indefinitely. This is manifested for instance by plans to host the 2017 IGA, Germany’s world horticultural exhibition.[86]

In 2010, Tempelhof will host the Popkomm, international world’s music and entertainment business meeting place from 8 to 10 September and be one of the most important location of the first Berlin Music Week.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Tempelhof_Airport#Post-airport_usage

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Aeroportul Craiova atrage noi investiţii

Într-o perioadă extrem de dificilă pentru România, Doljul se poate lăuda cu cea mai bună perioadă de investiţii din istoria judeţului. Una dintre acestea este Aeroportul Internaţional Craiova, care va fi dat în folosinţă cu o imagine nouă, după o investiţie substanţială din partea CJ. „În cursul acestui an, vom da în folosinţă această nouă abordare a Aeroportului din Craiova. Am trecut şi de cealaltă licitaţie prin care Remiza de Pompieri va fi amplasată undeva în imediata apropiere şi veţi vedea o faţă nouă a Aeroportului din Craiova“, a adăugat Ion Prioteasa, care a explicat că CJ doreşte să facă acest obiectiv de interes regional să fie viabil şi să atragă investitori într-un timp cât mai scurt, către obiectivele pe care le avem, mai ales că s-a finalizat şi masterplanul acestei zone.

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Doljul are teren pentru investiţii străine

În această perioadă, pentru a atrage atenţia asupra Doljului, reprezentanţii CJ au contactat toate firmele mari care au investiţii pe teritoriul României sau care au dat de înţeles că intenţionează să investească în România şi le-au comunicat că există teren pentru potenţiale investiţii, care ar duce la crearea de noi locuri de muncă. „Credem că zona cea mai atractivă e cea de la Borcanul Miliţianului, spre primul service auto (aproximativ 24 ha) care în masterplan este prevăzută ca zonă comercială, dar şi zonă logistică“, a adăugat Ion Prioteasa, care a explicat că zilele acestea reprezentanţii CJ Dolj au avut deja întâlniri cu opt firme din Spania, care au văzut această locaţie.
În plus, săptămâna viitoare sunt aşteptaţi reprezentanţi ai Ambasadei SUA şi Ford. „În ceea ce priveşte partea de masterplan, am avut o discuţie cu Serviciul Comercial al Ambasadei SUA. Au fost şi ei rugaţi de firma Ford să sprijine această dezvoltare şi, mai ales, punerea în aplicare a acestui masterplan de aeroport. Probabil că săptămâna viitoare ataşatul comercial al ambasadei SUA împreună cu reprezentanţii de la Diloy şi noul CEO şi directorul comercial al Ford vor face o vizită şi vor analiza acest masterplan şi direcţiile pe care se vor angaja“, a declarat Mircea Dumitru, directorul Aeroportului Craiova.

O bază de elicoptere pentru situaţii de urgenţă şi pentru SMURD

În următoarea perioadă vor mai fi şi alte abordări în legătură cu aeroportul, în sensul că, în prezent, se desfăşoară o serie de tratative cu reprezentaţii Ministerului Administraţiei şi Internelor (MAI), pentru a dezvolta o bază de elicoptere pe acest aeroport atât pentru situaţii de urgenţă, cât şi pentru SMURD. „Am convenit cu ei să le oferim unul din hangare, împreună cu platforma şi bretelele care duc la pista aeroportului, şi în felul acesta să avem pentru întreaga regiune tot timpul un elicopter special pentru situaţii de urgenţă atât în ceea ce priveşte incendii, calamităţi, cât şi pentru ceea ce înseamnă cazuri de sănătate, rătăciri în munţi sau alte situaţii de acest gen“, a spus Ion Prioteasa. Există discuţii ca în schimbul acestor proprietăţi ale CJ, MAI să ofere cele opt hectare de teren care au aparţinut Jandarmeriei, de la limita parcului industrial, ceea ce ar atrage o extindere a parcului industrial şi, implicit, o serie de investitori noi.

Sursa (http://www.gds.ro/Economie/2010-05-21/Aeroportul+Craiova+atrage+noi+investitii)

Over 9 mln people chose air transport in 2009
Thursday, 20 May 2010 11:39


As many as 9.093 million people chose the air transport last year, of which 1.235 million passengers were shipped on the internal routes and 7.858 millions on the international routes, according to the statistics with the Transport Ministry.

As regards the passengers shipped from/to the Romanian airports, their number stood at 9.092 people in the said period.

At the same time, 24,500 tons of goods were transported by air in 2009, of which 500 tons on the domestic routes and 24,000 tons to international destinations. Source (http://www.agerpres.ro/english/index.php/english-news/item/9121-Over-9-mln-people-chose-air-transport-in-2009.html)

Apropos de aviatie, am zburat ieri Bucuresti - Timisoara si am observat ca au terminat de reamenajat terminalul intern ca viitor terminal non-Schengen, inclusiv prin montarea de cabine de verificare a pasapoartelor si cresterea numarului de scanere de securitate.

Terminalul international vechi, cu noua extensie, va deservi probabil zborurile externe incepand de anul viitor.

Apropos de aviatie, am zburat ieri Bucuresti - Timisoara si am observat ca au terminat de reamenajat terminalul intern ca viitor terminal non-Schengen, inclusiv prin montarea de cabine de verificare a pasapoartelor si cresterea numarului de scanere de securitate.

Terminalul international vechi, cu noua extensie, va deservi probabil zborurile externe incepand de anul viitor.
te referi la OTP sau la TSR?

Otopeni. Si la Timisoara sunt mici constructii langa terminalul intern, dar de amploare redusa. Habar n-am cum il vor reconfigura.

Investitori chinezi, interesaţi de construirea noii piste de 3.500 de metri a Aeroportului din Cluj


Preşedintele Consiliului Judeţean Cluj, Alin Tişe, a declarat că investitori chinezi din provincia Shandong sunt interesaţi de construirea noii piste de 3.500 de metri a Aeroportului Internaţional Cluj-Napoca, astfel încât aceştia sunt aşteptaţi la licitaţia care va fi organizată de autorităţi.

Tişe a afirmat, miercuri, la finalul şedinţei Consiliului Judeţean Cluj, că valoarea pistei, aşa cum rezultă din studiul de fezabilitate aprobat, este de 122 de milioane de euro şi cuprinde pista în sine, dar şi balizajul aferent.

"Există interes din partea unor investitori străini pentru construirea acestei piste noi, de 3.500 de metri. Costul investiţiei se ridică la 122 de milioane de euro şi presupune atât execuţia, cât şi sistemul de balizaj şi bretelele de legătură între actuala pistă şi cea nouă. Un interes deosebit a fost din partea oamenilor de afaceri din provincia chineză Shandong, cea de-a doua din China din punctul de vedere al dezvoltării economice, care au vizitat Clujul la începutul lunii mai", a spus preşedintele CJ Cluj.

Potrivit lui Tişe, finanţarea construirii noii piste se va face în baza unui credit-furnizor, procedură folosită şi pentru cele două noi terminale, de plecări şi sosiri, ale aeroportul clujean.

"Aeroportul va emite bilete la ordin care vor fi scadente la un anumit număr de ani, între opt şi zece, iar din bugetul aeroportului şi al CJ Cluj investitorul care va construi pista va primi sumele înapoi. Câştigătorul investiţiei vine cu banii jos şi execută lucrarea şi îşi recuperează banii de la noi, ulterior", a explicat Alin Tişe.

Pista de 3.500 de metri va permite aterizarea/ decolarea pe Aeroportul Internaţional Cluj-Napoca a avioanelor transoceanice şi de tip cargo.

Lucrările ar putea începe în acest an şi ar urma să fie finalizate în termen de doi ani.

Conducerea Consiliul Judeţean Cluj şi cea a provinciei chineze Shandong au semnat, la începutul lunii mai, un protocol de colaborare. Sursa (http://www.mediafax.ro/economic/investitori-chinezi-interesati-de-construirea-noii-piste-de-3-500-de-metri-a-aeroportului-din-cluj-6178333/)

Blue Air adds one Boeing 737-800 NG to its air fleet
27.05.10

Blue Air, the first smart flying airline company with over 50 routes in Europe has announced adding one Boeing 737-800 Next Generation airplane to its air fleet. The airplane was obtained under operational leasing and will fly for Blue Air for the next 5 years. Having 189 seats, the new airplane will hike the airline company’s transportation capacity by approximately 10 per cent. The lease is part of a fleet renewal program launched by Blue Air two years ago. By 2013 Blue Air’s air fleet is projected to grow by another five airplanes bought directly from Boeing.

“We have a new airplane, it’s a new investment; it represents a risk but it is one we take and control,” Gheorghe Racaru, the group’s strategy and development director, stated yesterday during a press conference.

General Director Sherif Ussama points out that from now on Blue Air will focus on operating more efficient airplanes. “The Boeing 737-800 Next Generation model is one of the most popular models in European aviation. The new technology features a much higher operational efficiency and low fuel consumption, which will help us in order to be much more efficient and to keep the price level as low as possible during the crisis,” he said. The new airplane will operate from the Bacau airport and will fly to Milan, Bologna, Paris, Turin, Rome and London. “The new airplane will help us to far better cover Moldavia. After introducing the new Bacau-Paris route we reported a very high demand from passengers in Bacau and neighboring cities, with that creating the need to enhance our operational capacity on this airport. For 2010 we estimate that all airlines operating from the Bacau international airport will total a traffic of 250,000 passengers,” Razvan Rizea, administrator Blue Aero, the company that leased the ‘George Enescu’ International Airport in Bacau, stated.

Sherif Ussama added that the routes towards Spain and Portugal will report lower traffic, with Italy and Cyprus gaining on them. On the other hand, the group of companies controlled by businessman Nelu Iordache stakes on a turnover of EUR 500-550 M for this year, up from EUR 500 M in 2009, against the backdrop of the announced investments and ongoing contracts. The group of companies includes Romstrade, Direct Aero Services, Blue Aero, La Mosie and the Blue Air low-cost airline company. Source (http://www.nineoclock.ro/index.php?issue=4688&page=detalii&categorie=business&id=20100527-517407)

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:D

^^ Am zburat cu un 737-800 de la BlueAir acum cateva luni cand m-am intors de la Roma si pot spune ca este un pas mare inainte pt BlueAir mai ales la capitolul confortul pasagerilor. Chiar si cativa cm in plus spatiu fac diferenta.

Plus e mai silentios si mai puternic.

Ma bucur sa vad cum creste acest business romanesc. Excelent!

Zeci de baloane cu aer cald şi-au luat zborul, joi dimineaţa, în cadrul unui concurs internaţional de profil. Un număr de 23 de echipaje din Ungaria, Serbia, Austria şi România şi-au dovedit măiestria în cadrul concursului „Cupa Carpatia”, care a început astăzi şi durează până duminică.
Zborul de joi dimineaţă a început la Ciacova şi s-a încheiat în apropierea Timişoarei. Locul de start a fost mutat, de la Aeroportul Cioca de pe Calea Torontalului, din cauza condiţiilor meteorologice şi din cauză că mai multe echipaje şi-au exprimat îngrijorarea vizavi de traficul aerian din zonă.
Prima etapă s-a încheiat după câteva ore, concursul urmând să continue şi în zilele următoare.
Sursa: tion.ro (http://www.tion.ro/stiri/timis/articol/zeci-de-baloane-cu-aer-cald-pe-cerul-timisului/cn/news-20100527-12470692)
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România are 16 aeroporturi internaţionale. Majoritatea curselor „externe“ sunt spre Bucureşti. Aeroportul internaţional Tulcea n-are nici măcar curse regulate
Gandul (http://www.gandul.info/financiar/romania-are-16-aeroporturi-internationale-majoritatea-curselor-externe-sunt-spre-bucuresti-aeroportul-international-tulcea-n-are-nici-macar-curse-regulate-6215333)

Ambiţiile autorităţilor locale au făcut ca într-o ţară cu un trafic aerian ce abia depăşeşte nouă milioane de pasageri pe an să fie 16 aeroporturi internaţionale. În Austria, unde traficul este de peste 23 milioane, sunt doar nouă

Au doar o cursă pe zi, şi aceea spre Bucureşti, dar au în titulatură sintagma "internaţional". Este cazul multor aeroporturi din România, ale căror valori de trafic nu sunt nici măcar modeste, dar pe care proprietarii lor, consiliile judeţene, speră ca, într-un viitor neprecizat, să aterizeze aeronave din toate colţurile lumii.

Din primăvara anului viitor, numărul aeroporturilor internaţionale va scădea, deoarece trebuie separate fluxurile de călători cetăţeni ai spaţiului Schengen de ceilalţi pasageri. Totuşi, niciun director de aeroport nu vrea să renunţe definitiv, propunând comisiei de evaluare de la Ministerul Transporturilor sintagma de "deschis traficului internaţional". Aceasta permite aterizarea ocazională a unor aeronave din afara spaţiului Schengen.

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Aeroportul Internaţional Satu Mare a fost utilizat anul trecut de 11.101 pasageri, pista de aici fiind uti-lizată exclusiv de compania aviatică naţională Tarom, care efectuează curse exclusiv spre şi de la Otopeni.
"Tendinţa este de creştere a traficului, iar Tarom ar trebui să facă un efort şi să introducă şi a doua cursă pe zi, pentru că altfel la Bucureşti nu poţi ajunge decât în 14 ore cu trenul şi în mai mult de zece ore cu maşina", a declarat pentru Gândul directorul general al aeroportului, Nicolae Fechete. El a precizat că în anii trecuţi a avut şi curse ocazionale spre Turcia, care în-să au fost sistate. "Am îndeplinit în proporţie de 98% condiţiile pentru a fi catalogaţi ca aeroport deschis traficului internaţional şi aşteptăm decizia comisiei de la minister", a mai spus Fechete.

La Baia Mare, numărul de pasageri a fost dublu anul trecut faţă de Satu Mare (23.990), dar şi aici sunt operate doar curse Tarom spre şi dinspre Otopeni. La Oradea, chiar dacă aeroportul a fost folosit de 40.000 de călători, singura destinaţie regulată este tot Bucureştiul. Până anul trecut, au mai fost curse internaţionale, cu escală la Timişoara, operate de Carpatair, însă compania s-a restras. "Nu aveau decât 5-6 maximum 7 pasageri pe cursă", recunoaşte directorul Gheorghe Pasc. Cu toate acestea, şi el vrea să obţină aceeaşi titulatură de "deschis traficului internaţional" şi se gândeşte la concesionarea aeroportului către un investitor cu bani.

În total, în România, ţară cu un trafic anual care abia depăşeşte nouă milioane de pasageri, sunt 16 aeroporturi, dintre care patru în subordinea Ministerului Transporturilor (Bucureşti Băneasa, Otopeni, Timişoara şi Constanţa), iar restul în cea a consiliilor judeţene. Fără nicio excepţie, toate au în prezent statutul de aeroport internaţional, chiar şi cel de la Tulcea, unde nu sunt nici măcar curse regulate spre Bucureşti, iar anul trecut au fost îmbarcaţi şi debarcaţi doar 854 de pasageri. Potrivit unui studiu comandat de Uniunea Europeană, în aeroporturile Arad şi Târgu Mureş nu merită să fie făcute investiţii, deorece fiecare se află la mai puţin de 70 km de un aeroport mare - Timişoara, respectiv Cluj-Napoca.

În Austria, unde traficul anual de-păşeşte 23 milioane de pasageri, sunt doar nouă aeroporturi internaţionale, iar în Ungaria (trafic similar cu al Ro-mâniei), numai trei. Chiar şi în Polonia, numărul aeroporturilor internaţionale este de 11, la un trafic de aproape 19 milioane de pasageri pe an.

"Este vorba de ambiţiile admini-straţiilor locale, care au acţionat pe principiul că orice părinte vrea să-şi vadă copilul doctor sau inginer, chiar dacă nu are vocaţie. Cred că, în afara celor patronate de minister, vor mai rămâne doar patru aeroporturi internaţionale, la Bacău, Cluj-Napoca, Iaşi şi posibil unul din nord-vestul ţării", a declarat pentru Gândul Gheorghe Răcaru, fost director general al Tarom şi al Blue Air.

Şi oficialii Ministerului Transporturilor spun că sunt prea multe aeroporturi internaţionale. "Nu trebuie ca fiecare aeroport mic să viseze la o pistă de 3.500 de metri, se pot orienta către aviaţie de business, de turism. De exemplu, Ungaria are foarte multe aeroporturi mici pentru aviaţie generală", a declarat pentru Gândul directorul Direcţiei de Aviaţie Civilă din Ministerul Transporturilor, Cătălin Radu. El a precizat că directorii de aeroporturi ar trebui să reducă taxele pentru aeronave mici, care sunt foarte ridicate. "Un avion mic plăteşte la Frankfurt taxe de 30 de euro, iar la Cluj de 230 de euro. Nu este normal", a mai spus el.

timisoaraazi.ro (http://timisoaraazi.ro/index.php?art=4071)
Culisele aeronauticii europene

Centrul Cultural Francez din Timisoara va invita, in perioada 1-25 iunie, la expozitia de fotografie, stiinta si tehnica Culisele aeronauticii europene. Aceasta expozitie ofera o viziune spectaculoasa a tehnnologiei dezvoltate de grupul EADS, European Aeronautic Defence & Space Company.

Antoine Gonin a strabatut Europa in lung si-n lat pentru a realiza aceste fotografii care ilustreaza principalele sectoare de activitate ale EADS. De-a lungul anilor a stiut sa capteze imagini spectaculoase, fie ca este vorba despre cel mai mare avion de pasageri din lume, despre supraconductori sau despre avioane in tuneluri de vant. El stie sa puna in valoare aspectele spectaculoase ale tehnologiei gratie unui simt perfect al compozitiei si unui talent rar de a se juca cu luminile.

Expozitia, gazduita in holul Aeroportului International Timisoara, este pusa la dispozitie de Ministerul de Afaceri Externe din Franta, Departamentul de cooperare stiintifica si tehnica, in parteneriat cu societatea Continental cu sprijinul Aeroportului International Traian Vuia Timisoara.

Accesul este liber.

Un link ce merita postat si aici: http://www.airliners.net/photo/-/-/1716783/M/
Congrats

Un link ce merita postat si aici: http://www.airliners.net/photo/-/-/1716783/M/
Congrats
Nice shot!:applause:
TAROM adopts Flying Blue, the frequent flyer program

BUCHAREST/TAROM/04.06.2010: Starting June 5, 2010, TAROM adopts Flying Blue, the frequent flyer program, created and operated by AIR FRANCE and KLM, member of SkyTeam.

Flying Blue is the frequent flyer program created and operated by AIR FRANCE and KLM and has as purpose attaining leadership position within loyalty programs in Europe. Presently, this program has over 15 million members. TAROM wishes to implement the Flying Blue program in order to offer its clients exclusive benefits provided in every of the 3 Elite levels: Silver, Gold and Platinum.

Flying Blue main advantage is offered by the possibility to accumulate miles and use them with any of the SkyTeam member companies, with 24 partner airlines and with over 90 commercial partners.

Award Miles obtained by Flying Blue members are valid for life with the condition of taking a SkyTeam flight at least every 20 months. Flying Blue loyalty program rewards its members with many awards: airplane tickets, upgrade in a superior travel class, free excess baggage, hotel accommodation, car rental, services provided by partners or Award tickets for fabulous journeys around the world.

Flying Blue Elite levels offer not only a wide range of advantages such as: dedicated phone lines for your reservations, waiting list priority, Business Class check in, priority boarding and access to airport lounges, but also Elite Mileage Bonus in addition to Award Miles you earn with AIR FRANCE, KLM, TAROM, Air Europa, Kenya Airways and SkyTeam airlines.

For further details regarding the Flying Blue program you can access the following websites: www.airfrance.com, www.klm.com and www.tarom.ro.
http://www.tarom.ro/en/tarom-company/press/press-material/press-releases/tarom-adopts-flying-blue-the-frequent-flyer-program.html

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Great news. I am a Silver Flying Blue member and enjoying the privileges on TAROM flights might make me switch more often to TAROM flights.

Will the programme be extended to internal flights? That would be an easy way to rack up level flights.

You can earn Miles on all Tarom-operated flights with a RO prefix.

You earn:
Economy Class - Domestic:
100% – B, Y
75% – M
50% – L, Q, U, V
25% – E, G, H, N, T, W, K, R

Economy Class Premium – Domestic:
125% – S

Economy Class – all other flights:
100% – B, Y
75% – K, M
50% – L, Q, R, U, V
25% – E, G, H, N, T, W

Economy Class Premium – all other flights:
125% – S

Business Class – Domestic:
200% – C
150% – D

Business Class – all other flights:
200% – C
150% – D, J
25% – G, N, Q, U
125% – A, S
100% – B, K, Y
75% – H
50% – L, T, V

First Class
Not available

* You cannot earn Miles on all charter flights operated by Tarom.

Spanking new.:drool:
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^^ Cosmin, what do you know about the big jets landing on OTP? Any chance to see some A380s? This whale-plane is kinda sexy. Big mamma. :lol:

LOL! No.:crazy:

LOL! No.:crazy:

What's the biggest airliners that frequently land on OTP? 777s? I know BA had some big jets.

^^ 747, by El Al Israeli Airlines... but not exactly frequent

^^ 747, by El Al Israeli Airlines... but not exactly frequent

What are you trying to say ?

What's the biggest airliners that frequently land on OTP? 777s? I know BA had some big jets.
Boeing 777 from El Al and various cargo DC-10s.

As for BA, you're probably referring to the Airbus A321, but that's the stretched version in the A320 family, so it's not that big.:)
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Photo by Fireteanu Horia at Romanian Spotters Forum (http://romanian-spotters.forumer.ro/bucuresti-henri-coanda-otopeni-otp-lrop-f20/aeroportul-bucuresti-henri-coanda-otopeni-mai-2010-t3997-50.htm)

What are you trying to say ?

That the Israelis are the only ones who send big planes on a regular basis to Otopeni, but not all the time. When there is not such a high demand, they fly with smaller Boeing 737 aircraft. One reason for using larger planes might also be the fact that they have limited numbers of B 737 aircraft (13), as opposed to a fleet of 24 Boeing 747, 757, 767 and 777 in total.

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Taken by Adrian Pingstone in July 2004 and released to the public domain.

That the Israelis are the only ones who send big planes on a regular basis to Otopeni, but not all the time. When there is not such a high demand, they fly with smaller Boeing 737 aircraft. One reason for using larger planes might also be the fact that they have limited numbers of B 737 aircraft (13), as opposed to a fleet of 24 Boeing 747, 757, 767 and 777 in total.


There is a big gap between 737 and 747. I tought that if there isn't high demand they will fly with 767.

Which is the longest route from OTP ?

There is a big gap between 737 and 747. I tought that if there isn't high demand they will fly with 767.

Which is the longest route from OTP ?

They also fly the 757 and 767 from time to time.

The longset route from OTP should be Dubai (from the ones that exist on a regular basis). When Delta flies, New York I guess... Bunt not this summer.

From Budapest however, Delta has flights to New York and Hainan to Beijing, so you have 2 long-distance options from there.

Apropos de disputa pe cel mai bun aeroport din Europa. Munchen a luat un binemeritat loc 1. Am folost si Zurich-ul (loc II) si diferenta mi se pare mare in favoarea aeroportului german.

http://www.worldairportawards.com/Awards_2010/bestairport_europe.htm

^^ Thanks guys for the info about the big mammas landing on OTP. :D

Do you also have some ideas/official info after some changes in passenger traffic/planes landing on OTP after the opening of the new finger?

They also fly the 757 and 767 from time to time.

The longset route from OTP should be Dubai (from the ones that exist on a regular basis). When Delta flies, New York I guess... Bunt not this summer.

From Budapest however, Delta has flights to New York and Hainan to Beijing, so you have 2 long-distance options from there.

I knew that BUD has flight to JFK (http://my.flightmemory.com/bogdymol) and Beijing, and I was wondering if there still are flight from OTP to Beijing, because OTP - JFK is still waiting for Visa Waiver as far as I know.

No, there aren't.:) No long-haul flights from OTP.

I knew that BUD has flight to JFK (http://my.flightmemory.com/bogdymol) and Beijing, and I was wondering if there still are flight from OTP to Beijing, because OTP - JFK is still waiting for Visa Waiver as far as I know.

Not anymore. Delta has decided to place BUD on seasonal basis. Than it may go on chop as well. I brought it up because Cosim asked about that in Hungarian forum, about getting MA back in JFK/YYZ.

I am afraid that Delta may pull from BUD for good. If the ecenomy does not shape up, it will be just like OTP scenerio. Too bad.

Not anymore. Delta has decided to place BUD on seasonal basis. Than it may go on chop as well. I brought it up because Cosim asked about that in Hungarian forum, about getting MA back in JFK/YYZ.

I am afraid that Delta may pull from BUD for good. If the ecenomy does not shape up, it will be just like OTP scenerio. Too bad.

I have to say that I don't understand why Delta is leaving BUD. When I flew BUD - JFK - BUD, both flights were 100% full, both economic and business class. For me it was a very good flight because of the connections from JFK.

TAROM's retrojet now bears the SkyTeam logo.:banana: Yes, guys, this time it's for real, not a Photoshop job by me.
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/3290/myaviationnetphotoid017.jpg
http://myaviation.net/?pid=01788210

Next step should be the painting an aircraft in SkyTeam's livery.:D Vietnam Airlines already did it, and they're officially joining the alliance tomorrow.
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/8321/1720177.jpg
http://www.airliners.net/photo/SkyTeam-(Vietnam-Airlines)/Airbus-A330-223/1720177/L/

TAROM's logojet now bears the SkyTeam logo.:banana: Yes, guys, this time it's for real, not a Photoshop job by me.

Can you please explain to an ignorant like me the advantages CLIENTS/passengers will have with those kind of alliances and this in particular for TAROM? Thanks!

Better price offers, improved flight connectivity within SkyTeam members, the ability to use miles with any SkyTeam operator, single check-in, a certain degree of guaranteed service quality...

^^ All of that except guaranteed service quality. Imagine, for example that in Oneworld you have Cathay Pacific (brilliant airline) in the same alliance with Iberia (horrid quality of services). In Skyteam it is a bit more balanced, with all of the airlines being thoroughly average. But the star on the sky is Star Alliance, where the best airline in Europe (Lufthansa) and in the whole World (Asiana, Singapore) are, among many others.

I have to say that I don't understand why Delta is leaving BUD. When I flew BUD - JFK - BUD, both flights were 100% full, both economic and business class. For me it was a very good flight because of the connections from JFK.

I am sure it all has to do with sustaining the premium traffic. Malev 767s were never geared for the premium pax, otherwise some A330 would have been there while ago. Also I think it is very hard to tell if the plane is making cash even when it is full. Quite often they overbook and send low yields in the front cabin. That's what LOT polish airlines do in YYZ.



Cheers :cheers: for some better days.

^^ Thanks guys for the info! :cheers:

^^ All of that except guaranteed service quality. Imagine, for example that in Oneworld you have Cathay Pacific (brilliant airline) in the same alliance with Iberia (horrid quality of services). In Skyteam it is a bit more balanced, with all of the airlines being thoroughly average. But the star on the sky is Star Alliance, where the best airline in Europe (Lufthansa) and in the whole World (Asiana, Singapore) are, among many others.

You're right, that's why I mentioned "a certain degree of guaranteed service quality. :D

I quite like Air France and KLM to be honest, though KLM's 747s are shabby. Overall I had nice experiences with them, but I'm no frequent flyer, so statistics are not on my side.;)

Never flew Iberia, so I can't tell. All I know is their pilots take some awesome cockpit shots and post them on A.net.:nuts: Cathay Pacific was very good.

I quite like Air France and KLM to be honest, though KLM's 747s are shabby. Overall I had nice experiences with them, but I'm no frequent flyer, so statistics are not on my side.;)

Never flew Iberia, so I can't tell. All I know is their pilots take some awesome cockpit shots and post them on A.net.:nuts: Cathay Pacific was very good.

Iberia are a low cost in legacy clothing, with rude staff, no on-board catering even for flights of 2-3 hours, and so on.

AF-KLM are ok, but IMO still significantly behind the Lufthansa group airlines (Lufthansa, Swiss and - less so today than 2-3 years ago however - Austrian). Also, LH hubs are much better, especially Munich and Zurich.

I quite like Air France and KLM to be honest, though KLM's 747s are shabby. Overall I had nice experiences with them, but I'm no frequent flyer, so statistics are not on my side.;)

Never flew Iberia, so I can't tell. All I know is their pilots take some awesome cockpit shots and post them on A.net.:nuts: Cathay Pacific was very good.

I had the worst flight with Iberia to Buenos Aires. Just imagine more that 12 hours zipped in a RyanAir stile (or worst). Old planes, terrible food .... At least they had a non stop movie-program, but on crappy TVs. The local flights are much better.

Delta: nice staff, almost no food
AF rulz

Old planes
Wasn't the flight operated by an A340-600? I wouldn't call that old.

:D No way !!! This was some time ago, so I don't remember the model. What I do remember, beside having my knees under my chin are the crappy old TV sets.

^Maybe AN older 744 or A340 ...

I quite like Air France and KLM to be honest, though KLM's 747s are shabby. Overall I had nice experiences with them, but I'm no frequent flyer, so statistics are not on my side.;)

Never flew Iberia, so I can't tell. All I know is their pilots take some awesome cockpit shots and post them on A.net.:nuts: Cathay Pacific was very good.

I have been that KLM MD11 seem quite good inside/out. I guess many of them are the late production birds. I would also add in that Alitalia is doing something. They are replaving their 767 with the new A330 which were ordered for AirOne.

I had the worst flight with Iberia to Buenos Aires. Just imagine more that 12 hours zipped in a RyanAir stile (or worst). Old planes, terrible food .... At least they had a non stop movie-program, but on crappy TVs. The local flights are much better.

Delta: nice staff, almost no food
AF rulz

On internal US flights they gave us just 2 biscuits. On trans-Atlantic flights they served 1 or 2 meals. The seats are really comfortable if I have to compare it with AF, but AF had better food.

^^ In terms of the overall product, US airliners are the worse, which is sad for the country that pioneered mass air travel. European ones are somewhere in the middle, while the new up-and-coming's are the Asian ones, which dominate in terms of modern planes, on-board and ground services, excellent airports and the extreme politeness of their staff. Even poor carriers like Philippine Airlines kick the ass of any European carrier, let alone American ones.

^^ Another thing that I don't like at US airliners is that their flight attendats are 60 years old. :lol:

On internal US flights they gave us just 2 biscuits. On trans-Atlantic flights they served 1 or 2 meals. The seats are really comfortable if I have to compare it with AF, but AF had better food.

True, the seats are indeed ok! But the food... I had for the first time in my life a piece of pizza wrapped in paper as lunch on a transatlantic flight. Delta :)

But was the pizza good?:lol:

I was hungry men !!!

I had some chicken with vegetables on my flight. And a little cookie :)

Thanks guys! I'm back! :)

Am prezentat in postarile precedente Masterplanul de la aeroport si parcul industrial, care se va construi (imaginea de mai jos).

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Am gasit o prezentare video cu repartizarea teritoriala a acestui masterplan.

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Dupa cum se observa in prezentarea video, precum si in pozele din celelalte postari, parcul industrial va fi amplasat de o parte si de cealalta a aeroportului.
La min. 1:10 se observa un terminal nou, destinat curselor externe. Acesta ar urma sa aiba o suprafata de 10.200 metri patrati si o dezvoltare in doua etape astfel incat in 2030 fluxul de pasageri sa ajunga la 1,5 milioane de pasageri. Cred ca va fi construit langa cel actual, care se afla intr-un proces de modernizare.
Zona din jurul aeroportul mai prevede si un spatiu destinat curselor cargo.

Proiectul de modernizare al terminalului actual il vedeti mai jos:

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A380 goes short-haul for Air France into Heathrow

The A380 completed its first scheduled short-haul route today, with the arrival of F-HPJB into London's Heathrow Airport from Charles De Gaulle in Paris, just 188nm to the north. The route was designed to utilize the superjumbo between flights to Johannesburg.

The carrier's summer schedule shows that its daily AF995 service from Johannesburg arrives in Paris Charles de Gaulle at 06:05, but does not depart again as AF990 until 23:20. "A very early arrival in Paris and a late departure in the evening leaves the aircraft available during the day to operate the Paris-London-Paris route, in between two long-haul flights," says a spokeswoman for Air France. It states that the flight, designated AF1980/1981 will be available between 12 June and 30 August. The service will depart Paris at 10:05 and arrive back in the French capital at 15:05, slotting between the South African sectors.

The 538-seat superjumbo now joins Airbus A320 and ATR-72 on the heavily traveled route. Air France initially offered economy seats across the channel for 80 euros, giving travelers (and airplane geeks) the chance to fly the A380 without ending up on the other side of the planet. The French carrier has only offered economy and business seating on the route, with the nine First Class seats unoccupied for the brief flight.

via flightglobal.com (http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/flightblogger/2010/06/a380-goes-short-haul-workhorse.html)

Daca ajungi in zona Paris/Londra parca e tentanta o scurta calatorie cu avionul.

Tarom counts on flying 21 pc more passengers this year


Tarom counts on a 21 per cent rise in the number of passengers carried this year compared to 2009, from 1.7 M to 2.1 M, the state-owned air operator announced yesterday, quoted by Mediafax. At the same time, the company intends to grow passenger load factor from 56 per cent last year to over 60 per cent this year.

“The first quarter indicates a rise in the number of flown passengers by 31 per cent as compared to figures in Q1 2009, with physical indicators monitored in April and May showing initial Q1 trend remains. Moreover, the airline managed to consolidate its position as market leader on the local charter flight market at 70 per cent,” Tarom General Manager Ruxandra Brutaru said in a press release.

Another 2010 objective is to expand market share by three percentage points to 23 per cent, as well as revenue by increasing online ticketing to up to 20 per cent compared to 11 per cent last year, in the context of a growing overall traffic and by growing business-to-business service portfolio. Tarom also plans on making some savings from re-negotiating existing agreements with partners, cutting the cost of handling at stops of major impact by 10 per cent and re-assessing the necessary services for all stops, decreasing work trips-associated costs by 50 per cent, as well as re-negotiating agreements with training centres and partner hotels seeking up to 20 per cent discounts. Source (http://www.nineoclock.ro/index.php?issue=4699&page=detalii&categorie=business&id=20100609-517496)

Tarom joins world’s second largest airline alliance
ACTMedia - 15 June 2010

Tarom carrier will join the SkyTeam airline alliance this month, and will adopt Flying Blue, Air France and KLM frequent flyer program.

SkyTeam is world's second largest airline alliance after Star Alliance, and has 11 members: Air France, KLM, Alitalia, Aeroflot, Czech Airlines, Delta Airlines, Aeromexico, China Southern, Korean Air, Air Europa and Kenya Airways.By adopting the frequent flyer program, Tarom passengers will have access to a broader flight network, with over 850 destinations, in 160 countries. The carrier said it expects to carry 21% more passengers this year, to 2.14 million, and a load factor o over 60%.With a turnover of €191.4 million in 2009, Tarom is the country's national carrier that will fly to 54 destinations in summer this year, to countries in Europe, North Africa and Middle East. Source (http://www.doingbusiness.ro/en/business-news/17203/tarom-joins-worlds-second-largest-airline-alliance)

Yeah, on the 25th, if my memory serves me right.

Berceanu a oprit fuziunea aeroporturilor din Timişoara şi Arad

[...]
Pe de altă parte, Berceanu a afirmat că nu se aştepta ca decizia sa legată e managementul unitar al aeroporturilor din Timişoara şi Arad să se transforme într-un asemenea scandal.

„Nu a fost vorba de transferul aeroportului din Timişoara la Arad, deşi îmi dau seama că asta era în subconştientul tuturor. Eu am vrut să fac un lucru legat de managementul aeroportului şi am picat în problema UTA - Poli. Dumneavostră aveţi aici nişte ambiţii regionale, eu nu le-am realizat, am gândit că sunt două aeroporturi apropiate printre care va trece şi o autostradă şi că e bine să nu îşi facă concurenţă. Am înţeles de la dl. preşedinte Constantin Ostaficiuc, când a fost toată volbura aia, că s-a lansat ideea că aeroportul de la Timişoara va fi preluat de Arad”, a spus Berceanu.

Din acest motiv ministrul Transporturilor a afirmat că, deocamdată, ideea fuzionării celor două aeroporturi a fost oprită.

„Pot să vă spun lucruri care să nu vă placă, aeroportul nu e la Timişoara, e pe teritoriul altei comune, iar sediul aeroportului este la Bucureşti pe strada Dinicu Golescu. Aeroportul din Timişoara este mare, iar cel din Arad este mic pentru că cel din Timişoara a rămas la ministerul Transporturilor. Domnul Ciuhandru (!) nu a făcut nimic, în mod sigur nu ştie nici câte aripi are un avion, vă garantez. Eu am încercat să gândesc acest lucru din punctul de vedere al unui management. Dacă aeroporturile acestea o să îşi facă concurenţă greşită între ele, s-ar putea să se mute cineva la Szeged şi e greu de împiedicat. Noi trebuie să gândim lucrurile într-o perspectivă destul de lungă şi fără conotaţii care nu au legătură cu aviaţia. Am văzut că e o aşa mare problemă, am oprit tot, şi va rămâne aşa, până când o să avem bani să facem un studiu de fezabilitate", a mai spus Berceanu.
sursa (http://www.tion.ro/stiri/timis/articol/radu-berceanu-este-nemultumit-de-lucrarile-la-autostrada-timisoara--arad/cn/news-20100617-09262588)

Grapini, revoltata de alaiul lui Berceanu

„Ce, a venit Dumnezeu?!” Asta a exclamat Maria Grapini, liderul PC Timiş, când a ajuns joi dimineaţa pe Aeroportul Timişoara, unde sosise şi ministrul Transporturilor, Radu Berceanu. Grapini susţine că a fost împiedicată să urce în propria maşină în parcarea de la aeroport şi că oamenii de rând au avut de suferit din cauza protocolului ministrului, care era condus cu alai.

Preşedintele PC Timiş spune că circulă frecvent cu avionul, dar că nu s-a mai întâlnit cu astfel de situaţii în nicio ţară. „Nu pot să nu fiu revoltată să văd că sunt împiedicată să mă urc în propria maşină la aeroport, la o ieşire normală unde nu e nicio restricţie, doar pentru simplul fapt că domnul Berceanu, aşteptat de o suită de 30 de oameni care poate trebuiau să facă altceva la ora aia şi să fie eficienţi în instituţiile în care lucrează, este condus ca pe vremuri cu alai şi dus într-o sală de protocol. Sala de protocol toată lumea ştie că este mai departe de ieşirea normală, alţi funcţionari acolo şi alţi angajaţi, foarte vigilenţi, nu ne dădeau voi să staţionăm o secundă cu maşina că să punem măcar bagajul şi să plecăm. Ar fi trebuit să ne cărăm bagajul până după barieră...”, a decalarat Grapini.

Conservatoarea spune că va depune o sesizare cu privire la cele întâmplate chiar la Aeroportul Timişoara, condus de Cornel Sămărtinean, colegul de partid al ministrului Berceanu. „Domnul Berceanu a dat peste cap un loc public cu protocolul lui. Voi face o sesizare pentru a vedea dacă locurile publice, cum este aeroportul, trebuie să fie blocate pentru oamenii de rând atunci când vine un ministru. Voi face o scrisoare către aeroport şi apoi o să văd, mă voi adresa şi Guvernului”, a avertizat Grapini.
sursa (http://www.tion.ro/stiri/timis/articol/grapini-revoltata-de-alaiul-lui-berceanu/cn/news-20100617-01294528)

O aeronava romaneasca si un avion turcesc au fost la un pas de a intra in coliziune, pe pista unui aeroport din Israel

O aeronava romaneasca a fost la un pas de a intra in coliziune cu un avion apartinand companiei turcesti Corendon Airlines, miercuri seara, pe pista aeroportului Ben-Gurion din Israel, anunta Ynetnews.com. In cele din urma, posibilul accident a fost evitat, gratie vigilentei controlorilor de trafic. Ynetnews.com a anuntat, initial, ca aeronava romaneasca ar fi apartinut companiei Tarom.

UPDATE: Reprezentantii Tarom au declarat, pentru Mediafax, ca avionul romanesc aflat la un pas de coliziune cu o alta aeronava pe aeroportul din Israel nu apartine companiei. Ioana Boca, reprezentanta Tarom, a afirmat ca nu stie carei companii romanesti ii apartine avionul.

Din primele informatii, pilotul turc, al carui avion urma sa decoleze, a stationat pe pista mai mult decat ar fi trebuit, in ciuda recomandarilor primite, in vreme ce avionul romanesc era pe cale sa aterizeze.

Ministerul Transporturilor din Israel a demarat deja o ancheta in acest caz.
sursa (http://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-esential-7441128-aeronava-romaneasca-avion-turcesc-fost-pas-intra-coliziune-pista-unui-aeroport-din-israel.htm)

O cursă Tarom, la un pas de tragedie în Israel
EVZ (http://www.evz.ro/detalii/stiri/avion-romanesc-la-un-pas-de-tragedie-in-israel-898371.html)

Aseară, pasagerii unui avion românesc Tarom şi cei ai unei aeronave turceşti au fost la un pas de tragedie.

Incidentul care a implicat avionul românesc a avut loc în Israel, pe aeroportul Ben-Gurion.

Cele două aeronave au fost la un pas de coliziune în timp ce avionul românesc se pregătea să aterizeze, iar cel turcesc să decoleze, relatează ynetnews.com. Tragedia a fost evitată în ultima clipă. O investigaţie a fost demarată în acest sens de Ministerul Transporturilor din Israel.

Conform publicaţiei citate, cursa Tarom a fost pe punctul de a se ciocni cu o cursă a companiei aeriene Corendon, ambele avioane fiind pe direcţia aceleiaşi piste a aeroportului din Ben-Gurion.

Aeronava românească se afla la o altitudine de 30 de metri şi la o distanţă de mai puţin de trei kilometri(LOL :crazy: ). Pe pista spre care avionul Tarom se pregătea să aterizeze se afla deja avionul companiei Corendon din Turcia, care se afla cu un minut şi jumătate înaintea decolării.

"Cursa TAROM ROT 153, care a realizat, ieri seară (16.06.10), zborul pe relaţia Bucureşti–Tel Aviv a efectuat o procedură normală de survol al aeroportului, după ce turnul de control de pe aeroportul israelian i-a solicitat acest lucru, întrucât pe pista pe care urma să fie efectuată aterizarea se afla un avion turcesc în staţionare. Turnul de control israelian a solicitat efectuarea aceleiaşi proceduri şi altor două aeronave, care urmau să aterizeze la Tel Aviv. Aeronava TAROM, de tip Boeing 737 – 300, cu 91 de pasageri la bord a survolat aeroportul, respectând procedurile de zbor şi solicitarea turnului de control şi a aterizat, ulterior, în deplină siguranţă", se precizează într-un comunicat remis de Tarom.

Controlorii din turnul de control a fost alertat de piloţii aflaţi la bordul unui avion al companiei El Al, care se pregătea să decoleze în urma cursei din Turcia. Aceştia au anunţat de urgenţă turnul de control şi au evitat, în ultimul minut, o tragedie de proporţii. Avionului Tarom i s-a cerut să anuleze aterizarea şi să ia altitudine.

Înregistrările între turnul de control şi piloţii implicaţi în incident au fost transmise procurorului Yitzhak Raz, cel care răspunde în Ministerul Transporturilor de incidentele aviatice.

Didn't know TAROM is doing nap-of-the-earth flights now.:lol: It's a case of runway incursion and I'm willing to bet that it was just a calm go-around by the TAROM pilots.

I actually read this yesterday and the story was about some Turkish company and TAROM, with El Al not being involved.

Btw, the plane was at either 30 m AGL (in which case this really was an avoided disaster) or at less than 3 km, in which case it was just a normal go-around.

Este o greşeală în articol. În articolul original (http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3906700,00.html) se menţionează 1000 ft adică ~300 m.

From details made available thus far, it seems the Turkish pilot stationed his airplane at the takeoff point contrary to instructions from the air traffic controllers and disrupted the Romanian airplane's landing. The Romanian airplane was flying at an altitude of 1,000 ft and was about 3 km (1.8 miles) from the landing point, about one and a half minutes from landing.

Because of the alertness of controllers in the control tower, an accident was avoided. They instructed the Romanian airplane to delay landing. An El Al plane in line for takeoff after the Turkish pilot noticed the accident waiting to happen and quickly reported it to the control tower.

Este o greşeală în articol. În articolul original (http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3906700,00.html) se menţionează 1000 ft adică ~300 m.
Pai da, de-asta am subliniat si eu. Pare aproape imposibil ca presa de la noi sa ofere informatii cu numere corect. mai bine ar folosi termeni precum "sus", "jos", "aproape", "repede" :nuts:

Unless the visibility was low (sorry, I can't be bothered to pull the METAR for TLV), I doubt the TAROM crew would've failed to see the strobes from the Corendon aircraft in time to safely avoid it, to be honest. As I understand, it was night.

But having not been there to witness it, that's only an educated guess. In any case, it's not something to be taken lightly, a runway incursion is a runway incursion.

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Air Bucharest, a new Romanian carrier, got a 737-300 from Tiriac Air.

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Pictures from Romanian Spotters Forum (http://romanian-spotters.forumer.ro/companii-aeriene-in-romania-f8/air-bucharest-t4286.htm).

Oooo.

What is this Air Bucharest? LCC, classic?

Their logo makes it look like a social-democrat carrier :lol:

Their logo makes it look like a social-democrat carrier :lol:
It's a tulip. More like UDMR :)

They operate charters AFAIK.

Some more good news in the aviation industry here:

Bacau: Project to expand production capacity of Aerostar
Friday, June 18, 2010
Source (http://www.agerpres.ro/media/index.php/economic/item/14308-Bacau-Proiect-de-extindere-a-capacitatilor-de-productie-la-Aerostar.html)

^^^^


Aerostar Festival LSA airplane from Romania received US certification

http://www.aerostar.ro/festival/images/products/sport.jpg

June 19

The Aerostar Festival R40S received certification as a special light-sport aircraft (S-LSA). The Festival R40S is manufactured by Aerostar S. A. of Romania and imported into the U.S. by LightSportFlying.com of Memphis, Tennessee. Troy Hart of the Memphis FSDO performed the certification of the aircraft.

LightSportFlying.com, a subsidiary of Belle Aire Aviation, Inc., has signed an exclusive agreement with Aerostar S.A. of Romania to import and sell the Festival. “Market research indicates that the Festival offers the features purchasers of Light Sport Aircraft want along with outstanding value,” said Rick Pellicciotti, President of LightSportFlying.com.

Pellicciotti went on to say, “Festival is of all-metal construction with side-by-side seating and tricycle landing gear. Powered by the popular, Rotax 912 ULS 100HP engine, the airplane performs well and has a 500-pound useful load.

Festival is built using conventional aircraft construction and has rollover protection built into the structure. We think these features are very important to safety conscious consumers.”

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As a leading Romanian aerospace company, AEROSTAR S.A. has achieved worldwide acknowledgement in the fields of military aircraft repairs and upgrades, production of light aircraft, of hydraulic equipment for aviation and piston engines, as well as the production of electronics and other specialized equipment.

Aerostar’s production facilities are ISO9000 and JAR21 compliant. Aerostar employs approximately 2,100 people. Source (http://www.examiner.com/x-46292-Aviation-and-Aerospace-Examiner~y2010m6d19-Aerostar-Festival-LSA-airplane-from-Romania-received-US-certification)

Carpatair awarded with IATA Platinum Certificate in Berlin
21.06.10

Full-service airline Carpatair, having a hub based at Timisoara, has received the Platinum Certificate from IATA for its Bar Coded Boarding Pass (BCBP) project, a release informs. The award was granted within the IATA Annual General Assembly in Berlin, in early June, as recognition of the full implementation of bar coded boarding passes on all flights by 41 airlines around the world, ten of which being from Europe.

BCBP is a boarding pass that enables self-boarding, being an alternative to the traditional magnetic stripe boarding pass requiring passengers to go through check-in.

‘The deadline IATA has given for the full implementation of the bar coded boarding passes is the end of 2010. We are the first Romanian airline that has implemented the BCBP on all its routes in Romania, R. Moldova, Ukraine, Germany, Italy, Greece and Hungary,’ Carpatair president Nicolae Petrov stated at the Berlin meeting. In 2006, Carpatair was the first Romanian airline to implement the IATA-standard e-ticketing on its flights. The Platinum Certificate received for the BCBP project was also awarded to the following air carriers: United Airlines, El Al, SAS-Scandinavian Airlines, LOT – Polish Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, Croatian Airlines, Bulgarian Air, Air Namibia and Binter Canarias. Source (http://www.nineoclock.ro/index.php?issue=4705&page=detalii&categorie=business&id=20100621-517562)

Bucuresti – Doha zbor cu Qatar Airways

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Qatar Airways deschide ruta Doha – Bucuresti din 17 ianuarie 2011. Am investigat mai mult problema si am aflat cateva informatii aditionale.

Zborul va fi operat de patru ori pe saptamana si va fi operat cu o aeronava Airbus 320. Aeronava va fi configurata in doua clase: Economy (132 locuri) si First class (6 locuri).

De la Bucuresti aeronava companiei va decola catre Budapesta, de unde va zbura inapoi catre Doha, tot prin Bucuresti.

Compania nu va vinde bilete pe ruta Bucuresti – Budapesta si retur, cel putin la inceput.

Zborul va fi operat in fiecare zi de luni, miercuri, vineri si sambata, dupa urmatorul orar:

QR 943 Doha (DOH) 08:15 – Bucuresti Otopeni (OTP) 12:20

QR 944 Bucuresti Otopeni (OTP) 18:25 – Doha (DOH) 23:55.

Biletele nu se pot cumpara inca de pe site-ul companiei si nici preturile promotionale nu au fost anuntate.

Prin introducerea zborului direct catre Doha, romanii vor fi mai aproape – cu cateva ore de multe destinatii din Asia sau Australia. Pana acum spre multe din orasele de pe cele doua continente se zbura via Germania, Franta, Austria sau Marea Britanie.

Intrarea pe piata a operatorului din Qatar marcheaza o noua etapa in razboiul companiilor aeriene in ceea ce priveste atragerea de clienti pentru zborurile catre Asia si Australia.

Qatar Airways va deveni prima companie din Orientul Mijlociu care va opera un zbor direct din/spre Bucuresti. Emirates isi anuntase anul trecut intentia de a intra pe piata romaneasca in acest an insa planurile au fost ulterior amanate.
via airclicks.net (http://airclicks.net/2010/06/21/bucuresti-doha-zbor-cu-qatar-airways/)

Great news from Qatar Airways. Maybe they'll even upgrade this to an A330, or at least increase the frequency, but it's a very good start none the less.:applause:

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SKYTEAM CELEBRATES TENTH ANNIVERSARY

Alliance more than triples membership and doubles flights in first decade, adds Air Europa, Kenya Airways and TAROM as full members.

NEW YORK, 22 June, 2010 – The CEOs and Chairmen of SkyTeam today gathered in New York to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the alliance. Since its founding in 2000, SkyTeam has more than tripled its membership, doubled flights and nearly doubled destinations to offer customers easier connections across all continents.

The leaders of SkyTeam reflected on accomplishments of the last decade and outlined strategic focus areas for the next ten years and beyond. The members pledged to intensify cooperation and further develop the network to ensure valuable growth for both customers and members. At the meeting, SkyTeam:


Signed an agreement with China Eastern to formally begin the process of adding one of China’s leading airlines as a SkyTeam member, and
Renewed its membership program, thereby making Air Europa, Kenya Airways and TAROM full members of the alliance.

From its founding in 2000 by Aeroméxico, Air France, Delta Air Lines and Korean Air, SkyTeam has grown to 13 members in 2010, including the recent addition of Vietnam Airlines and this Friday’s planned addition of Romanian carrier TAROM. SkyTeam carriers today offer approximately 13,000 daily flights to 898 destinations in 169 countries, up from 6,402 daily flights to 451 destinations in 98 countries at its inception.

Deepened cooperation
“During the last 10 years, SkyTeam’s experience with ground breaking mergers and joint ventures has deepened the cooperation among our members, giving our customers access to more markets at lower fares,” said SkyTeam Governing Board Chairman Leo van Wijk. “As we look back at SkyTeam’s steady growth of members, all are focusing on creating global coverage by linking complementary networks, flying from a few of the best hubs in Europe, the US, Asia and Africa. Today we offer our customers more destinations, more frequencies and more and better connectivity.”

“As deregulation and Open Skies agreements opened opportunities for more effective business alignment, SkyTeam emerged as a way for airlines to offer customers more connections across the globe through alliances rather than complex intercontinental mergers. And our growth will continue.”

Growth in Asia
During the Governing Board meeting, China Eastern signed an Adherence Agreement with SkyTeam, formally starting its process of joining the alliance. SkyTeam’s Managing Director, Marie-Joseph Malé, outlined the value of a second Chinese member in the alliance: “Asia is a very important growth market for SkyTeam, and we are well on track to strengthen our offering in this fast-growing part of the world. With our newest member Vietnam Airlines, and China Eastern joining us in the future, we will offer our customers 10 percent more daily flights than today. Combined with China Southern and Korean Air, these four Asian carriers will further strengthen SkyTeam's presence in Asia and position us for future growth. And we still intend to add more Asian carriers to our group, thus firmly consolidating SkyTeam as THE alliance for Asia.”

Future Focus
SkyTeam is also focused on growing its presence in other regions of the world, such as Latin America, Southeast Asia and India. “Over the past decade, SkyTeam has played a vital role in extending our customers’ reach beyond the many points Delta serves,” said Richard Anderson, CEO of Delta Air Lines, and host of the SkyTeam Governing Board in New York. “This will continue as SkyTeam pursues a strategy of valuable growth by recruiting even more members that offer our customers access into new regions.”

Renewed membership program
SkyTeam’s 10-year anniversary also marks the introduction of a new membership program, to better match with the alliances’ growth ambition. The former Associate Airline program served carriers, including current partners of alliance members, who were interested in alliance benefits but did not yet meet all strategic criteria necessary to become full SkyTeam members. It allowed SkyTeam to build a broader network and provide customers with access to additional regions of the world. With a higher degree of maturity reached in alliance development and integration, SkyTeam now fully integrates all members into the alliance. With this reclassification, Air Europa, Kenya Airways and new member TAROM will now also be referred to as Member airlines. This change will reinforce the cohesion among the partner airlines. For the customer, there will be no differences.
http://www.skyteam.com/news/headlines/20100622.html

Happy B-day, SkyTeam! TAROM will become a (full) member tomorrow!:banana:

Romania's TAROM to standardise jet fleet

New SkyTeam member Tarom is seeking to standardise its jet fleet on Airbus A320 or Boeing 737 family aircraft with a selection of one type expected this year.

Tarom chief Ruxandra Luciana Brutaru acknowledges the Romanian carrier currently has "a very awkward mix" of Airbus A318s and Boeing 737s that "makes no sense". She says as part of a fleet simplification plan Tarom has been looking at replacing its A318s with 737 family aircraft or replacing its 737s with A320 family aircraft.

"One of the key objectives of the airline for the next year as part of our strategy side is to simplify the fleet. As we are a very small airline we have to make sure our costs are at the bottom. Simplifying the fleet is a very important aspect of this," Brutaru told Flighglobal on the sidelines of yesterday's SkyTeam 10th anniversary celebration event in New York.

According to Flightglobal's ACAS database, Tarom's narrowbody jet fleet currently consist of four A318s, four 737-300s, four 737-700s and three 737-800s. The A318s and 737-800s are the carrier's newest additions, with the A318s being delivered in 2006 and 2007 and the 737-800s arriving in 2008 and early 2009.

Brutaru says a selection of Airbus or Boeing as Tarom's future exclusive supplier of jets should be made "within the next couple of months".

"We're in the process of making the final decision," she says. "We'll try to simplify the fleet and stick to one manufacturer."

She adds other manufacturers - such as Bombardier, Embraer or Sukhoi - are not being considered. She says when it comes time to acquire replacements for its A318s or 737s, Tarom will "probably go with a mix" of leases and purchases.

Tarom also operates a regional fleet consisting of seven ATR 42-500 and two ATR 72-500 turboprops. She says the carrier plans to continue operating turboprops and Tarom will look at acquiring new ATR 42/72-600s "if we are sure the product fits our need".

While the carrier's ATR 42s are all 10 to 13 years old, Tarom only added ATR 72s last year. Tarom is now evaluating how the 70-seat turboprop is performing in its network with the view of possibly acquiring more although any new acquisition would likely involve the new ATR 72-600 model rather than more ATR 72-500s. The -600 is scheduled to enter service next year.

Brutaru sees a continuing need for turboprops in Tarom's fleet to access short runways and operate short sectors. On some short routes Tarom now operates a mix of turboprops and jets depending on the time of day. Brutaru says this mix now adequately meets demand and she does not see the carrier shifting A318 flights to 70-seat turboprops as it ponders replacing A318s with larger 737s.

Tarom also operates two Airbus A310s but Brutaru says "we hope to get rid of them in the shortest period because they don't really fit our fleet". The A310s are now used for charters and some scheduled routes, including Bucharest-Tel Aviv, which could be operated by narrowbodies.

Brutaru does not see any need for Tarom to operate widebodies in the future as larger SkyTeam members can adequately cover the long-haul market. Tarom formally joins SkyTeam at the end of this week.
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/06/23/343604/romanias-tarom-to-standardise-jet-fleet.html

So it looks like TAROM is not planning on restarting longhaul ops :(

I guess it makes sense from a financial point of view, but I still wish we could reach destinations that are farther away without changing planes.

Maybe one of our private airlines will be able to achieve this in the future...

^^ Or maybe Tarom knows that the A310 dosen't bring them any money, so they will let their SkyTeam partner Delta to take the OTP-JFK route with a 767.

The decision to buy Airbus 318 when TAROM operated (except the two relics) a Boeing fleet was politically motivated, and poorly implemented. TAROM needs to start acting like a private company and not a state ferry system or close shop.

I would support either solution and a larger coverage in Europe before we go intercontinental. I also think with a greater co-ordonation of internal flights and transfers at OTP we could enhance overall ridership to European destinations.

TAROM finally ready to join SkyTeam, plans more codeshares

Romania's Tarom plans to have codeshares in place with all SkyTeam members by the end of this year as the carrier finally prepares to enter the alliance.

Tarom chief Ruxandra Luciana Brutaru says the carrier already has codeshares in place with most of SkyTeam's 12 members, and deals with the remaining carriers are now being finalised. "We have codeshares in place with almost all members and we will keep on signing with all of them," Brutaru says. "By end of the year we'll finish those."

Tarom will formally become SkyTeam's 13th member on 26 June, just over five years after first agreeing to become a member of the alliance's former associate carrier programme. Brutaru says the delay was primarily driven by a change in management.

"We were supposed to join together with Air Europa and Kenya Airways [in 2007]. It's been really a change of management. Unfortunately the airline had a change of management and the new management that came in place needed a bit more time to select the right alliance," she says.

Brutaru explains Tarom's new management team wanted to make sure the carrier selected "the right alliance". The carrier's new management ended up confirming the previous management team's selection of SkyTeam and formally committed to joining in May 2008. Brutaru, who joined Tarom's management team in 2007 and took over as CEO at the end of 2008, has since "continued the process" of formally joining the alliance.

She says Tarom was scheduled to formally join in March of this year but agreed to wait another three months so it could join the same month as SkyTeam's 10th anniversary. Vietnam Airlines also agreed to join in June, although it formally joined on 10 June. "Because it was the celebration of the 10th anniversary of SkyTeam, we jointly decided the two airlines would join around the time so the celebration period would be nicer," Brutaru explains.

In the meantime, SkyTeam has decided to drop its two-tier structure, resulting in Air Europa and Kenya Airways upgrading from associate to full members and Tarom joining as a full rather than associate member. Brutaru says the change, which was formally implemented at this week's SkyTeam meeting in New York, is "fortunate" for Tarom.

Brutaru, speaking to Flightglobal at the conclusion of the SkyTeam meeting in New York, says earlier this month Tarom successfully migrated from its own frequent flier programme to Air France's Flying Blue programme. She says the carrier didn't need to migrate to a new IT system to support its ascension into SkyTeam because it has "been using the SITA product for many years".

While Tarom works on having codeshares in place with all SkyTeam members the carrier also continues its plans to forge new partnerships with airlines outside the alliance. For example, Tarom earlier this year began codesharing with Latvia's Air Baltic and last year began codesharing with Switzerland's Flybaboo.

"There are certain markets which are important for us and we want to make sure we develop them with the right partners," Brutaru explains. "Flybaboo is not a SkyTeam partner but it is an airline that has very similar objectives as us and SkyTeam, it has the same frequent flier programme and it was very important to us on a specific route. It's the same with Air Baltic."
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/06/23/343606/tarom-finally-ready-to-join-skyteam-plans-more-codeshares.html

Ze "finger" updates, aka .|.


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Oh, I see the roof is coming along nicely, like in the render.

And a render which I think has not been posted so far (it's from the inside the Departure Terminal):



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It's looking like the new terminal in Barcelona! :banana:

Marines convention at OTP Departure Terminal:


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PS: I'lll come back later on with more pics of the finger construction works. :cheers:

They're Army (or Army NG), not Marine.

OK. More (panooramic also) pics of the U/C "finger", from the shuttle bus:



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Cool update, man.:cheers: Hope you enjoyed your flight.:D

^^ Awesome pics LeClerk!!! Thanks a bunch!

How many gates will the new finger have? It kinda looks small to me... :|

It's not a NEW finger, it's an extension of the existing finger.
At the end of this phase (2010) the terminal will have a total of 24 boarding gates (13 equipped with jetways) within the International Departure Hall, while the Domestic Flights Hall will gain 5 more gates. The project consists also in re-organizing the passengers transit in two separate Schengen / non-Schengen flows. Thus the airport's capacity is expected to raise to a total of 6 mil. passengers annually on both domestic and international routes.
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Now they have 5 jetways, btw.

It's not a NEW finger, it's an extension of the existing finger.

Yeah yeah, extension, minor detail. :D

Sounds good, 24 gates (app. half jetways) is OK for Romania. I hope it will finally get that "roooomy" feeling/effect I love to experience in other airports in Europe. In OTP you have that feeling you're in a bigger train station... not in a modern airport.

At the end of this phase (2010) the terminal will have a total of 24 boarding gates (13 equipped with jetways) within the International Departure Hall
So they will still use the bus for some boardings? :(

They use buses even in CDG, LHR, VIE, OSL, MUC and so on. There will always be more gates than there are jetways.

They use buses even in CDG, LHR, VIE, OSL, MUC and so on. There will always be more gates than there are jetways.
Oh, I see. Thanks for clearing that up. I thought there was a "bus age" and a "post-bus age" or something :D

Guys, have you see this? :lol:

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ROMA ITALY ?

PS: Great pics Le Clerk ! :okay:

Considering that RATP's Roissybus is running in Cluj, I don't see why we can't have Romairport fences in Otopeni.:dunno::jk:

Seriously though, I don't get why it says Roma, Italy on that.:nuts:
http://www.vrajitorul.eu/firma/6424005/romairport-srl-roma-sucursala-bucuresti

Doar o mica chestie legata de http://www.vrajitorul.eu/firma/6424005/romairport-srl-roma-sucursala-bucuresti

Tipul de activitate: Lucrari de constructii a drumurilor si autostrazilor

Yeah, I noticed that.:hm:

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TAROM AIRLINES JOINS SKYTEAM

Romanian flag carrier adds 11 destinations to SkyTeam network

TAROM passengers immediately benefit from enhanced connectivity, schedules and frequencies

BUCHAREST, 25 June 2010 – TAROM Romanian Air Transport officially joined the SkyTeam global airline alliance at a ceremony held in Bucharest today. By welcoming TAROM into SkyTeam, the alliance further strengthens its network reach in Central and Eastern Europe. TAROM becomes the 13th carrier to join SkyTeam, which marked its 10th anniversary on 22 June.

The SkyTeam alliance brings TAROM important opportunities for its future growth by bringing access to a global network offering 898 destinations in 169 countries. Effective today, TAROM passengers can earn and redeem frequent flyer miles when flying on all services operated by SkyTeam member airlines. Members of other SkyTeam airlines’ frequent flyer programs can also earn and redeem miles when travelling on TAROM-operated flights.

TAROM’s joining into the SkyTeam Alliance was officially announced in Bucharest, by Mr. Radu Berceanu, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure from Romania, Mrs. Ruxandra Brutaru, President and CEO of TAROM Airlines, Mr. Leo van Wijk, Chairman of the SkyTeam Governing Board, Mr. Marie-Joseph Malé, Managing Director of SkyTeam and Mr. Dominique Patry, Vice President International and Alliances at Air France.

Over the past two years, TAROM has worked intensively to fulfill the alliances’ membership requirements, ranging from customer service elements such as the recognition of frequent flyer programs, lounge access and priority baggage handling, to establishing codeshare agreements with SkyTeam members.

“By joining the SkyTeam Alliance, TAROM opens a new page in its 55 years of history,” said Mrs. Brutaru. “Implementing the joining process was quite challenging, because we had to concentrate, in 2009 - a year defined by the global economic crisis - on regaining our market share and obtaining an increase in passenger numbers of up to 20%. It is indeed a historical event, acknowledging our staff’s professionalism and high quality service.”

“As we continue to expand our network around the globe, Europe remains a key strategic market for our alliance. We are proud to welcome Romania’s national carrier into our alliance today, further underling SkyTeam’s commitment to Central and Eastern Europe. TAROM firmly contributes to this promise, by adding 11 new destinations to the SkyTeam network,” said Leo van Wijk.

“SkyTeam now comprises seven European airlines, offering a comprehensive network throughout the continent, as well as hundreds of nonstop intercontinental flights to Asia, Africa, North and Latin America each day,” said Marie-Joseph Malé. “A number of SkyTeam carriers already serve TAROM’s hub in Bucharest and SkyTeam corporate customers will benefit from the inclusion of TAROM in all the global deals we offer clients, helping to facilitate trade and commerce between Romania and the rest of the world.”
http://www.skyteam.com/news/headlines/20100625.html

Da ai voie sa le faci poze in aeroport ? Ca m-am gandit si eu sa le fac, dar mi-era ca or sa fie probleme de securitate...

Tarom reia cursa Bucuresti - Damasc
Incepand cu data de 3 iulie, operatorul national TAROM v-a relua zborurile intre Bucuresti si Damasc – cel mai vechi oras al lumii. O data cu aceasta relansare, compania a refacut si grila de preturi, clientii avand acum la dispozitie si bilete dus-intros la un pret de 147 de euro (in anii trecuti pretul nu prea cobora sub 300 euro).

Zborul va fi operat de doua ori pe saptamana via Amman, astfel:

Marti
Bucuresti Otopeni (OTP) 23:25 – Damasc (DAM) 02:10 (direct)
Damasc (DAM) 02:55 - Bucuresti Otopeni (OTP) 07:10 (returul este miercuri, via Amman)

Sambata
Bucuresti Otopeni (OTP) 23:25 – Damasc (DAM) 03:50 (via Amman)
Damasc (DAM) 04:35 - Bucuresti Otopeni (OTP) 07:20 (returul este duminica, direct)
via airclicks.net (http://airclicks.net/2010/06/24/damasc-din-nou-pe-harta-tarom/)

@cornel001: poti sa faci poze in aeroport atata vreme cat nu te prind :lol:. Serios vorbind, eu am facut poze pe mai multe aeroporturi si nu mi-a avut nimeni treaba, dar ideea cred ca e sa nu faci poze la chestiile legate de securitate (gen control de securitate, personalul aeroportului etc).

Da ai voie sa le faci poze in aeroport ? Ca m-am gandit si eu sa le fac, dar mi-era ca or sa fie probleme de securitate...

Eu am cerut voie la un gardian care mi-a spus ca pot sa fac cateva cu familia dar sa nu prind in ele personalul de paza al aeroportului.

^^
Din revista aeroportului Otopeni:
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SkyTeam - Your Benefits

SkyTeam offers passengers benefits to make trip planning smoother and travel more convenient thanks to member airlines, covering the global network of over 850 destinations on all continents. Skyteam offers the following benefits, special products and services to customers:


Round the World fare pass - allows passengers to circle around the globe via travel on any or all of SkyTeam's members. The Round the World fare pass gives you the advantage of travelling around the world with one single ticket.
America, Asia, China, Europe, Italy and Mexico fare passes - allows SkyTeam customers who purchase a trans-atlantic, trans-pacific, or inter-continental ticket to America, Asia or Europe to also purchase three or more one-way intra-region flight segments at reduced fares. Would you like to explore a continent in depth? Whether it's for business or personal adventure, you have a smarter, more economical way to go places.
City guides and airport information is available at skyteam.com. Check out the SkyTeam website to find more information about SkyTeam products and services.
Members of the alliance have agreements in place that allow you to earn miles toward Elite status, as well as redeem miles, with every SkyTeam airline.
Frequent flyers are able to obtain Multi-Carrier Awards, enabling you to use SkyTeam carriers with one single award ticket, and offering travel opportunities for fewer miles than before to many destinations.
Elite passengers have access to priority check-in, boarding and baggage handling, as well as preferred seating.
Elite passengers have reciprocal access to 415 airport lounges including the SkyTeam showcase in London Heathrow.
Guaranteed seat reservation in Economy Class for Elite customers (even when the flight is full).
SkyTeam global Corporate Contracts - offering competitively priced, customized travel solutions for multinational companies.
Skyteam Global meetings - streamlines the process of arranging travel for large-scale international meetings. With Global Meetings both organizers and attendees enjoy benefits while traveling through SkyTeam's extensive worldwide network.

SkyTeam benefits contribute to achieving the main objective of TAROM: providing optimal service and quality products to customers.
http://www.tarom.ro/en/skyteam/your-benefits

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Grand Canyon on a Tarom commercial ? :wtf:

Grand Canyon on a Tarom commercial ? :wtf:
Yes, Grand Canyon. The ad is meant to say that now, with Tarom joining Skyteam, you have access to a lot more destinations through the Skyteam network. In this case, I think you can reach the Grand Canyon using Delta.

Grand Canyon on a Tarom commercial ? :wtf:
Ad understanding fail.:D

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In memoriam Mihai Dobre "Tone"
1985 - 2009

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Probably new route Krakow - Bucharest by LOT :)
Winter 2010/11 or spring 2011

It amazes me that Wizz Air/Blue Air have not started any route to Poland...is there really no demand? Current prices are damn high and I don't think LOT's new flight will change things :(

Current prices are damn high and I don't think LOT's new flight will change things :(
LOT open new base at Krakow airport.
Now 3 aircraft stationed at EPKK ( 2 Embraers 170, and ATR 72 )
When open base LOT will be probably stationed 5-6 E70/75 and 2 ATR 72.

Tarom schimba sistemul de acceptare a bagajelor

Compania aeriana Tarom va aplica, incepand cu 1 iulie 2010, un nou sistem de acceptare a bagajelor de cala pe zborurile operate cu aeronavele proprii, trecand de la sistemul bazat pe greutate la sistemul bazat pe piesa de bagaj, fara a aduce schimbari in politica de acceptare a bagajelor de cabina.

Noua politica de acceptare a bagajelor intra in vigoare pentru biletele de avion emise incepand cu data de 1 iulie 2010.

Trecerea la noul sistem bazat pe piesa aduce pasagerilor de la clasa economic tarife de 5 ori mai mici pentru transportul excedentului de bagaj de cala (a doua piesa de bagaj), respectiv un tarif fix de 50 euro pentru o piesa de bagaj de cel mult 23 de kilograme, in timp ce sistemul anterior de taxare prevedea tarife de la 10 -12 euro per kilogram.

De asemenea, pasagerii Tarom care calatoresc in clasa business pot transporta gratuit 3 piese standard de bagaj, iar pasagerii clasei economic pot transporta gratuit o piesa standard. Operatorul aerian precizeaza ca o piesa standard de bagaj are o greutate de cel mult 23 de kilograme, iar suma maxima admisa a dimensiunilor acesteia (inaltime + latime + lungime) este de 158 de centimetri.

In plus, pasagerii inscrisi in programul de fidelizare Flying Blue, la care Tarom a aderat din data de 5 iunie 2010, care detin carduri Elite sau Elite Plus, vor putea transporta gratuit inca o piesa standard de bagaj de cala, suplimentar fata de cele mentionate anterior.

Numarul pieselor de bagaj transportate gratuit poate ajunge, astfel, la patru - in cazul pasagerilor care calatoresc la clasa business, in timp ce pasagerilor Flying Blue, care zboara la clasa economic, le este acceptat transportul gratuit a doua piese de bagaj.

Tarom mai precizeaza ca noul sistem nu aduce schimbari in politica de acceptare a bagajelor de cabina. Astfel, fiecare pasager are dreptul sa transporte, gratuit, in cabina de pasageri: o piesa de bagaj de mana (cu o suma maxima a dimensiunilor de 115 centimetri si o greutate maxima de 10 kilograme) si un obiect personal (geanta, servieta sau laptop).
Wall-street (http://www.wall-street.ro/articol/Turism/88593/Tarom-schimba-sistemul-de-acceptare-a-bagajelor.html)

Air Bucharest taxiing at Baneasa - Aurel Vlaicu

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by Griff at Romanian Spotters Forum (http://romanian-spotters.forumer.ro/bucuresti-aurel-vlaicu-baneasa-bbu-lrbs-f28/aeroportul-bucuresti-aurel-vlaicu-baneasa-iunie-2010-t4184-25.htm)

Tarom va lansa serviciul de check-in online

Compania TAROM va lansa, din 15 iulie, serviciul de check-in online, prin intermediul caruia pasagerii isi vor putea efectua singuri formalitatile de check-in pe Internet si isi vor putea alege locul preferat in avion, a informat operatorul.

„Suntem interesati de imbunatatirea serviciile acordate pasagerilor TAROM si consideram ca aceasta facilitate va simplifica operatiunile de imbarcare la aeroport. TAROM va continua sa ofere gratuit atat serviciul de inregistrare la aeroport, cat si noul produs - online check-in” a declarat Director Operatiuni Sol TAROM, Viorel Vladoiu.

Formalitatile de check-in pot fi realizate prin Internet cu maxim 30 de ore si pana la o ora inainte de plecare, anunta NewsIn.

Potrivit TAROM, dupa ce au finalizat online formalitatile de check-in, pasagerii au posibilitatea de a-si tipari cartea de imbarcare si, daca nu au bagaj pentru cala, pot merge direct la poarta de imbarcare. Pasagerii care au bagaj pentru cala vor trebui doar sa se prezinte la ghiseul TAROM „Baggage Drop-Off” din aeroport, pentru a-si lasa bagajul.

Serviciul de check-in online este disponibil pentru toti pasagerii TAROM care se afla in posesia unui bilet electronic valid, pe unul din zborurile operate de avioanele companiei sau pe cele realizate in cooperare cu liniile aeriene partenere - AIR FRANCE, KLM si AIR EUROPA si operate cu aeronavele acestora.

Astfel, check-in-ul online este disponibil pentru zborurile de pe aeroportul Otopeni (catre toate destinatiile interne si internationale mai putin catre Moscova, Milano, Varsovia si Geneva), de pe aeroporturile interne Bacau, Baia Mare, Cluj Napoca, Iasi, Oradea, Satu Mare, Sibiu, Suceava, Targu Mures, Timisoara, precum si de pe aeroporturile internationale Amsterdam, Atena, Belgrad, Beirut, Larnaca, Lyon, Munchen, Nisa, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Riga, Tel Aviv si Roma.

TAROM opereaza catre 54 de destinatii in sezonul de vara 2010, acoperind tari din Europa, Africa de Nord si Orientul Mijlociu. In anul 2009, compania nationala a transportat peste 1,7 milioane de pasageri si a inregistrat un grad de incarcare a aeronavelor de peste 56 de procente.

Pentru anul 2010, TAROM estimeaza peste 2 milioane de pasageri transportati si un grad de incarcare de peste 60%.

Incepand cu data de 5 iunie 2010, TAROM a trecut la programul de fidelitate Flying Blue - program creat si operat de Air France si KLM. In prezent, acest program numara peste 15 milioane de membri, din intreaga lume.
WALL STREET (http://www.wall-street.ro/articol/Turism/88708/Tarom-va-lansa-serviciul-de-check-in-online.html)

^^Not only TAROM, but also Carpatair and Blue Air.

It was about time...no more queueing with people who argue about their overweight luggage :D

I'm still waiting for a decent call-center. What they have now is shameful.

An-2 crashes at Tuzla airfield. 11 dead. (Realitatea)
(http://www.realitatea.net/un-avion-s-a-prabusit-la-tuzla--11-persoane-au-murit_721877.html)
RIP.:(

http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20100705-0

From Twitter:
eurocontrol extends its deepest condolences to the families + friends of the victims of the Romanian AF Antonov 2 accident today
http://twitter.com/eurocontrol

^^ RIP! :ohno:


That was a private flight?

Why are they still using those old Antonovs?

Military flight AFAIK. Yes, they're still using them.

RIP

^^ Because they are easy to repair, cheap to mantain, they do their job and mostly because they don't have :2cents: for new airplanes.

Aeroportul Bacău a cerut insolvenţa “investitorului strategic” Blue Air (http://www.financiarul.ro/2010/07/06/aeroportul-bacau-a-cerut-insolventa-investitorului-strategic-blue-air/)

^^ Ouch. Nu vad bine Blue Air. Cred insa ca zboara sampanie la Budapesta... Wizz are ocazia sa domine tot in Romania daca Blue pleaca...

Un amic imi spunea ca momentan Blue Air obtine doar 60% din veniturile lunare de care are nevoie. Am crezut ca e doar o gluma, dat fiind ca stiam planurile lor de investitii. S-ar putea sa fi avut totusi dreptate.

^^ Ouch. Nu vad bine Blue Air. Cred insa ca zboara sampanie la Budapesta... Wizz are ocazia sa domine tot in Romania daca Blue pleaca...

Stai liniştit că nu e nici o noutate pentru blue air. Ăsta e modul lor de a face business. Chestia asta cu neplata datoriilor se întâmplă de ani buni şi nu numai la Bacău.

Am dat peste asta prin casa:

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Banuiesc ca e din anii 70. Aveti idee mai exact de cand poate fi?

^^ Anii '80. TU 154 a fost lansat pentru zboruri comerciale la inceputul anilor '70 si este un model care a fost implicat in numeroase accidente. E drept s-au si construit foarte multe. Chiar si un aparat TAROM s-a prabusit la decolare in 1989 (din fericire daca putem spune asta, avea doar echipajul la bord care a decedat), dar cel mai celebru incident este cel de acum doua luni in care si-a pierdut viata printre altii presedintele Poloniei.

Oribile avioane...Aeroflot le-a mai modernizat, dar am avut la un moment dat nefericirea sa zbor cu unul nemodernizat - vibratiile celor 3 motoare faceau sa nu stea inchise usile toaletelor din spate! Zgomotul, nici nu mai zic...

They were recently phased out of service with Aeroflot. I think you'll find their current fleet (and corporate) image to be a far cry from that of less than a decade ago.:)

They were recently phased out of service with Aeroflot. I think you'll find their current fleet (and corporate) image to be a far cry from that of less than a decade ago.:)

I know, they rock these days, hehe. Actually, even on that awful plane, they served some of the best food I ever had in Economy...smoked salmon, fresh black bread, yum :)

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Banuiesc ca e din anii 70. Aveti idee mai exact de cand poate fi?

Tu-154B; YR-TPA (manuf no 76A159):

Primul zbor: iunie 1976;
Livrat (Tarom): 9 iulie 1976;
Retras (Tarom): iunie 1991.

Tu-154B; YR-TPA (manuf no 76A159):

Primul zbor: iunie 1976;
Livrat (Tarom): 9 iulie 1976;
Retras (Tarom): iunie 1991.
Aha, multumesc :cheers:

Tu-154B; YR-TPA (manuf no 76A159):

Primul zbor: iunie 1976;
Livrat (Tarom): 9 iulie 1976;
Retras (Tarom): iunie 1991.
De unde ai obtinut informatiile? Aseara am cautat pe google de mai multe ori dar nu am gasit.

De unde ai obtinut informatiile? Aseara am cautat pe google de mai multe ori dar nu am gasit.

http://russianplanes.net

Clujul vrea aeroportul din Târgu Mureş

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Consiliul Judeţean Cluj intenţionează să preia Aeroportul Transilvania, prin asociere sau prin cumpărarea de acţiuni, în cazul transformării acestuia în societate comercială.

Preşedintele Alin Tişe a declarat că asocierea Consiliului Judeţean (CJ) Cluj cu CJ Mureş ar avea drept scop administrarea ambelor aeroporturi din regiune – Aeroportul Internaţional Cluj-Napoca şi Aerportul Transilvania Târgu Mureş. Consiliul Judeţean Cluj a trimis o adresă către oficialii CJ Mureş, care au declarat ieri că vor numi o comisie care să se ocupe de identificarea unei posibilităţi concrete de asociere.

Preşedintele CJ Cluj, Alin Tişe, a transmis ieri CJ Mureş, printr-o adresă oficială, propunerea de iniţiere a unei colaborări. “CJ Cluj, prin structurile sale de specialitate, îşi exprimă disponibilitatea de a deveni partenerul principal într-o asociere sau cumpărarea de acţiuni în totalitate sau a pachetului majoritar (în cazul transformării Aeroportului Transilvania Târgu Mureş într-o societate comercială) cu CJ Mureş, asociere având drept scop administrarea ambelor aeroporturi din regiune”, se arată în scrisoarea oficială plecată de la Cluj.
Prin intermediul acestei iniţiative se caută o colaborare eficientă în vederea oferirii unui pachet unitar de servicii aeronautice, care să exploateze avantajele şi să diminueze dezavantajele, spun reprezentanţii CJ Cluj.

“Dezvoltând traficul şi infrastructura aeroportuară din cele două judeţe în direcţia creării unui unic aeroport regional, va putea fi elaborată o ofertă comună de servicii aeronautice pentru judeţele Cluj şi Mureş. Investiţiile preconizate a se realiza în modernizarea Aeroportului Transilvania Târgu Mureş, corelate cu cele aflate în desfăşurare la Aeroportul Internaţional Cluj-Napoca, au drept scop atragerea de noi companii aeriene, oferirea unor servicii mai eficiente şi echilibrate pentru pasagerii din această regiune şi creşterea veniturilor ambelor judeţe. De altfel, dată fiind distanţa mică dintre cele două aeroporturi, este aproape imposibil ca cele două obiective să se dezvolte concomitent la acelaşi nivel, în lipsa unei colaborări eficace. Doar printr-o politică coerentă de marketing se poate asigura o dezvoltare uniformă a traficului aerian regional, atrăgându-se resursele financiare necesare”, au motivat oficialii de la Cluj.

“Argumentele care pledează în favoarea încheierii acestui parteneriat sunt numeroase şi se referă în principal la faptul că administraţia publică de la nivelul judeţului Cluj, împreună cu Aeroportul Internaţional Cluj-Napoca, dispune de know-how-ul şi resursele materiale şi umane necesare pentru a dezvolta traficul aerian din regiune şi pentru a accelera investiţiile în modernizarea Aeroportului Târgu Mureş. Dorim să venim în sprijinul CJ Mureş şi propunem această formă de parteneriat, determinând costuri zero alocate pentru Aeroportul Târgu Mureş şi, implicit, avantaje semnificative pentru CJ Mureş. în acest fel se vor reduce cheltuielile de operare şi administrare ale aeroportului şi, pe cale de consecinţă, ar creşte gradul de rentabilitate a regiei”, a declarat Alin Tişe în adresa transmisă CJ Mureş.

în aceeaşi scrisoare, preşedintele CJ Cluj aminteşte şi de faptul că Aeroportul Transilvania nu îndeplineşte acum condiţiile necesare pentru a face parte din reţeaua TEN-T (Reţeaua Trans Europeană de Transport – n. red.) , ceea ce duce la imposibilitatea accesării de fonduri europene.

Preşedintele CJ Mureş s-a declarat interesat de propunerea venită de la Cluj, dar nu a detaliat posibile formule de asociere între cele două judeţe în vederea gestionării aeroporturilor. “Acum sunt cu adresa în faţă. în principiu, ideea ne surâde, dar va trebui luată o decizie în plenul Consiliului Judeţean. Va trebui, de asemenea, să luăm legătura cu cei de la Cluj şi să găsim modalitatea juridică de asociere. Voi numi un colectiv care se va ocupa cu această chestiune”, a declarat liderul CJ Mureş, Lokodi Emoke, pentru ZIUA de CLUJ.

în luna mai, aceeaşi Lokodi acuza că Aeroportul Cluj-Napoca ar fi beneficiat de direcţionarea “politică”a unor zboruri şi că aeroportul din Mureş a fost exclus din reţeaua europeană TEN-T în favoarea Clujului, pierzând astfel şansa unor finanţări importante. Oficialii clujeni au respins cu argumente acuzaţiile aduse de către Lokodi.

Contactată ieri de ZIUA de CLUJ, conducerea Aeroportului Transilvania nu avea formulată o poziţie în legătură cu o eventuală asociere cu Clujul, însă aceasta a precizat că există şi planuri proprii de dezvoltare, ce privesc o platformă multimodală la Târgu Mureş. “Am trecut de partea de analize şi studii şi suntem la faza la care negociem cu partenerii. Aşteptăm clarificările de la guvern în legătură cu legislaţia privind parteneriatele public-private”, a menţionat Ştefan Runcan, directorul Aeroportului din Târgu Mureş.

Traficul ar salva Aeroportul Transilvania

Potrivit Ministerului Transporturilor şi informaţiilor vehiculate în mass-media, aeroporturile care nu ating volumul minim de trafic pentru a fi cuprinse în reţeaua TEN-T pot fi totuşi incluse în aceasta în situaţia în care se află la o distanţă mai mică de 100 km în linie dreaptă de un punct de conexiune naţional sau internaţional.

în contextul în care Aeroportul Cluj-Napoca a fost clasificat în reţeaua TEN-T ca punct de conexiune naţional, iar Aeroportul Târgu Mureş se află la o distanţă mai mică de 100 km, respectiv la 66 km de Cluj-Napoca, acesta va putea fi inclus în reţeaua TEN-T în condiţiile îndeplinirii unor cerinţe privind volumul de trafic.

http://ziuadecj.ro/action/article?ID=47294

România şi Germania ar putea colabora pentru dezvoltarea unui avion


Institutul Naţional de Cercetări Aerospaţiale (INCAS) din Bucureşti şi instituţia similară din Germania vor să încheie un parteneriat în vederea dezvoltării unui avion pentru zboruri regionale, proiect în care vor să atragă şi alte state europene.

"Nu ştiu exact când vom semna acordul, momentan doar îl promovăm. Dacă vrem să facem ceva împreună şi cu alte ţări membre ale Uniunii Europene, cred că va trebui să îl semnăm până în vara anului viitor", a declarat, vineri, într-o conferinţă de presă, Joachim Szodruch, preşedintele pentru aeronautică al Deutsches Zentrum für Luft (Centrul Aerospaţial German).

Avionul, destinat zborurilor regionale, va fi proiectat cu o capacitate de circa 50 de pasageri şi va putea să zboare la altitudini de 12.000-13.000 de metri.

Statele care vor dori să facă parte din proiect pot contribui cu piesele necesare construcţiei aparatului, fabricate pe teritoriul acestora.

Din România pot participa cu piese, precum componente pentru fuselaj şi pentru trenuri de aterizare, IAR Braşov, Avioane Craiova, Aerostar Bacău şi Romaero.

"Nu vrem să facem concurenţă companiei Airbus sau altcuiva, ci vrem să umplem un gol, să oferim un produs care nu există pe piaţă. Airbus poate să ne fie chiar partener. De asemenea, nu există o decizie de includere sau excludere a unui stat", a spus, directorul general al INCAS, Cătălin Nae.

La începutul lunii iunie, o delegaţie română formată din reprezentanţi ai INCAS şi a companiilor din industrie a fost în Berlin pentru discuţiile preliminare în vederea încheierii parteneriatului pentru a atrage companiile aviatice într-un consorţiu internaţional care să producă avionul.

Discuţiile au vizat identificarea unui plan şi a unui calendar pentru implementarea proiectului.

Până la sfârşitul anului, proiectul va fi depus la Comisia Europeană pentru a atrage fonduri în vederea realizării unui demonstrator tehnologic. Source (http://www.mediafax.ro/economic/romania-si-germania-ar-putea-colabora-pentru-dezvoltarea-unui-avion-6579080/)
:banana:

Source (http://www.mediafax.ro/economic/romania-si-germania-ar-putea-colabora-pentru-dezvoltarea-unui-avion-6579080/)
:banana:

Probabil, e vorba de fostul "Fairchild Dornier 728 family", pe care nemtii tot umbla (de multi ani) sa-l reinvie.

Ce companii vor sa reinvie proiectul Fairchild Dornier?

Agenţiile au vândut bilete de avion de 153 milioane euro
Gandul (http://www.gandul.info/financiar/agentiile-au-vandut-bilete-de-avion-de-153-milioane-euro-6572622)
Românii au cumpărat bilete de avion, în primele şase luni, în valoare de 153 milioane euro, cu 4,5% peste valoarea din aceeaşi perioadă a anului trecut. "Din cifrele IATA reiese că, deşi numărul de bilete emise a crescut în primul semestru, nivelul este cu 10% sub cel din perioada similară din 2008, cel mai bun an pentru industria aeriană. Ca valoare, datele indică un declin de 28% comparativ cu primul semestru din 2008, de la 212,4 milioane de euro la 153,1 milioane de euro", a declarat pentru Mediafax preşedintele Comisiei ANAT de Transport Aerian şi Călătorii de Afaceri, Antonio Niţu, citând date IATA. El spune că preţurile au coborât foarte mult în ultimii doi ani şi că nu crede că vor mai scădea până la sfârşitul anului.

Ce companii vor sa reinvie proiectul Fairchild Dornier?

Cine stie, poate tipii astia de la Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, daca tot umbla dupa parteneri si bani pentru proiecte pentru un RJ? Nimic oficial. Tot ei detin si primul prototip 728, complet echipat.

Din pacate pentru europeni, falimentele lui Fokker si Fairchild Dornier au fost rampe de lansare pentru Bombardier dar mai ales, Embraer. Destul de jenant pentru industria de profil din zona, mai ales o data cu lansarea chinezilor si japonezilor pe piata respectiva precum si revigorarea productiei rusesti.

You can watch Otopeni Air Show live here: http://www.evenimentelive.ro/otp.html

^^ Majoritatea avioanelor au survolat si Ploiestiul: :lol:

Ce-am apucat sa fotografiez cu aparatul foto incorporat in telefonul mobil:

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You can watch Otopeni Air Show live here: http://www.evenimentelive.ro/otp.html

Some vids I took today:

IAR 99 Hawk:

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MIG 21:

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More to come.

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Planors:


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^^ furculision :)

^^ Right! :D

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Lots of pictures from Otopeni Air Show - Romanian Spotters Forum (http://romanian-spotters.forumer.ro/demonstratii-aeriene-2010-f3/otopeni-air-show-2010-t4202-0.htm)

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This is a great pic !

Wow, ce poze sunt pe RO spotters forum!! :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:

Si ce tunuri de camera au aia! :eek: Alea scule!

Romania's Tarom to standardise jet fleet
By Brendan Sobie


New SkyTeam member Tarom is seeking to standardise its jet fleet on Airbus A320 or Boeing 737 family aircraft with a selection of one type expected this year.

Tarom chief Ruxandra Luciana Brutaru acknowledges the Romanian carrier currently has "a very awkward mix" of Airbus A318s and Boeing 737s that "makes no sense". She says as part of a fleet simplification plan Tarom has been looking at replacing its A318s with 737 family aircraft or replacing its 737s with A320 family aircraft.

"One of the key objectives of the airline for the next year as part of our strategy side is to simplify the fleet. As we are a very small airline we have to make sure our costs are at the bottom. Simplifying the fleet is a very important aspect of this," Brutaru told Flighglobal on the sidelines of yesterday's SkyTeam 10th anniversary celebration event in New York.

According to Flightglobal's ACAS database, Tarom's narrowbody jet fleet currently consist of four A318s, four 737-300s, four 737-700s and three 737-800s. The A318s and 737-800s are the carrier's newest additions, with the A318s being delivered in 2006 and 2007 and the 737-800s arriving in 2008 and early 2009.

Brutaru says a selection of Airbus or Boeing as Tarom's future exclusive supplier of jets should be made "within the next couple of months".
"We're in the process of making the final decision," she says. "We'll try to simplify the fleet and stick to one manufacturer."

She adds other manufacturers - such as Bombardier, Embraer or Sukhoi - are not being considered. She says when it comes time to acquire replacements for its A318s or 737s, Tarom will "probably go with a mix" of leases and purchases.

Tarom also operates a regional fleet consisting of seven ATR 42-500 and two ATR 72-500 turboprops. She says the carrier plans to continue operating turboprops and Tarom will look at acquiring new ATR 42/72-600s "if we are sure the product fits our need".

While the carrier's ATR 42s are all 10 to 13 years old, Tarom only added ATR 72s last year. Tarom is now evaluating how the 70-seat turboprop is performing in its network with the view of possibly acquiring more although any new acquisition would likely involve the new ATR 72-600 model rather than more ATR 72-500s. The -600 is scheduled to enter service next year.

Brutaru sees a continuing need for turboprops in Tarom's fleet to access short runways and operate short sectors. On some short routes Tarom now operates a mix of turboprops and jets depending on the time of day. Brutaru says this mix now adequately meets demand and she does not see the carrier shifting A318 flights to 70-seat turboprops as it ponders replacing A318s with larger 737s.

Tarom also operates two Airbus A310s but Brutaru says "we hope to get rid of them in the shortest period because they don't really fit our fleet". The A310s are now used for charters and some scheduled routes, including Bucharest-Tel Aviv, which could be operated by narrowbodies.

Brutaru does not see any need for Tarom to operate widebodies in the future as larger SkyTeam members can adequately cover the long-haul market. Tarom formally joins SkyTeam at the end of this week. Source (http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/06/23/343604/romanias-tarom-to-standardise-jet-fleet.html)

Hello Guys,
I don't know if anyone mentioned this..

The New Year sees Qatar Airways’ entry into eastern Europe with the launch of four flights a week to the Romanian capital of Bucharest, starting on January 17. The services continue on to Budapest, capital city of Hungary.

http://www.traveldailynews.com/pages/show_page/37622-Qatar-Airways-announces-sex-new-routes

OTP terminal extension by night
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^^Are they working all night or just during day-time?

:dunno:

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Thank fuck for Martin-Baker!:shifty:

Super noroc si inspiratie a avut pilotul. Nu am inteles insa de ce a pierdut controlul jet-ului? Manevra a fost prea fortata pentru avion la viteza limita?

Looks like a slide into a low altitude stall to me.

^^
source (http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/07/23/4739027-pilot-ejects-an-instant-before-fighterjet-crashes?gt1=43001)

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Tot am senzatia ca ar fi fost regizat sau poate norocos fotograful.Sunt prea bune pozele.Extraordinar.Cele patru cadre sunt practic intr-un interval de 2 sec.

Regizat?:nuts:

Am spus ca am senzatia.....sunt foarte reusite pozele

^^ Nu au cum sa fie regizate. Nu prabuseau ei un avion de (zeci de) milioane de $. Si oricum, oricine care are un aparat cat de cat performant (adica nu tip săpun) si stie macar un pic sa lucreze cu el intr-o situatie ca asta ar fi tinut degetul apasat pe declansator si ar fi facut multe poze in cateva secunde.

I'm sure the photographer was not just lucky :) The pictures are from MSNBC website, you know :)

Tot am senzatia ca ar fi fost regizat sau poate norocos fotograful.Sunt prea bune pozele.Extraordinar.Cele patru cadre sunt practic intr-un interval de 2 sec.

Lol. Ala e un aparat profesionist care are o optiune de 4/5 cadre pe secunda. De fapt, nu numai aparatele profesioniste au optiunea asta, dar dupa claritatea si calitatea pozelor, sigur e un aparat profesionist.

Probabil fotograful, observand probleme la controlul aeronavei, a tinut pur si simplu degetul apasat pe declansator, facand cateva fotografii pe secunda si suprinzand astfel prabusirea si apoi explozia avionului.

Nu prabuseau ei un avion de (zeci de) milioane de $.
Si in primul rand e vorba de siguranta pilotului.

Lol. Ala e un aparat profesionist care are o optiune de 4/5 cadre pe secunda. De fapt, nu numai aparatele profesioniste au optiunea asta, dar dupa claritatea si calitatea pozelor, sigur e un aparat profesionist.

Probabil fotograful, observand probleme la controlul aeronavei, a tinut pur si simplu degetul apasat pe declansator, facand cateva fotografii pe secunda si suprinzand astfel prabusirea si apoi explozia avionului.

Orice DSLR scos in ultimii 4-5 ani e capabil sa traga la 3-4 frame-uri pe secunda fara nici o problema. Daca e un 1D mark IV sau un D300 atunci vorbim de cel putin 10 fps-uri in mod raw. Chestia asta cu "regizarea" nici nu are sens sa o discutam. Sunt niste cadre de exceptie prinse intr-o conjunctura nefericita.

BlueAir inchide si baza de la Sibiu, renunta la toate zborurile interne si renunta la zboruri de la Bucuresti

In pregatiri sa inchida baza de la Larnaca (Cipru) – de unde opera zboruri spre Viena, Milano, Varsovia si Bucuresti – compania low-cost BlueAir se pregateste sa inchida si baza din Sibiu.

Se va mai zbura via Sibiu, pentru rutele Bucuresti – Stuttgard si Bucuresti – Madrid de cate doua ori pe saptamana.

De asemenea, incepand cu 10 august BlueAir suspenda toate zborurile interne pe rutele Bucuresti – Arad (operat de 6 ori pe saptamana), Bucuresti – Timisoara (opera initial cu 22 de frecvente pe saptamana, in prezent avand doar 16) si Bucuresti – Cluj Napoca (22 frecvente initial, actualmente doar 12).

Nici bazele din Bucuresti si Bacau nu scapa de cateva mici “restructurari” ale orarelor de zbor.

La Bucuresti fiecare ruta va avea mai putine frecvente fata de vara – lucru explicabil in conditiile in care, se stie, in orarul de iarna sunt mai putini pasageri – insa stim de asemenea ca principalul concurent – Wizzair - nu va scadea numarul de frecvente la multe din zborurile operate. De exemplu, BlueAir nu va mai zbura zilnic la Londra, ci doar de cinci ori pe saptamana, in timp ce Wizzair de la doua zboruri pe zi, va avea o zi cu doua zboruri (dimineata si seara) si o zi cu un singur zbor. BlueAir mai scade cate o frecventa si la zborurile pe Spania, pe toate destinatiile pe care le opereaza, Wizzair renuntand si el la una din frecventele saptamanale pe fiecare destinatie spaniola operata.

Momentan nu se stie daca BlueAir va continua sa opereze ruta Bucuresti – Viena, ruta pe care compania austriaca FlyNiki a anuntat ca mareste numarul de zboruri de la unul la patru pe zi, plus cate unul in fiecare zi de weekend. In acelasi timp Austrian Airlines mai opereaza inca patru zboruri zilnice, si un al cincilea in cooperare cu Tarom.

De asemenea BlueAir nu va mai opera singurul zbor direct intre Bucuresti si Lisabona, si acela operat de doar doua ori pe saptamana, fiind zborul cel mai lung din reteau companiei aeriene. Surse din interiorul companiei ne-au spus ca este incerta situatia curselor Bucuresti – Salonic si Bucuresti – Paphos (operat via Salonic), dar ca pana la sfarsitul lunii august se va lua o decizie si in acest sens.

Si la Bacau BlueAir ar putea taia niste zboruri insa nu s-a anuntat oficial care dintre cele sase destinatii operate in prezent.

In acelasi timp, surse din piata spun ca Wizzair va mai aduce o aeronava la Bucuresti pana la sfarsitul anului si va mai deschide cel putin patru destinatii noi. Aceleasi surse spun ca Easyjet si-ar dori doua noi sloturi la Otopeni, ambele in mijlocul zilei. Ramane de vazut ce destinatii scoate din buzunar “portocala” aviatiei low-cost.

Mi se pare mie sau BlueAir e cam pe duca...?

Si pentru ca nu a mai postat nimeni nimic de ceva vreme uitati aici un filmulet pe care l-am facut Duminica in satul Revetiș (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=46.312197,22.193842&spn=0.032785,0.077162&t=h&z=14) (jud. Arad):

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Intr-adevar, si mie mi se pare ft drastica actiunea Blue Air, mai ales ca citisem undeva ca de exemplu pe ruta Arad - Bucuresti erau in medie peste 22 calatori la un avion de 33 de locuri... Adica nu atat de rau incat sa se justifice eliminarea cursei.

Ce avion are BlueAir cu 33 de locuri. Pana si Saab-urile celor de la CarpatAir au 50 de locuri.

It's a SAAB 340A (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_340) from Direct Aero Services (http://www.aeroservices.ro/).

Defence Minister signs documents for exchange of land with a view to modernizing Iasi airport
6 August 2010

Minister of National Defence Gabriel Oprea was in Iasi (eastern Romania) on Thursday to sign the documents for an exchange of land with the Iasi County Council (CJ).

The protocol concluded between the Iasi CJ and the Ministry of National Defence refers to an exchange of land between the two institutions, after which the Defence will get 9 hectares in exchange for another 26 for the modernization of the airport in Iasi.

On this occasion Minister Gabriel Oprea said that this way he wanted to keep the promise he had made during the Government meeting that was held in Iasi this spring, the first meeting of the Government to be organized in the provinces.

The Minister of Defence emphasized the importance of modernizing the airport both for the county and especially for the socioeconomic regional development of Moldavia (eastern Romania). In this respect the Minister said that Iasi did not have to be a capital of culture only, but it must also become an important economic pole of Romania.

„It is very important not only for Iasi but also for the entire Moldavia and for Romania. By the modernization of the airport in Iasi, by the increase in the capacity of carrying people and goods, Iasi must not only be a capital of culture, it must become a real economic pole for Romania. This economic growth of this city, of this region is very important,” Minister Gabriel Oprea told the press.

After the above-mentioned protocol was signed on Thursday in Iasi, the Minister added that the modernization of the airport was important for the national security too. „We were able to make this exchange of land. We can carry out our mission in another area too, namely in the village of Holboca. We are giving up the almost 26 hectares and are aware of the fact that we are going to solve a national security question too, but, first of all, a social and economic question for the entire region of Moldavia,” also said the Minister of Defence. Source (http://www.financiarul.ro/2010/08/06/defence-minister-signs-documents-for-exchange-of-land-with-a-view-to-modernizing-iasi-airport/)

David Ciceo: „Noua pistă deschide multe posibilităţi: Cluj - New York, Cluj - Beijing”

Joi 5 aug 2010

David Ciceo, directorul Aeroportului Internaţional Cluj-Napoca
Directorul Aeroportului Internaţional Cluj-Napoca susţine într-un interviu că aerogara trebuie pregătită pentru un flux de cinci milioane de pasageri pe an.

Recent, aeroportul clujean a demarat procedurile prin care companiile interesate pot depune oferte de construire a noii piste, care va permite zboruri intercontinentale direct de la Cluj-Napoca.

Într-un interviu pentru „Adevărul de Seara”, directorul Aeroportului Internaţional Cluj, David Ciceo, a vorbit despre importanţa noii piste, despre parteneriatul dintre aeroportul clujean şi cel de la Târgu-Mureş, dar şi despre alte proiecte de viitor.

Cât de importantă este noua pistă?

Pista e cel mai important obiectiv al aeroportului şi al Consiliului Judeţean Cluj. Pista ne deschide foarte multe posibilităţi: Cluj - Montreal, Cluj - New York, Cluj - Beijing. Anul viitor sperăm să avem sistematizarea accesului în aeroport prin sens giratoriu, extinderea parcării, urmează un hotel aici în perimetru. În 3-4 ani trebuie să începem studii pentru terminale de cinci milioane de pasageri. Creştem foarte mult, deja trebuie să fim pregătiţi.
Datorită aeroportului, Clujul devine mai cosmopolit. Au început să vină foarte mulţi turişti străini care lasă bani la taxi, lasă la hotel, lasă în localuri. Anul trecut, am avut un grup de tineri străini care au venit la Cluj doar pentru a face petrecerea burlacilor, înainte de o nuntă.

Să înţelegem că se pune încă problema mutării aeroportului?

Depinde de contextul economic. Merită analizată orice situaţie, dar depinde de fondurile care vor fi la dispoziţie la momentul respectiv.

Cât ar deranja aceste zboruri intercontinentale?

Având în vedere noul culoar, mult mai potrivit, pista nouă este la 180 de grade spre nord, rotită cu 5 grade datorită dealurilor din Someşeni. De asemenea, aeronavele vor fi la o înălţime mult mai mare deasupra Clujului. Noile aeronave vor fi mult mai puţin zgomotoase. Se aud doar când pun roţile jos. Cele vechi vor ieşi din uz.

E nevoie de devierea râului Someş pentru construirea noii piste?

Este nevoie. Am împărţit pista în şapte etape funcţionale, prima etapă fiind construirea unei porţiuni de 2.100 de metri. Asta înainte de a devia râul Someş (proiectul prevede devierea cursului râului Someş pe o lungime de şapte kilometri - n.r.). Consiliul Judeţean Cluj a demarat procedurile pentru achiziţionarea a 200 de hectare de teren. Direcţia Apelor Someş-Tisa se ocupă de devierea râului Someş.

Când va fi gata pista?

Prima parte, de 2.100 de metri, sperăm să fie gata în 2012. Restul sperăm cât mai repede, dar depinde de Direcţia Apelor Someş-Tisa, în cât timp va fi deviat Someşul.

A existat un studiu creat pentru atragerea de fonduri europene pentru pistă. De ce nu am luat banii aceştia?

Proiectul nu putea să depăşească 40 de milioane de euro. Pentru pistă valoarea e mai mare (120 de milioane de euro - n.r.). Avem un studiu (realizat de firma Areal Consultancy SRL - n.r.), depus deja la Ministerul Transporturilor. S-a plătit pentru el şi nu e de aruncat, majoritatea elementelor din acel studiu le putem folosi. El pregătea documentaţia conform standardelor. Conţine şi o parte de fezabilitate economică ce lua în calcul creşterea traficului, veniturile, care toate au rămas la fel şi în prezent.

Totuşi, pe bani europeni nu se poate face nimic?

Avem în pregătire un proiect pentru atragerea de fonduri europene. Avem mari şanse de a primi aceşti bani. Sunt 59 milioane de euro pentru 14 aeroporturi. Noi pregătim un proiect de dezvoltare a suprafeţelor de mişcare aeroportuare.

Care sunt principalii competitori din ţară?

Din punct de vedere al traficului, principalii competitori sunt cei de pe o rază de 150 de kilometri: Târgu-Mureş, Satu Mare, Baia Mare, Oradea. În ce priveşte competiţia, suntem în competiţie de a atrage companii aeriene. Suntem în competiţie cu aeroporturi cu care nu ne-am aşteptat. Timişoara spune că are mai mulţi pasageri decât noi, dar are mult tranzit. British Airways ar fi operat deja de pe aeroportul nostru dacă nu intervenea criza economică

Cu ce se vor alege clujenii în urma parteneriatului dintre aeroportul clujean şi cel din Târgu-Mureş?

Ce e sigur e că clujenii vor avea aceleaşi zboruri şi nu vor avea deloc de suferit. Nu va trebui să mergem la Mureş pentru cursele care le avem acum aici. Vrem să avem doar o strategie comună de dezvoltare, fiecare aeroport îşi are rolul lui. Nu se poate vorbi de mutarea aici a curselor mari şi acolo a celor mici. În completarea strategiei comune vine şi centura Vâlcele - Apahida, care scurtează drumul de la aeroportul din Mureş până la noi cu 45 de minute. Sursa (http://www.adevarul.ro/locale/cluj-napoca/David_Ciceo-_-Noua_pista_deschide_multe_posibilitati-_Cluj_-_New_York-Cluj_-_Beijing_0_311369089.html)

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^^ Nu mai vine iar Tise sa spuna ca la Cluj fac aeroport cu 20 de piste? :nuts:

Sorry, nu m-am putut abtine. Go Cluj! :D

^^ Nu mai vine iar Tise sa spuna ca la Cluj fac aeroport cu 20 de piste? :nuts:

Sorry, nu m-am putut abtine. Go Cluj! :D

Go Cluj! Bine spus! Cine intelege ca progresul fiecarei reguni este progresul tarii, trebuie admirat. :cheers:
Nu trebuie sa uitam ca dupa Paris - Zurich - Viena - Budapesta ... vine Cluj... si mai tarziu, (nu cu mult) Iasi. La granita "imperiului" european.

Nu trebuie sa uitam ca dupa Paris - Zurich - Viena - Budapesta ... vine Cluj... si mai tarziu, (nu cu mult) Iasi. La granita "imperiului" european.

Si Craiova! :cheer:
Chiar, ce se aude cu aeroportul ala acolo in Banie? Planuri mari sau nu prea?

It's a SAAB 340A (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_340) from Direct Aero Services (http://www.aeroservices.ro/).

Nu stiam... Multam de info.

Si Craiova! :cheer:
Chiar, ce se aude cu aeroportul ala acolo in Banie? Planuri mari sau nu prea?



Asta se aude, ultimele doua stiri

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=60643499&postcount=549

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=61211629&postcount=565

TAROM makes musical dedications via Twitter.:lol:
tarom_ro Good morning dear followers! Wish you all a beautiful day & a pleasant flight for all of you who fly with us! http://j.mp/cLkduI
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Blue Air a suspendat toate cursele interne, din lipsa de pasageri

Marţi, 10 august 2010

Compania de transport aerian Blue Air a suspendat, din 10 august, toate cursele interne, din lipsa de clienti, a declarat, marti, Florentina Ivan, purtatorul de cuvant al companiei, citata de Agerpres.

"Incepand de marti, 10 august, am suspendat cursele interne ale companiei din lipsa de clienti. Este vorba de cursele tur- retur Bucuresti - Timisoara, Bucuresti - Arad si Bucuresti - Cluj. Cursele vor fi reluate daca va exista cerere din partea clientilor nostri", a spus reprezentantul Blue Air.

Blue Air este o companie de smart flying cu capital integral privat romanesc si opereaza zboruri catre peste 50 de destinatii din Europa, fiind si transportatorul oficial al Postei Romane. De asemenea, incepand cu 2010, Blue Air ofera bilete catre destinatii in afara Europei, in parteneriat cu Blue Panorama.

In 2009, 1,71 milioane de pasageri au ales sa zboare cu Blue Air, inregistrandu-se o crestere de 54 la suta fata de 2008. Compania estimeaza pentru 2010 o crestere a cifrei de afaceri de aproximativ 40 la suta fata de 2009.

Grupul de firme Blue Air detinut de omul de afaceri Nelu Iordache, are 2.200 de angajati si o cifra de afaceri de 500 milioane euro in 2009. Sursa (http://economie.hotnews.ro/stiri-companii-7680582-blue-air-suspendat-toate-cursele-interne-din-lipsa-pasageri.htm)

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N-au facut fata concurentei Tarom.

N-au facut fata concurentei Tarom.
Daca presa mergea pe firul povestii, isi punea si intrebarea fundamentala "de ce?" are Blue Air lipsa de clienti. Cum ai zis si tu, n-a facut fata concurentei Tarom, care a taiat preturile pe aceleasi trasee imediat dupa ce a intrat BlueAir. Dar adevarata poveste este ca Tarom distorsoneaza piata, pentru ca este o gaura neagra in buget si traieste din subventii. Tarom a taiat preturile stiind ca e subventionata de stat, nu pentru ca a gasit o solutie mai economica.

Mare diferenta...lui Tarom i se dau bani de la buget, iar Blue Air nu-si plateste banii la buget (& furnizori). In fond, la ce ne putem astepta de la o companie condusa de un tip care-si zice Nelu? In comparatie, Wizz Air e pe profit fara ca macar sa aiba vreun birou in tara noastra! La fel, Carpat Air mi se pare o companie corecta despre care niciodata n-am auzit lucruri rele si care face bani prin rute de nisa si avioane corespunzatoare cererii. Daca Blue Air ar disparea maine, eu unul nu i-as plange deloc...e exemplu tipic de firma facuta de smecheri de carton, fara business plan coerent si care se bazeaza doar pe favoruri politice pentru a-si continua existenta. Sa se alature si Nelu Iordache fratilor Penescu, Negoita, etc. etc. etc.

^^ Zborurile Tarom pe Timisoara nu cred ca traiesc din subventii. Au preturi nu tocmai mici (nu prea prinzi bilete sub 100 EUR retur si adesea depasesc 150), si sunt in general pline. Mai ales vineri (Buc - Tim) si duminica (Tim - Buc) prinzi Boeing 737-800 plin, si uneori chiar A 310.

Cursa de dimineata Tim - Buc e adesea plina si in timpul saptamanii cu un A318, deci circa 100 de calatori.

Zboruri de pe aeroportul Tivat din Muntenegru azi:


Evacuation of Moscow to Montenegro continues:nuts:

This is how its been every day at Montenegro's Tivat airport - this is today while Saturday & Sunday will see far more flights:

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Evacuation of Moscow to Montenegro continues

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E rau de tot inseamna. Dar Muntenegru? Nice, buna evacuare, vreau si eu! :D

Cine plateste?

Si Craiova! :cheer:
Chiar, ce se aude cu aeroportul ala acolo in Banie? Planuri mari sau nu prea?

Ionut, aeroportul din Craiova, ca si cel din Constanta, pot atrage o parte din pasagerii OTP si Baneasa. Intentiile megalomanice ale unora nu sunt compatibile cu atragerea de catre Craiova si Constanta a milioane de calatori. Deja, dupa multi ani de observatie si comparatii, pot spune ca este foarte greu sa obtii fonduri pentru dezvoltarea unor aeroporturi in aceste doua orase. Nu imposibil! Mai ales ca in Craiova a aparut Ford care are nevoie de cargo si vor profita si cetatenii Craiovei, asa cum vor profita si de infrastructura rutiera necesara uzinei. Deocamdata aceasta infrastructura favorizeaza pe Ford si defavorizeaza cetatenii orasului. Cum nu te poti opune drumului marfii, aeroportul din Craiova va prospera impotriva oricaror opozitii.:lol:

Zboruri de pe aeroportul Tivat din Muntenegru azi:





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Dimineata, ai legaturi mai bune cu avionul spre Belgrad decat circula tramvaiul la mine in cartier.

Ionut, aeroportul din Craiova, ca si cel din Constanta, pot atrage o parte din pasagerii OTP si Baneasa. Intentiile megalomanice ale unora nu sunt compatibile cu atragerea de catre Craiova si Constanta a milioane de calatori.

Stai un pic. Care calatori? O parte? Care parte? Cati? Nu ma prind, te rog explica-te. :D

Probabil ca se refera la populatia din Oltenia care in lipsa altor alternative, exceptie notabila facand Timisoara, sunt nevoiti sa mearga catre Bucuresti pentru a avea acces la zboruri internationale. Si eu cred ca venirea celor de la Ford va duce la dezvoltarea aeroportului din Craiova, indiferent de ceea ce vor unii sau altii. Personal nu vad in acest fapt decat un lucru pozitiv, o "descentralizare", daca ii putem spune asa, a traficului aerian din Romania. Cred ca pe viitor Bucuresti (OTP+Baneasa), Cluj-Napoca, Timisoara, Sibiu, Craiova si Bacau vor deveni principalele aeroporturi din Romania.

Stai un pic. Care calatori? O parte? Care parte? Cati? Nu ma prind, te rog explica-te. :D

Cele cinci judete din Oltenia folosesc aeroporturile din Bucuresti. Daca ne raportam la orasele din Transilvania si Moldova unde exista un aeroport la 3-4 judete, situatia din Sud pare anormala. Cum eu sunt unul dintre cei care risipesc bani degeaba ca sa foloseasca OTP, stiu ce spun. :ohno:
Este vorba de un potential de peste un milion de calatori anual care sunt nevoiti sa se deplaseze la OTP si Baneasa din zona Olteniei. Obiectii?

Probabil ca se refera la populatia din Oltenia care in lipsa altor alternative, exceptie notabila facand Timisoara, sunt nevoiti sa mearga catre Bucuresti pentru a avea acces la zboruri internationale. Si eu cred ca venirea celor de la Ford va duce la dezvoltarea aeroportului din Craiova, indiferent de ceea ce vor unii sau altii. Personal nu vad in acest fapt decat un lucru pozitiv, o "descentralizare", daca ii putem spune asa, a traficului aerian din Romania. Cred ca pe viitor Bucuresti (OTP+Baneasa), Cluj-Napoca, Timisoara, Sibiu, Craiova si Bacau vor deveni principalele aeroporturi din Romania.

Perfect adevarat! Chiar profund adevarat!:) Bucurestiul nu mai poate pastra ca fiefuri Ardealul si Moldova, dupa intrarea in UE, dar incearca sa pastreze monopolul in Sud. Iluzie maxima!
Sa adaugam Constanta!
Nu sunt impotriva unui aeroport modern in Bucuresti, dar trebuie sa invete sa aiba curse de legatura utile la distante de peste 200 km.

Probabil ca se refera la populatia din Oltenia care in lipsa altor alternative, exceptie notabila facand Timisoara, sunt nevoiti sa mearga catre Bucuresti pentru a avea acces la zboruri internationale. Si eu cred ca venirea celor de la Ford va duce la dezvoltarea aeroportului din Craiova, indiferent de ceea ce vor unii sau altii. Personal nu vad in acest fapt decat un lucru pozitiv, o "descentralizare", daca ii putem spune asa, a traficului aerian din Romania. Cred ca pe viitor Bucuresti (OTP+Baneasa), Cluj-Napoca, Timisoara, Sibiu, Craiova si Bacau vor deveni principalele aeroporturi din Romania.

La Sibiu s-au bagat vreo 80 de milioane de euro iar traficul este foarte modest , de vreo 150 000 de pasageri pe an , iar la Bacau , Blue Air nu a investit mai nimic si la cat de neseriosi sunt , e foarte posibil sa se rupa concesiunea.

^^ Despre Sibiu nu stiu foarte multe, insa la Bacau povestea e destul de incalcita si se leaga mai ales de la interesele lui Benea&co. S-a tergiversat prea mult concesionarea aeroportului si imi permit sa spun suficient de mult incat aeroportul sa fie ceea ce este in ziua de astazi. Adica un fel de autogara cu pista de 2500m atasata. Eu inca mai trag sperante ca Blue Air isi va onora sarcinile si mai mult, ca isi va muta asa cum era planificat centrul operational la Bacau. Potentialul este enorm, iar daca anul acesta se spera la circa 230000 pasageri, cu investitiile asteptate traficul ar putea sari usor de un milion in 5 ani.

O intamplare:

Pe 6 august am fost la Otopeni pentru un zbor catre Elvetia, unde ma aflu si acum. Am facut check-in on-line, bucuros ca Tarom a introdus acest serviciu. Ajung la aeroport, caut ghiseul "baggage drop-off" pentru a lasa geanta. Nu exista. Intreb la informatii: "mai asteptati, poate apare". Pana la urma se deschide un ghiseu check-in normal pentru 3 zboruri: Zurich, Roma, Bari. Coada infernala. Dupa 15 minute la coada, ii arat domnisoarei boarding pass-ul pe care il aveam deja, il arunca in scarba si imi cere pasaportul si imi tipareste o noua carte de imbarcare. Asadar, am facut check-in online absolut degeba. Multumesc Tarom :)