:nuts: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pula

:nuts: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pula
oh :D Well it's a Croatian town as well ;)

Air VIA a Bulgarian charter company

http://www.air-via.com/

Planes in use:

TU-154M
AIRBUS-A320
LZ-MDT
LZ-MDA
LZ-MDM
LZ-MDB

http://www.air-via.com/pics/intro.jpg

http://images.digicamfotos.de/media/215/tu154-m_air_via.jpg

OT:Pula is in romanian a p...s!:bash::ohno:Well in romanian language is a word "dupa"(what means it?)

După = after.:)

OT:Pula is in romanian a p...s!:bash::ohno:Well in romanian language is a word "dupa"(what means it?)

^^ Maybe in Polish :nuts: ...

How come Tarom doesn't have an OTP-KBP route? Same thing for Aerosvit, and other Ukrainian carriers, no one serves Romania. Kinda shows relations between countries :(

Yeah, I've wonderd this myself several times...:( AFAIK there are one of two flight to Ukrainian destinations from Iaşi airport, but I'm not sure.

Before Kiev, TAROM should fly to more important destinations in Europe like Oslo, Stockholm, Warsaw (only LOT serves this route), Zurich (only Swiss), Copenhagen (only Cirrus), Lisbon, Moscow (only Aeroflot), Amsterdam (only KLM)... and why not, Belgrade. So Kiev is on a LONG waiting list.:lol:

Doesn't CarpatAir plan on serving the other Kiev airport - Zhuliany - by April this year?

Yes, you're right.:) And they already serve Odessa and Lviv from Timişoara.;) Completely forgot about Carpatair.:D

Btw, they seriously need a new website (http://www.carpatair.ro/).:puke:

Albanian airliner BelleAir arriving in Edinburgh, Scotland.

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o179/urbania21/belleair.jpg

Yeah, I've wonderd this myself several times...:( AFAIK there are one of two flight to Ukrainian destinations from Iaşi airport, but I'm not sure.

Before Kiev, TAROM should fly to more important destinations in Europe like Oslo, Stockholm, Warsaw (only LOT serves this route), Zurich (only Swiss), Copenhagen (only Cirrus), Lisbon, Moscow (only Aeroflot), Amsterdam (only KLM)... and why not, Belgrade. So Kiev is on a LONG waiting list.:lol:

TAROM sucks...it's hard to fly to all those cities when you have only five airplanes..and it's hard to attract customers when your overall service stinks.

Btw, they seriously need a new website (http://www.carpatair.ro/).:puke:

haha:lol: why, because its too simple?..i think its okay!...I like that Orange flight map animation it got..pretty cool:):)

Yeah, just try to but tickets online... see if you can.;) Being a bit into web design & development, a poor website is a turnoff so to say, and usually it also says a bit about the company too (not in this case though).;)

tomis3, let's not exaggerate; they have a fleet of 22 aircraft. But it's true the fleet is small, especially when you think that ČSA has 52 (+2 orders) and Malév has 27 (+2 orders), and they're smaller countries.

Carpatair wants to carry 630,000 passengers after introduction of new routes
see - http://www.carpatair.com/

Carpatair, the second most important airline after Tarom on the Romanian market, will rely on domestic flights and destinations in Greece and Ukraine in order to boost traffic by around 12% this year, to 630,000 people. The company has added a second destination in Ukraine, Odessa, and will launch a third one, Kiev. It will also consolidate its presence on the Greek market by increasing the number of flights to Athens, and introduce the Timisoara-Salonic flight, representatives explained. In total, Carpatair operated 21,000 flights last year. With new flights from Buzau, Cluj, Sibiu, Oradea and Satu Mare to Timisoara, Carpatair will double its number of domestic flights. Previously, the company exclusively operated flights to Timisoara from Bucharest, Constanta, Craiova, Suceava and Iasi. Expansion on the segment of domestic flights will mean that this segment will account for 15% of the company's overall traffic, up from 8% last year, as previously stated by its representatives. The company, whose hub is in Timisoara, estimates an around 15% increase in turnover to 92 million euros in 2008.

You have Carpat, Blue and Tarom. Not bad. Lets hope TAROM sendS those A310 to JFK and YYZ.
OTP at 10M mark is a must.

Lets hope TAROM sendS those A310 to JFK and YYZ.
OTP at 10M mark is a must.

TAROM will fly to JFK airport finaly?

They used do it from 1995-2003. YUL/JFK/IAD. You never know, but I hope to see them again some time soon.

AFAIK TAROM will replace those two A310 with 4 Boeing 737-800 starting this year, so no Montreal, New York or Washington... no way.:(

They used do it from 1995-2003. YUL/JFK/IAD. You never know, but I hope to see them again some time soon.

wow..never knew that since TAROM got those small 737's only.....was in canceled or something in 2003? I bulieve ex "Air Ukraine" used to fly to Chicago O'Hare back in like 1995-1996(there is even a pic on Airliners.net)..I think those were the last years it flew to Chicago, but we flew with Tu or iL..something aircraft.:cheers:

TAROM started canceling it's non-profitable long haul service back in 2001. The first were Bangkok and Montreal (2001), then came Chicago (2002) and finally New York and Beijing (2003).

These routes were flown with A310-300 aircraft, which TAROM had 3 initially, but one of them (bound for Bruxelles) crashed in 1995 near Baloteşti (North of Bucharest) shortly after takeoff (60 fatalities).:( A DC-10 (http://www.airliners.net/photo/Tarom-(ChallengAir)/McDonnell-Douglas-DC-10-30/0291586&photo_nr=1&prev_id=&next_id=0108839&size=L) was leased to temporarily replace the lost Airbus.

A310 "Moldova" landing at Montreal - Dorval (May 2001)
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/4415/0167611ho4.jpg

A310 "Transilvania" at New York - Kennedy (June 2002)
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/718/0295046sx8.jpg

"Transilvania", bearing the revised color scheme, landing at Heathrow (February 2008)
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/1639/1330640wu8.jpg

Balkan Holidays - Bulgarian charter airline

Until last year operated these beauties:
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m150/Ant1_06/56258_1094870919.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m150/Ant1_06/BHAIR154BOJ.jpg

But now operates 4xA320s and 1xA321 leased from Onur Air
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m150/Ant1_06/95872_1188808473.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m150/Ant1_06/57117_1203710859.jpg

Bulgarian Air Charter (BAC)

Started operations in 2002 with 5 of these beauties:
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m150/Ant1_06/0254724.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m150/Ant1_06/0249678.jpg

But now operates 11 of these beauties (md80s)
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m150/Ant1_06/1096539.jpg

[QUOTE=Cosmin;19104053]TAROM started canceling it's non-profitable long haul service back in 2001. The first were Bangkok and Montreal (2001), then came Chicago (2002) and finally New York and Beijing (2003).

So pretty much it stoped flying because of financial huh..sad..same to the plane that crashed.:(
Hopefully they get those distinations back, because I dont wish the same to happen to AeroSvit.
Thanks for the great info Cosmin, btw where does TAROM flies these days with those 2 A310's and DC-10? :cheers:

@Anto. Wow fantastic shots man! I love the plane colors design.:applause:

The two A310 now fly to Madrid, London, Tel Aviv. The DC-10 is not in service anymore, it was just a temporary solution right after the crash at Baloteşti.

I think it was a Lufthansa audit that said those routes are unprofitable for TAROM... don't remember exactly.

Thanks, although i didnt take them. I really miss the Tupolevs.

The two A310 now fly to Madrid, London, Tel Aviv. The DC-10 is not in service anymore, it was just a temporary solution right after the crash at Baloteşti.

I think it was a Lufthansa audit that said those routes are unprofitable for TAROM... don't remember exactly.

TAROM asked Lufthansa to audit them and tell them what routes are profitable or not? This sounds stupid.

I think tarom's B737 are nice. They have older 737-3 , but keep in mind that rest of them 737-7, which is NG. Those are 2001 +, if I am not mistaken.

Also I heard that overseas flights were good. Like good service, good food and top notch FA. It's just too bad. I think Romania was in bad shape in those days and it had to do something with the whole economy. The better days are ahead.



wow..never knew that since TAROM got those small 737's only.....was in canceled or something in 2003? I bulieve ex "Air Ukraine" used to fly to Chicago O'Hare back in like 1995-1996(there is even a pic on Airliners.net)..I think those were the last years it flew to Chicago, but we flew with Tu or iL..something aircraft.:cheers:

AFAIK TAROM will replace those two A310 with 4 Boeing 737-800 starting this year, so no Montreal, New York or Washington... no way.:(

It's a good move. Well A310 can not do OTP -YYZ(NOT JUST YYZ but there are many desired destinations and more profitable) , other than refueling stop in TMS. It's an Airbus and Tarom feet is based on Boeing. The best solution is to sell them and get newer equipment.
IMO

the funny thing is that I never realized that A310 can go that far all the way to States...I mean it looks almost like Boeing 373.lol....I guess I always judged by the length and AeroSvit that got those long Boeing's 767-300:lol:

One thing I wish in aviation is to get those Concord's and Tu-144's back on skys:|.

Well A310 can not do OTP -YYZ(NOT JUST YYZ but there are many desired destinations and more profitable) , other than refueling stop in TMS.
The A310-300 has a range of 9,600 km (5,200 nm), thus it's capable of transatlantic flight w/o refueling, though I know they stopped in Ireland back in the day or something...

What's TMS? IATA code for Timişoara-Traian Vuia is TSR, if that's what you meant.:)

It's an Airbus and Tarom feet is based on Boeing. The best solution is to sell them and get newer equipment.
IMO
Actually not anymore. TAROM has 4 brand new A318s (range 5,950 km (3,200 nm).;)

Here's two of them at OTP
http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/7025/800pxtarom21oh7.jpg

Why did Tarom order A318s when they have 737 NGs?

Officially because they needed some smaller jets, but not as small as say Embraers. In reality I think it was to please France.:lol: Could be a combination of both. Anyway, the order was placed by the preceding government... both the president and the former minister of transportation (but of this government) admitted that it's good we have some new aircraft, but the decision to buy A318s is bogus.:)

If you ask me we should have a fleet on 737NG (600-900) and maybe go for Airbus only for long haul. But since we now have 6 Airbuses in total I guess we can continue to buy Airbuses... thus we'll have a split fleet.

Oh, we also have ATRs.

Officially because they needed some smaller jets, but not as small as say Embraers.
E195 is as big as 318 ;)

Spaceship Enterprise:lol:... S7 Airlines Tu-154 during maintenance
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/3554/1337386nt6.jpg

S7 Airlines A319s in Novosibirsk
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/2122/1251298aa3.jpg

S7 have a fleet of 65 (+73 on order) consisting of A310, A319, A320 Boeing 737, Il-86 and Tu-154 aircraft. Love their color scheme and their website (http://www.s7.ru/en/index.html).:banana:

Sorry, I wanted to say TRS. I just knew about 2 A318S. So with 4 318 and 737ND, you have the newest fleet in Balkan. I am sure.

the funny thing is that I never realized that A310 can go that far all the way to States...I mean it looks almost like Boeing 373.lol....I guess I always judged by the length and AeroSvit that got those long Boeing's 767-300:lol:

One thing I wish in aviation is to get those Concord's and Tu-144's back on skys:|.

NO. Back in 2000, I saw Tarom's A310 in Montreal (YUL). IT does look like 737, but the body is very thick. The seating is laid out like B767/2. But is not bad. Taoms A310 are like 1993. Malev's 767/2 is from 1992. Tarom should do some summer charters to usa and Canada just to bring some people with cash and that know how to tip well. Imagine charter to Constanta from JFK or Montreal/Toronto.

i miss the tu154.. incredibly fun plane to fly on! and it struck me as being very quiet. not sure why everyone was complaining about ambient noise...

Spaceship Enterprise:lol:... S7 Airlines Tu-154 during maintenance
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/3554/1337386nt6.jpg


Now thats some real tunning right there:):lol:


btw I always wanted to ask this. Do any of you guys know if a 767 or 747 is capable of going Non-stop all the way from SFO(San Francisco)-to any EE capital or the opposite way EE-SFO??

Yes, of course; for example, let's take the distance of ~10,400 km* from San Francisco to Bucharest. A Boeing 767-200ER, 767-300ER or 767-400ER can cover that distance, as well as all versions of Boeing 747 newer than 747-100.;)

*distance measured in a straight line, not following any air routes; even if the route is not a straight line, over the Arctic Circle, some 767 versions and all 747s can fly it.

Officially because they needed some smaller jets, but not as small as say Embraers. In reality I think it was to please France.:lol: Could be a combination of both. Anyway, the order was placed by the preceding government... both the president and the former minister of transportation (but of this government) admitted that it's good we have some new aircraft, but the decision to buy A318s is bogus.:)

If you ask me we should have a fleet on 737NG (600-900) and maybe go for Airbus only for long haul. But since we now have 6 Airbuses in total I guess we can continue to buy Airbuses... thus we'll have a split fleet.

Oh, we also have ATRs.

Yeah I agree, thats the fleet I want Bulgaria Air to have 737NGs and Airbus long-hauls ( although ideally theyd only ever fly tupolevs).

I think Bulgaria Air are looking at airbuses too, probably also just to please France, but I doubt theyll make a decision soon.

Yes, of course; for example, let's take the distance of ~10,400 km* from San Francisco to Bucharest. A Boeing 767-200ER, 767-300ER or 767-400ER can cover that distance, as well as all versions of Boeing 747 newer than 747-100.;)

*distance measured in a straight line, not following any air routes; even if the route is not a straight line, over the Arctic Circle, some 767 versions and all 747s can fly it.
ok, now I got it. thanks!:)..awwww I wish I could fly to Ukraine staright from SFO-KBP without any stops, but thats impossible for the next 10 years or so.:nuts:

According to Gazeta Wyborcza (Poland) article and now a bunch of Ukrainian press translating the article, low cost airlines are coming to Ukraine. According to the article the low cost airlines will be flying from Krakow and Katowice to Kyiv, Odessa, Lviv, and Dnipropetrovsk. The source within the Ukrainian aviation administration confirmed this. I am guessing the airline to serve these routes will be WizzAir, as they already have vacancies posted for the future Kyiv base http://wizzair.com/career/.

I still can't believe this will happen though, as Ukraine is supposed to sign the Open Sky agreement sometime in late 2009 ( that's optimistically speaking ) but more realistically this will happen sometime until 2011.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for this one.

We need to get much farther than just Poland...Bring that dam RyanAir, EasyJet or SkyEurope to Ukraine and I'll be finally happy to pack my bags and hit the road:):cheers:

Yes it's true. Poland and Ukraine have further liberalized their skies and now, new routes may be opened between Polish and Ukrainian cities. Polish as well as other european low costs are attempting to open up routes between Poland and Ukraine, however, I believe that this is as far as the Ukrainian skies will open for now, as the agreement was only signed by the two nations, not the EU and Ukraine.
What may happen is WIzzair, for instance will start flying to Dniepropetrovsk, Lvov, Kiev and Odessa from Katowice ..... Katowice will be used as a hub and passengers from Ukraine will transfer in Katowice to continue their journey to other European airports that WIzzair flies to from Katowice.

I wrote about this on the Ukrainian forum the other day.

J@nek,

I really hope it's true. But it's still hard to imagine because there is no way that the turnaround in Ukrainian airports will be around 25-30 minutes as it is in other cities. Plus petrol monopoly...

I really hope that the load factor will be large on these routes, because if not, then WizzAir will probably cancel them altogether. I am guessing that they will most likely be occupied by laborers travelling to Poland though :laugh:

J@nek,

I really hope it's true. But it's still hard to imagine because there is no way that the turnaround in Ukrainian airports will be around 25-30 minutes as it is in other cities. Plus petrol monopoly...

I really hope that the load factor will be large on these routes, because if not, then WizzAir will probably cancel them altogether. I am guessing that they will most likely be occupied by laborers travelling to Poland though :laugh:

Maybe to a degree, but for the most part I think it will be Ukrainians flying budget carriers to Europe, via Poland. Believe me, it is in Poland's greatest interest to establish low cost connections with Ukraine, and now it is finally possible. Turn around times and fuel monopoly are things that may be 'negotiated'. The most important thing is that the two nations have further liberalized the skies and now it is a matter of weeks for low costs to announce routes between Poland and Ukraine. Euro 2012 is yet another reason why the restricttions in air travel between PL and UA had to change.

I guarantee you that Ukraine will be linked this year with the EU by low cost carriers.:)

I guarantee you that Ukraine will be linked this year with the EU by low cost carriers.:)

Does that mean we automaticly become a part of EU as well?cool:lol::D

I think Timisoara in Western Romania is already an exchange hub for Ukrainians flying to Europe or coming back home. See: http://www.carpatair.com/

Does that mean we automaticly become a part of EU as well?cool:lol::D

LOL I highly doubt that, but you sure do come one step closer to it :-)

Jat Airways is starting flights to Oslo (on June 6) and Thessaloniki (on June 4)

I just saw on ALITALIA 'S Page, Alitalia wants to come to Timisoara.



12/12/2007

Flights to Timisoara and Krakow

We wish to inform all passengers that from 8 January 2008, Alitalia will cease operations between Milan and Timisoara and Milan and Krakow.

The routes will be instead operated by Volareweb, the low cost carrier which is part of the Alitalia Group, with the following schedule:

Origin
Destination Departure time Arrival time Schedule
Milano Malpensa Timisoara 06:50 09:30 Tuesday and Thursday
Milan Malpensa Timisoara 18:35 21:15 Saturday
Timisoara Milan Malpensa 10:00 10:40 Tuesday and Thursday
Timisoara Milan Malpensa 21:45 22:25 Saturday
Milan Malpensa Krakow* 18:35 20:15 Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday
Krakow Milano Malpensa* 20:45 22:25 Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday

*schedule valid from 8 February

Clients formerly booked on Alitalia will be contacted by our staff and informed about the substituting flights.

MilleMiglia members holding an Alitalia ticket who choose to fly with Volareweb will be granted the same amount of miles of the original route and fare purchased.
Furthermore, Volareweb will offer a 50% discount (taxes and surcharges excluded) on the next ticket exclusively purchased via the Volareweb call centre from 2 January 2008 for travel by 30 June 2008. The promotion is valid on destinations operated from/to Milan Malpensa. The discount is not applicable to promotional fares.

The discount is not applicable to promotional fares. For further information on the substituting flights please contact the Alitalia call centre and for details on the destinations served by Volareweb visit Volareweb.com.

Jat Airways is starting flights to Oslo (on June 6) and Thessaloniki (on June 4)
During the winter season, October 28, 2007 - March 29, 2008, Jat Airways flies 255 flights a week to 37 international destinations.

The airline plans an expansion to its network during 2008 and 2009. The following are planned destinations to commence on behalf of the carrier:

Barcelona
Bratislava
Bucharest
Kiev
Madrid
Minsk
Oslo [commencing June 06, 2008]
Portorož
Pula [commencing June 19, 2008]
Sochi
Sofia
Timişoara
Warsaw


Jat is returning to Romania.:banana::cheers: Now I'm waiting for some Ukrainian airline to come to Bucharest and we'll be connected to all our neighbors directly from OTP.:D

Autor: Ziarul Financiar
Data: 21-03-2008


Scandinavian Airlines intra in Romania pe ruta Bucuresti-Copenhaga

Compania aeriana Scandinavian Airlines, cel mai important operator aerian din tarile nordice, va derula zboruri in Romania pe ruta Bucuresti-Copenhaga, incepand cu urmatoarea perioada, au declarat reprezentantii companiei, fara sa precizeze data la care vor incepe operatiunile.

In prezent nicio companie aeriana prezent pe piata locala nu opereaza zboruri directe pe aceasta ruta. Scandinavian Airlines a transportat anul trecut 25,4 milioane de pasageri, potrivit Asociatiei Companiilor Aeriene Europene, si deruleaza zboruri atat in tari din maerica de Nord si Asia, precum si in Europa.

i miss the tu154.. incredibly fun plane to fly on! and it struck me as being very quiet. not sure why everyone was complaining about ambient noise...

I loved flying it so much too. It was definitely not quiet though, the reverse thrust on it was deafening, but it was all part of the fun.

Sorry, I wanted to say TRS. I just knew about 2 A318S. So with 4 318 and 737ND, you have the newest fleet in Balkan. I am sure.

I think Air Via might have the newest fleet in the Balkans.

All I found about their fleet is that it consists of 4 A320s. Are those new or leased?

If you know their registrations you can check them here (http://www.airframes.org/) and see their history.;)

Bonus: here's (http://www.airframes.org/reg/yuamc) the info about YU-AMC.:cheers:

Good news about the new JAT destinations. I just hope they will open all mentioned reoutes successfully.

What I originally said about YU-AMC:
^^

YU-AMC, I was meaning to discuss your SSC name. It's a code used on JAT airliners, in particular a formerly used JAT DC-10-30. That's interesting, you've got the Serbian connection. No wonder you're so anti-Bulgarian in all your statements about Bulgarian aviation.:lol: I guess that also makes sense in regard to your not so nice comparisons regarding Croatia's aviation.


Quote from what you previously said about YU-AMC registration, which was in response to my comment:
^^Registrations of type YU-ABC were used on all civil aircraft in Yugoslavia, and now in Serbia. Not just JAT.

We should move this discussion to Airline Information in your Country (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=491830&page=41). This thread should only be for OTP/SOF bashing.:D Kidding... let's stop this fuselage measuring discussion. Balkan, JAT and TAROM (in no particular order) we're great airlines of their time... now they've shrunk and have to rise up once more. Well, except for Balkan which is defunct and although I hope, I doubt they'll rename it Balkan.:(

I'm still to see some fleet numbers for the peak of Balkan, TAROM and JAT.

More recent quote from you:
If you know their registrations you can check them here (http://www.airframes.org/) and see their history.;)

Bonus: here's (http://www.airframes.org/reg/yuamc) the info about YU-AMC.:cheers:

I told you that YU-AMC was used on the JAT DC-10, but you disagreed. This was not a code used on all planes in Yugoslavia, but in particular for the DC-10-30 used by the Yugoslav state airline for their long-haul routes. I hope you don't get angry...:)

YU-AMC, I was meaning to discuss your SSC name. It's a code used on JAT airliners, in particular a formerly used JAT DC-10-30.
From that I tought you think registration of the type YU-XYZ were only used on JAT aircraft, when in fact they were used on all Yugoslav civil registered aircraft. Just like YR- for Romania or LZ- for Bulgaria.

You can see I've said this here...
Registrations of type YU-ABC were used on all civil aircraft in Yugoslavia, and now in Serbia. Not just JAT.
...but added that ABC sequence (could've been XYZ just as good) too keep the format of YU- followed by three letters.

I told you that YU-AMC was used on the JAT DC-10, but you disagreed.
Not quite.:) I was referring at YU-, not YU-AMC which of course designates that particular DC-10.

Sorry, it seems it's a small misunderstanding in the middle. You were not very clear at first so I've jumped to the conclusion you can't "read" aircraft registrations, because of my previous experiences with people that for example thought YR-something means that's an IAR (Industria Aeronautică Română/Romanian Aeronautics Industry) built aircraft.:nuts:
:cheers:

Does anyone know any new airlines flying to Warsaw, Poland? If so then when?

Sorry, I only found this in Romanian. But it basically says that in one month the negotiations with Sky Team will be complete.

Tarom va adera la alianta Sky Team
Fii primul care comenteaza

24 Martie 2008
Tarom va adera la alianta Sky Team a companiilor aeriene, a declarat, astazi, la Forumul "Infrastructura si transporturile romanesti in context european", ministrul transporturilor, Ludovic Orban.
Tarom se afla in faza finala de negociere cu alianta Sky Team, tratativele urmand a fi finalizate intr-o luna.

Potrivit ministrului transporturilor, companiile aeriene care nu fac parte din nicio alianta internationala risca sa isi reduca perspectivele de dezvoltare.

"Plasarea Tarom in Alianta va oferi o dezvoltare globala a companiei", a precizat ministrul. De altfel, Tarom va fi obligat sa asigure aceasta dezvoltare.

"Prin aderarea Tarom la alianta Sky Team, avantaje vor avea clientii, pasagerii, care vor beneficia de cresterea calitatii serviciilor oferite de catre compania aeriana" a spus Orban.

Tarom anunta in februarie anul trecut ca s-ar putea afilia cu Sky Team sau cu Star Alliance, alegerea aliantei urmand a se baza in principal pe negocierea contractului. Oficiali ai companiei au precizat ca nu alegerea aliantei ridica probleme, ci negocierea contractului, astfel incat compania sa aiba cat mai multe beneficii.

All I found about their fleet is that it consists of 4 A320s. Are those new or leased?

They were fresh from the factory last year, but I think theyre on 12 year leases.

Does anyone know any new airlines flying to Warsaw, Poland? If so then when?

There are millions of airlines flying to warsaw, especially low-cost airlines. Ryanair, Easyjet, Wizzair, Germanwings, etc etc

There are millions of airlines flying to warsaw, especially low-cost airlines. Ryanair, Easyjet, Wizzair, Germanwings, etc etc
Billions of flights and trillions of passengers.:nuts:

Do low cost airlines ever taxi to the gates(bridges) or only by airport buses people get to the Terminal?..and Im talking in general...not because some airports got no air bridges.

Low-cost airlines seek to use secondary airports because of the generally lower taxes. If the airport has air bridges, low-cost carriers can use them as long as there are available. London-Stansted is one such low-cost hub where low-cost airlines use air bridges on a daily basis.

Of course there are plenty of other examples, but Stansted popped in my mind.:)

Ziarul Financiar
28-03-2008

Tarom estimeaza afaceri de 437 milioane dolari pentru 2008

Compania aeriana Tarom estimeaza pentru anul 2008 o cifra de afaceri de 437 milioane dolari si spera sa creasca numarul de pasageri de la 1,9 milioane, la 2,3 milioane, a anuntat compania.

Cu aceasta ocazie, compania a anuntat si noi curse pe rutele Cluj-Barcelona-Londra si marirea de la 5 la 7 zboruri pe ruta Cluj-Madrid. Tarom a introdus, de asemenea, doua curse pe saptamana pe ruta Bucuresti-Tulcea.

Operatorul aerian Tarom si-a manifestat intentia de a face parte din alianta SkyTeam, operatiune ce va dura aproximativ 18 luni.

Din componenta grupului SkyTeam fac parte companiile aeriene: Air France-KLM, Aeroflot, AeroMexico, Alitalia, China Southern, Continental Airlines, Czech Airlines, Delta, Korean Air si NWA


Sursa: www.zf.ro/articol_166736

Germaniwings will start flying between Cologne, Berlin to Varna and Burgas twice a week in early may (tourist season)

Germanwings стартира евтини полети до Германия от Варна и Бургас

От началото на май нискотарифната авиокомпания Germanwingsстартира полети от Бургас и Варна към летищата Кьолн/Бон и Берлин-Шьонефелд в Германия. Нискотарифните полети Бургас – Кьолн/Бон ще се осъществяват във вторник и неделя. От Берлин към Бургас се предлагат полети в сряда и неделя, а всяка събота авиопревозвачът ще лети от Варна до всяка от посочените дестинации.
Офертата за нискотарифните полети от Варна и Бургас е вече активна и резервации за полетите могат да се правят он-лайн на germanwings.com.Предложенията са валидни до края на летния сезон през октомври.

Germanwingsе една от най-успешните нискотарифни авиокомпании в Европа. На уникалната цена от 18 евро (с включени летищни такси), компанията предлага полети до повече от 60 дестинации в Европа от базите си в Кьолн/Бон, Щутгарт, Берлин-Шьонефелд, Хамбург и Дортмунд. Авиофлотът на компанията се състои от 27 самолета AirbusА319.

EasyJet increases its flights to Sofia to 10 a week due to increased demand.

EasyJet увеличава на 10 седмично полетите София - Лондон

Нискотарифната авиокомпания ЕasyJet увеличава броя на полетите по линията София - Лондон, летище Гетуик до 10 на седмица. В понеделник, сряда и петък ще има по два полета и в двете посоки. Във вторник, четвъртък, събота и неделя ще има по един полет в двете посоки, съобщиха от компанията.

Билетите за новите полети вече са в продажба и могат да бъдат резервирани през сайта на компанията. Проверка показа, че цените от София до Лондон започват от 104 и достигат до 229 евро с летищните такси. В обратната посока цената е от 47 до 135 евро с всички такси.

Увеличаването на полетите е заради наплива на пътници както от България, така и от Великобритания, добавиха от EasyJet.

Компанията започна дейността си преди 12 години с два самолета и два маршрута. Тя я разшири бързо и се превърна в четвъртия по големина превозвач в Европа.
Нискотарифните компании имат възможност да съкращават разходите, като опростяват разпространението - не използват посредници, а продават билети директно на потребителя чрез интернет. Чрез уебсайта си превозвачът продава 98% от местата в самолетите си.

Does anyone know any new airlines flying to Warsaw, Poland? If so then when?

Here is a list of airlines operating on daily basis from Warsaw airport:

http://www.lotnisko-chopina.pl/content/knowledge/pl/airlines.php

If you are flying from Toronto there is direct connection with LOT Polish Airlines (1 daily) www.lot.com

What do you think will happen to your country's respective air industry now that Open Skies treaty goes into affect? Seems like a very good deal for us consumers.

Kills national airlines, but who the hell cares when you can get cheaper fares, better service, and more routes on foreign airlines?

Kills national airlines, but who the hell cares when you can get cheaper fares, better service, and more routes on foreign airlines?
If it kills the national airlines, then who is flying? The non-national?

I meant domestic ( you know what I mean ).

Turkish Airlines paints its newest and 103th aircraft in the Star Alliance scheme and joins the Star Alliance officially today! :cheers:

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What did Turkish Airlines achieve in the last five years?
-Increased the number of planes from 57 to 103 and about 30 planes will be still delivered
-Increased the number of passengers from 9 million to 23,7 million
-decreased the average age of the fleet and became the owner of Europe's youngest fleet among national airlines.
-Increased the number of stars and became a 4 star airline such as British Airways, Lufthansa, Air France or Emirates. Next step is to increase the stars to 5 and belong to one of theonly 5 airlines worldwide that own 5 stars. ( Asiana Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways)
-started the trend of retro design
-most on time airline in Europe in the last three years
-the airline with the lowest number of lost baggage in the last three years.
-strogest growing airline in fleet size and passenger numbers.

^^ great achievement

AeroSvit Ukrainian airlines opens new routes to Tbilisi, Georgia and Almaty, Kazakhstan
The Kyiv-Tbilisi route started yesterday, March 30th, and will fly 5 times a week.
The Kyiv-Almaty route will start April 26th serving Almaty once a week, eventually increasing service to 3 times a week starting June 16th.

For the Summer 2008 schedule, Aerosvit will fly to 31 countries operating more than 70 routes.

I think we concentrate too much on passenger airlines...


Volga-Dnepr Air Cargo Revenue to Reach $1.5 Billion

By Lyubov Pronina

March 18, 2008 (Bloomberg)
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Volga-Dnepr, the world's largest airline carrying oversized cargo for customers from rock stars to armies, predicted that sales will rise to a record on global demand for extra-large shipments.

Revenue from air cargo operations will probably climb 44 percent this year to $1.5 billion, Senior Vice President Sergei Shlyanik told reporters in Moscow today. Net income will be comparable to last year's $49 million.

``Last year's performance was superb,'' Shlyanik said. ``This year we expect good results.''

Volga-Dnepr is the world leader in outsize air transport, with 56 percent of the market, Shlyanik said. The Moscow-based company's clients range from touring music stars such as Madonna and Michael Jackson to armed forces from member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Volga-Dnepr may hold an initial public offering for as much as 30 percent of stock next year to help finance the purchase of airplanes, Shlyanik said. Managers control more than 80 percent of the airline, which is seeking to borrow $150 million from banks, he said, without elaborating.

Volga-Dnepr operates 10 An-124 aircraft, known as Ruslans, the world's largest operational mass-produced cargo aircraft by payload, and six Boeing Co. 747 jet freighters. It plans to have 12 Boeing 747s by 2013.

Across the Pole

Volga-Dnepr plans to start cross-polar cargo flights in the second half of the year between Russia and North America. The company will operate three weekly flights from Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, to Toronto, with further flights to Houston and back to Krasnoyarsk via Amsterdam.

The Russian company carried 212,900 tons of cargo last year, a 41 percent increase.

Volga-Dnepr earned $91 million last year from peacekeeping operations for NATO countries. It's in talks to extend by two years a NATO contract that expires next year, Commercial Director Valery Gabriel said.

Volga-Dnepr is in talks with two more countries to add to its 18 existing clients for peacekeeping operations, Gabriel said, declining to elaborate.


Fleet
10 Antonov An-124 (plus 5 on order)
7 Ilyushin Il-76 (plus 3 on order)
7 Yakovlev Yak-40
8 Antonov An-148 (on order)
10 Boeing 747-400ERF and Boeing 747-8F (on order)

The newTAROM A318

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from tarom.ro

Here is something i read about the new jfk - bucurest route... i guess i was proven correct about delta running a yet another 767 disaster on such a long flight:

JFK-Budapest-JFK Economy. Both flights full on shabby 767s with antique IFE system. Seat pitch tight but slightly better than KLM or Air France on transatlantic flights. Flight attendants friendly though not that hardworking (Hungarian speaking flight attendants did the lions share of the work both directions). Meals poorer than most other transatlantic carriers - second meal (snack) on Budapest-JFK leg was a disaster.

JFK-Budapest-JFK Economy. Old 767 with ancient IFE system. Flight attendants friendly and helpful though not as efficient or organized as crews on most European airlines. Meals, served on very small trays. Second meal (snack) on Budapest-JFK flight was the vilest imaginable, a soggy greasy pizza.

i'll pass and go through amsterdam or paris. but if anyone on here actually flies this route, let us know how it went.

I am due on a delta flight next week and i am racking my brain which plane to choose. the 757 actually has more space! sad sad sad.

^^ Where are the news about ... BUCHAREST ? I can see ^^ those about Budapest only ...

^^ think it is just the result of the good old habit of mixing up the two cities :)

^^ Jesus, is that still happening?? :bash:

OOPS!! I read it twice, i pasted 2 things so i read them again and still typed the wrong thing..

i have no excuse, and i hang my head in shame. lol

god.....It's very clear...buDAPest buCHARest...3 letters!!!..

i have no excuse, and i hang my head in shame. lol
Please provide us with juicy pictures of you hanging yourself.:banana:
:jk::cheers:

Here is something i read about the new jfk - bucurest route... i guess i was proven correct about delta running a yet another 767 disaster on such a long flight:

JFK-Budapest-JFK Economy. Both flights full on shabby 767s with antique IFE system. Seat pitch tight but slightly better than KLM or Air France on transatlantic flights. Flight attendants friendly though not that hardworking (Hungarian speaking flight attendants did the lions share of the work both directions). Meals poorer than most other transatlantic carriers - second meal (snack) on Budapest-JFK leg was a disaster.

JFK-Budapest-JFK Economy. Old 767 with ancient IFE system. Flight attendants friendly and helpful though not as efficient or organized as crews on most European airlines. Meals, served on very small trays. Second meal (snack) on Budapest-JFK flight was the vilest imaginable, a soggy greasy pizza.

i'll pass and go through amsterdam or paris. but if anyone on here actually flies this route, let us know how it went.

I am due on a delta flight next week and i am racking my brain which plane to choose. the 757 actually has more space! sad sad sad.

I flew the route JFK-Buchrest one month ago and can assure you that the fight was as comfortable as it could get. Similar to all US airlines, Delta has older planes than European carriers and offers less food as well. However, I was prepared for this knowing that on domestic flights in the US all you get is a little bag of peanuts and a soda. Generally I prefer to fly European carriers, but the Detla flight worked out pretty well and I have to admit that I was excited to fly through Bucharest, rather than the usual London or Frankfurt.

There were three Romanian speaking flight attendants and they all did a great job. Most of the passengers (90%) were Romanians and the flight was full. Take a parachute to jump off the plane when it passes over Pleven. You are from Pleven if I remember correctly?

Today I went to the Sofia Airport and noticed something interesting. There was a small (perhaps no more than 10-20 seats capacity, dunno) propeller aircraft taking off. What was strange about that airplane was that it had some blue logo with a number of yellow stars on it, resembling very much the flag of Kosovo. Is there some Kosovo airline? Can someone identify the airline? It was painted white with that logo on the vertical stabilizer.

Today I went to the Sofia Airport and noticed something interesting. There was a small (perhaps no more than 10-20 seats capacity, dunno) propeller aircraft taking off. What was strange about that airplane was that it had some blue logo with a number of yellow stars on it, resembling very much the flag of Kosovo. Is there some Kosovo airline? Can someone identify the airline? It was painted white with that logo on the vertical stabilizer.

That sounds like Hungarian cargo airline Farnair, which started flights to Sofia this year.

Any news about new aircraft purchases by LOT Polish Airlines this year??? :bash:

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Hey guys, what do you think of Expedia (http://www.expedia.com/)? I'm asking because I'm helping two friends of mine plan their first trip to Paris and I find Expedia to be excellent at searching flights as it really cuts you some slack from having to go on each airline's site and search from there. But I never actually booked a flight (or hotel) on Expedia.

I've read some reviews and they're mostly bad... 80% of the ratings are of 1 (out of 10).:puke: Of course, this comes as no surprise, since you generally write reviews only when you're disappointed by a certain service. Otherwise you just go "man, Expedia rocks" and go on with your life.

But has anybody used their services (flight/hotel booking)? I'm asking just out of curiosity.

^^ I do not know but i think it is as reliable as any other -u chose a date u pay and thats it as long as -u dont need to change your dates after you pay, or want your money back if the flight has been canceled unless you pay 3e for insurance.

However i recommend http://www.prixdesvoyages.com/prix-vol.html b/c it checks 5-8 sites at the same time and gives you the best deal.

Hey guys, what do you think of Expedia (http://www.expedia.com/)? I'm asking because I'm helping two friends of mine plan their first trip to Paris and I find Expedia to be excellent at searching flights as it really cuts you some slack from having to go on each airline's site and search from there. But I never actually booked a flight (or hotel) on Expedia.

I've read some reviews and they're mostly bad... 80% of the ratings are of 1 (out of 10).:puke: Of course, this comes as no surprise, since you generally write reviews only when you're disappointed by a certain service. Otherwise you just go "man, Expedia rocks" and go on with your life.

But has anybody used their services (flight/hotel booking)? I'm asking just out of curiosity.

I booked an extremely low fare on Expedia, substantially lower than on other sites. The fare I booked is now over $300 more expensive. They also have good customer service. I would definetely recommend them.

funny you mention that. a friend of mine got the best deal ever because some genius at expedia really f*cked up big time. His trip to Tokyo (from us) for a week cost him around 200 bucks instead of 3000 because the expedia rep entered the wrong amount. haha

Wow, shit! That's a really good deal! :laugh:

$200 to Tokyo? So what's this guy's name? I'd like to have him as my travel agent.:lol:

Open Skies' first aircraft
A freshly painted Boeing 757-200 out of BA's fleet.:banana:
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OpenSkies (a trading name of BA European Limited) is a subsidiary airline of British Airways which is scheduled to begin operations in June 2008. The airline will initially fly between the European cities of Brussels and Paris to New York City in the United States, subject to regulator approval. The airline will be a full-service carrier and will offer business class, premium economy and economy cabins. British Airways have also confirmed that they are looking at operating services from other European cities, including Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Madrid and Milan.

The routes that OpenSkies intended to fly is only possible because of the recent open skies agreements between the European Union and the United States governments which permit any American or European airline to operate services to and from any European or American location. The availability of landing slots limits the impact of the agreement at certain airports, such as London Heathrow Airport.

On 22 January 2008 British European Limited trading as OpenSkies applied for a Type A Operating Licence from the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority.
More info on: flyopenskies.com (http://flyopenskies.com/), Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenSkies) and TimesOnline (http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/transport/article3648860.ece)

They look nice, but what does this have to do with EE?

Well, when I asked a Venezuelan that posted something on Conviasa, a Venezuelan airline what does it have to do with EE everybody said that because a certain region is not specified in this thread's title, we can post info on any airline...

I find this Open Skies a step forward and thus interesting.:)

Those 757 etops will completely kill the competition.. price per profit ratio is insane on the 757...

notice how they are not running them to london.. they won't compete with BA itself. funny! but yeah, lets go to paris

i was actually piece together a flight to europe and the cheapest way (depending where in NA you are) is through tncm and then on to paris with AF. its about 5200$ vs the 8400$ they want out of JFK (business and above)

^^Huh?:? TNCM = Princess Juliana Airport in the Netherlands Antilles. Why go though SXM (TNCM) to get to Europe? That's insane unless you want a day at the beach watching aircraft landing (I know I do:D), and how come it's so expensive?

Just out curiosity I've done a check for a round-trip flight between Cleveland, OH and Bucharest, RO.

CLE-ORD UA5911 (Canadair RJ operated by United Express/Skywest)
ORD-DUS LH437 (Airbus A340)
DUS-OTP LH3426 (Canadair CRJ-200 operated by Eurowings)

OTP-DUS LH3429 (Canadair CRJ-200 operated by Eurowings)
DUS-ORD LH436 (Airbus A340)
ORD-CLE UA516 (Boeing 737-500)

TOTAL PRICE: $1,264.90

CLE = Cleveland Int'l
ORD = Chicago - O'Hare
DUS = Dusseldorf Int'l
UA = United Airlines
LH = Lufthansa

See Expedia for more details. (http://www.expedia.com/pub/agent.dll?tovr=-1294647291&fwso=0)
Also, this is for business/first class and most flight's are still below the prices you've given. (http://www.expedia.com/pub/agent.dll?qscr=fexp&qryt=1&tovr=-1294647291&ps3u=&&altd=&hqot=&pddt=&prdt=&altg=&hftp=&flag=q&wsds=EX017ADF4B100%24FE%212%24FF%24EF%21p00000%218%24FF%2190211010002%2170122%214%24FF%2190100001%21V0%214%24FF%21C0%2415000%2439%2434U%2436%2433M%2432%2436MX%2434%2430%2432P%2434%2431P%2437%2431%2430X%214%24FF%215013XNPGYW000CO%24C6%240C100003GYWXNP000%24EA%2480%24C6%240C100003%2190%24E0%2480%24E9H100003%2190%24E0%2480%24E9H100003%2190%24E0%2480%24E9H1%21O0%218%24FF0001%21E0Q%2480%24EA00%214%24FF%2150%24CF2001%21C01000%214%24FF%21G0%24E0%2480%24E9H%24E0%2480%24E9H13101%21602%21D0%214%24FF%2180&shpr=w&gptc=0&rfrr=5004&ftid=&sfcf=1&city1=CLE&citd1=OTP&date1=7%2F1%2F2008&time1=362&date2=7%2F10%2F2008&time2=362&flcr=&tktt=1&stkc=1&stkp=1&swoc=&ussw=1&rdct=1)

And even if Open Skies airline will not go through LHR, others flying under the Open Skies agreement will, you can be sure of that. At LHR there's the problem of landing slots.

When i lived in London, i used Expedia for all my Euro trips (City hops) and it was great
Great price and so convenient to book everything in one place.

So i recommend Expedia, used it often and never had a problem.

Did you ever had to cancel/reschedule? I heard that's when big problems occur and they're lousy.

Expedia is fine and I have been able to find some cheap flights there, but lately, more and more often I've found out that I can book the same flights straight from the airline website. Either way, the best website to start from is Kayak. It's hands down the best website out there. It searches the individual airline websites, plus the ones like Expedia.


Those 757 etops will completely kill the competition.. price per profit ratio is insane on the 757...

notice how they are not running them to london.. they won't compete with BA itself. funny! but yeah, lets go to paris


What are you talking about? The 757 has higher cost per seat than any widebody plane flying across the Atlantic. The reason why BA is using 757 is because they're easier to fill at reasonable yields. But be rest assured that a full 767 or 777 has much lower costs per seat than a full 757. And why would BA fly these 757 from London? What competition are you talking about if they're the same airline with a different name. They already fly a sh!tload of flights on larger and more comfortable planes every day from London to NYC. BA is starting these flights from Brussels and Paris after a new Open Skies agreement between the US and EU was signed that allows any airline to start flights from any EU city to an American one and vice versa. BTW, Air France is also starting a flight from BA's home turf of Heathrow to LA.

The idea of Open Skies agreement is that flights between Europe and US will become more like domestic EU flights (you know that a flight between two EU countries in domestic, right?) and that any airline is free to fly between any European destination and the US, which is great, especially for us, costumers.;)

The idea of Open Skies agreement is that flights between Europe and US will become more like domestic EU flights (you know that a flight between two EU countries in domestic, right?) and that any airline is free to fly between any European destination and the US, which is great, especially for us, costumers.;)

Ryanair CEO said he wants to start a low-cost trans-Atlantic airline with fares starting at $15. Now that's great for consumers! ;)

Ryanair CEO said he wants to start a low-cost trans-Atlantic airline with fares starting at $15. Now that's great for consumers! ;)
You would probably be paralysed by the end of the flight

You would probably be paralysed by the end of the flight

Hell, I wouldn't care if I shit myself. For $15 to fly across the Atlantic I would endure all of Ryanair's tricks.

Hell, I wouldn't care if I shit myself. For $15 to fly across the Atlantic I would endure all of Ryanair's tricks.

You probably have to bring your own chair.

:rofl:

lol hehhe your food and catalog. lol

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Delta and Northwest in $3 billion deal

Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines agreed to merge late Monday, in a $3.1 billion deal that would create the world's biggest airline and could prompt other airlines to pursue mergers of their own.

The deal could be followed quickly by another, airline executives and industry analysts said. A leading candidate is a combination of United Airlines and Continental Airlines, which have explored the idea. The airlines now may try to get the deal wrapped up within the next 30 days, a person with direct knowledge of the negotiations said Monday night. He spoke on condition of anonymity because the talks are private.

The Delta-Northwest agreement came despite failed efforts to get pilots at both airlines to agree on how to combine their own ranks, an issue that could lead to labor unrest and disruptions to flight operations in the coming years. Northwest pilots immediately said they would oppose the deal.

That was not a surprise to management. The threat of rising fuel prices — and the idea that a merger would bring huge cost savings — overcame the concerns about pilots in recent weeks

Northwest shareholders would receive 1.25 Delta shares for each of 236.4 million Northwest shares outstanding.

Seven board members from Delta and five from Northwest would join the board of the new airline, to be known as Delta. The Air Line Pilots Association, which represents pilots at both airlines, would receive a board seat.
[...]

At the end of 2007, Delta and Northwest employed a combined 89,000 workers. American Airlines, currently the largest carrier, had 85,500. Delta said the combined airline would employ 75,000 people. That number excludes 6,000 people who work at Delta's regional airline and Delta said earlier that it would reduce employment by 2,000.
[...]

The merger is subject to antitrust review by the Justice Department and to approval by shareholders at both companies. Delta expects to have $7 billion in cash in the combined company as a cushion against the current airline downturn.
[...]

Full article in the International Herald Tribune (http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/04/15/business/15air.php?page=1)

Bulgaria air will be adding 10-12 A319s to its fleet from June. The airline will also refurbish the interiors of its 737 fleet.

I was wondering what their fleet plans were, since they're leasing 3 BAe146's to Albanian carrier Belle Air. Not to doubt your information, but do you have a link?

I got it from forum.bgspotters.net but no official confirmation yet.

Hm...I doubt 60 mln EUR (as mentioned earlier in the press) will be enough for 10-12 A319s...perhaps lease them?

I've been hearing similar rumours... Lease or purchase, it's all done on credit anyways. Usually large capital expenditures/purchases such as those in the airline business involve a relatively small downpayment upfront, proof of sizeable collateral and ofcourse a negotiable interest on subsequent periodical payments that extend anywhere between 5 and 25 years into the future. 60 million Euro is more than enough to easily go with either one of those options for 10-12 A319s over a period of a few years. In fact it's enough to go further than this should they place all their additional eggs in one basket. Otherwise if Airbus is paid in full, the said expansion budget would allow the purchase of only two such aircraft. Either way, it would be foolish to think that's how they'll do it. My best guess is 6 - 12 aircraft will be added to the fleet by the end of 2008, though it's possible this will be done before the high passenger volume summer season gets underway. :cheers:

According to A.NET forum (http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/3939989/) Transaero is looking at possibility of buying A380. Even if this is only a rumor it is still great news :cheers:
In a few years Transaero can become the EE Emirates :D

well i wouldnt be too-surprised, transaero only goes for large aircraft and its expanding very fast.

Ministry of Transport of Ukraine has held talks with Wizz Air to negotiate its entrance into the Ukrainian aviation market. The company has filed with the aviation authorities to receive a license to operate in Ukraine.

The company is planning to start flights in July this year. The first route will be Kyiv-Odessa. Other routes to be launched are Kyiv-Simferopol, Kyiv-Zaporizhya, Kyiv-Lviv, Kharkiv-Simferopol, and Lviv-Simferopol.

The fares would would be around 30-50 dollars.

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After hearing all these news I got so fucking happy that I just can't describe it! You guys probably wouldn't understand having all these low-costers already in your countries, but if this deal goes through, this will be a fucking REVOLUTION. Imagine paying only 30 bucks to fly for 2 hours, when it costs close to 100 to ride the train for some 20 hours! Good god I am keeping my fingers crossed on this deal!

Carpatair to launch new flights to Ukraine starting June 2:banana:
Carpatair will launch on June 2 new flights to Kiev departing from Bucharest and Timişoara. Initially there will be 3 weekly flights, and starting September 20 the number of weekly flights will increase to 6.

Carpatair now operates regulate flights to Lviv and Odessa and has a fleet of 18 aircraft.
Carpatair lanseaza in iunie noi curse din Romania catre Ucraina

Linia aeriana Carpatair va lansa din 2 iunie 2008 noi curse spre Ucraina cu destinatia Kiev, cu plecare din Bucuresti si Timisoara.
Carpatair va opera, intr-o prima faza, cate trei zboruri pe saptamana, din Bucuresti si Timisoara spre Kiev.

Din 20 septembrie, zborurile Bucuresti-Kiev-Bucuresti vor functiona de 6 ori pe saptamana, in fiecare zi, cu exceptia celei de sambata. Zborurile Timisoara-Kiev-Timisoara vor fi operate de luni pana sambata incepand cu 25 iulie.

In Ucraina, Carpatair opereaza zboruri regulate spre Lviv si Odessa (zilnic, de luni pana sambata inclusiv).
DailyBusiness (http://www.dailybusiness.ro/stiri-turism/carpatair-lanseaza-in-iunie-noi-curse-din-romania-catre-ucraina-12585)
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According to A.NET forum (http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/3939989/) Transaero is looking at possibility of buying A380. Even if this is only a rumor it is still great news :cheers:
In a few years Transaero can become the EE Emirates :D

Transaero is great, my favourite Russian aircompany for sure. And when it comes to wide-body jets, they get no competition in EE, not even from Aeroflot. They currently operate 12 B747s (and continue buying them) and 10 B767s (also keep buying). In the near future they plan to operate 6 B747-300s and 6 B747-400s with the 200s being converted to freighters. In a few months we should see the first B777-200 being delivered (don't know how many they will have, but at least 2). On top of that Transaero will also start receiving the first of its 10 A330-200s from 2009. That makes me wonder though, how economic that would be to operate such a widebody mix of B747/767/777s and A330s.

Anyway, Transaero's traffic grew around 50% last year and should be also up at least 40% this year, so I might imagine the first order for an A380 to be placed within 5 years or so :)



After hearing all these news I got so fucking happy that I just can't describe it! You guys probably wouldn't understand having all these low-costers already in your countries, but if this deal goes through, this will be a fucking REVOLUTION. Imagine paying only 30 bucks to fly for 2 hours, when it costs close to 100 to ride the train for some 20 hours! Good god I am keeping my fingers crossed on this deal!

yes, that would be great, I am especially looking forward to that London-Nikolaev flight. if that ever happens :D

Serbia’s Jat Airways starting flights Niš – Tivat (Montenegro) this May. It will add to their new destinations Pula, Oslo and Thessaloniki this summer.

Wat about Niš - Dusseldorf?
i thought they were starting too :wtf:

Sibiu to be air-linked to Cairo, Sharm el Sheikh, Casablanca, Tunis, Londra, Milano and Madrid starting June this year.

Ziarul Financiar
23/04/2008


Turismul aduce zboruri low-cost Sibiu-Africa

Aeroportul din Sibiu va opera din luna iunie curse catre Cairo, Sharm el Sheikh, Casablanca, Tunis, Londra, Milano si Madrid, informeaza Sibianul.

Dupa ce, saptamana trecuta, Consiliul Judetean a anuntat ca de la Sibiu vor fi operate zboruri low-cost ale principalelor companii aeriene care opereaza in Romania, conducerea aeroportului din Sibiu a dezvaluit miercuri, pentru www.sibianulonline.ro, si ce alte destinatii vor putea fi operationale din luna iunie. Mai multe detalii pe www.sibianulonline.ro.
Sursa: www.zf.ro/articol_169984

^^ New Terminal

http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/7498/ss1re6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/8712/ssbq8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Some pics of Sibiu airport brand new terminal...Also there is a new tower and the runaway has been redone...

http://www.sibiul.ro/sibiu-virtual-tour/aeroportul-sibiu-terminal-1-156.html

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/Crismarten/SibiuAirport02?authkey=Iqfausuug2A

Are aspect de depozit, dar e o imbunatatire. Cel mai mult ma enerveaza corpurile de iluminat. Nene, modelul ala de corp de iluminat se pare ca-i standard in Romania.:bash: La metrou, in institutii, in magazine, in aeroporturi e un model standard se pare.

Wat about Niš - Dusseldorf?
i thought they were starting too :wtf:
I think Germanwings will operate that. We will know in a couple of days.

Open Sky launches Bucharest flights to India, China, Japan, Thailand and S Coreea.

http://www.tmctv.ro/articol_38081/compania_aeriana_finnair_va_opera_curse_spre_sase_tari_din_asia_pentru_pasagerii_romani.html

^^That's very cool. Is this totally confirmed? What planes will be used? :cheers:

It's confirmed. Flights started at the begining of this month actually to the following destinations:

India (Delhi şi Mumbai)

China (Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong si Guangzhou)

Japonia (Tokyo, Osaka şi Nagoya)

Thailanda (Bangkok)

Coreea de Sud (Seul)


I do not know what planes they use though :dunno: Cosmin is the Romanian plane expert ;)

So Finnair decided to use one of Bucharest's airports for these direct flights to East Asia? What's their economic reasoning?

So Finnair decided to use one of Bucharest's airports for these direct flights to East Asia? What's their economic reasoning?


Tourism in general, Olimpic Games, economic ties with China and South Coreea mainly .

I just checked Otopeni's destinations, and the ones you posted were not included on their list.

^^Check Finnair website, and then search for Romania.

Well I did and those are not direct flights from Bucharest to anyone of those destinations. Actually, each involves a connecting flight from Bucharest through Helsinki and onward to those destinations. When you post news I'd appreciate it if you don't mislead with incorrect information, especially when the source you post is in Romanian, thereby making it difficult for the rest of us to confirm anything that you say.

^^ I got it wrong also. The article was not clear about it :bash: and I knew nothing about these connect flights before I read the article. I should have checked Finnair's website before. :bash:

^^No worries. I hope direct flights to those destinations by way of Tarom will happen within a few years. :) I am sure that by 2020 this will be a reality.

Actually, I was surprised by Japan, India and Thailand, cause I cannot see why should there be a direct flight. The S Coreean and Chinese investments and trade in/with Romania are significant and they warrant a direct flight even at this moment. Tourism between Romania and China is also relevant. But the other destinations are indeed a curiosity. :cheers:

Actually, I was surprised by Japan, India and Thailand, cause I cannot see why should there be a direct flight. The S Coreean and Chinese investments and trade in/with Romania are significant and they warrant a direct flight even at this moment. Tourism between Romania and China is also relevant. But the other destinations are indeed a curiosity. :cheers:


Maybe Mital wants to directly connect his steel plant in Romania with his homeland.:lol:

But yeah, I don't think direct flights to any of these destinations would be highly profitable right now. Once Romania becomes an affluent economy in Europe it will make sense to connect the country to every corner of the world. Look at Finland! They're tiny (much smaller inpopulation than Romania, even Bulgaria) and yet because of their economic prosperity and good international relations they've got destinations up the ying-yang!!! :nuts::cheers:

Maybe Mital wants to directly connect his steel plant in Romania with his homeland.:lol:


That'd not be such a bad idea, cause he'd have to build an airport in a city which badly needs it. On the other hand, if he does that, he'd ship more relatives of his own and friends which would turn the city into a little India. Already, he's building entire blocks of flats for his own people shipped from India. :shifty:

So that article basically means that you can get a connecting flight through helsinki to asia? what's that have to do with open skies? who cares about finnair? why would anyone go to finland when you can connect in athens or istanbul?

I do not know what planes they use though :dunno: Cosmin is the Romanian plane expert ;)
That's an overstatement, but anyway... I didn't read anything about those "direct" flights.

Open Sky, reprezentantul de vânzări în România şi Republica Moldova al companiei aeriene Finnair, lansează curse spre India, China, Japonia, Thailanda şi Coreea de Sud pentru pasagerii din România, din aprilie, a declarat miercuri directorul general Open Sky, Cătălina Moga.
Open Sky (not Open Skies!) is Finnair's representative for Romania and Moldova.:lol: Nothing to to with the Open Skies agreement or the BA subsidiary Open Skies airline.;)

Flota companiei Finnar este compusă din aeronave A320 Family
Cum ba "A320 Family"? Avioane din familia A320... asta era traducerea corecta.:lol:

As Dulgeroff said, don't worry guys, TAROM will have direct flights to all these destination by 2050.:nuts:

^^I said 2020, not 2050. Is it too hard to believe, are you kidding or did you misquote me by accident?

^^Oh, calm down!:lol: I'm kidding... it's a way of saying that TAROM will never have flights to all of these cities. But seriously now, some destinations seem highly unlikely, wouldn't you agree? Guangzhou, Osaka, Nagoya and even those two Indian destinations are highly unlikely.

Why would they fly to three different destinations in Japan when Tokyo will do. From there you can get a domestic flight. TAROM doesn't even fly to New York anymore...:ohno:
:cheers:

Wizz Air Ukraine opens Kiev base and launches domestic flights in July 2008
http://wizzair.com/about_us/news/default.asp#wiz8sd0b

Wizz Air Ukraine, the first low fare - low cost airline in Ukraine announced at a press conference in Kiev today that it would start operating an initial network of seven Ukrainian domestic routes from its operating base at Kiev Boryspil Airport on 11 July 2008. Wizz Air Ukraine will provide low fare air travel service from Kiev Boryspil Airport to Lviv, Odessa, Simferopol, Kharkov and Zaporozhye. Flights from Lviv and Kharkov to Simferopol, the popular Krym resort will also be available to the Ukrainian travellers.
Wizz Air Ukraine’s new routes include:


Route Frequency
Kiev – Lviv 4 flights/week
Kiev - Kharkov 4 flights/week
Kiev - Odessa 7 flights/week
Kyiv - Zaporozhye 3 flights/week
Kiev - Simferopol 10 flights/week
Simferopol – Kharkov 3 flights/week
Simferopol – Lviv 4 flights/week


Ticket sales will be opened on 24 April with all inclusive fares starting from as low as UAH 79 on the airline’s website, wizzair.com or through the Wizz Air Ukraine call center on +380 (44) 206-4-888.

Wizz Air Ukraine will operate brand new Airbus A320 aircraft configured with 180 leather seats offering low fares and convenient air travel experience to the Ukrainian public.

“Today is a milestone event in the development of Wizz Air as well as for the Ukrainian traveling public. Wizz Air Ukraine’s high quality service and low fares will change the dynamics of the Ukrainian transportation market. Now all those who never thought of flying before will have the opportunity to travel fast, safely and comfortably on our new Airbus A320 aircraft for the fraction of the current prices.” - said Natália Kázmér, Director General of Wizz Air Ukraine. “Wizz Air Ukraine has ambitious plans to quickly expand its operations by adding international routes and more domestic services, opening further operating bases in various regions in Ukraine and ultimately deploying an increasing number of aircraft.” - she added.

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I shall now proceed to masturbate to these news. BRB.

Post another 1000 animated gifs and my browser's gonna fucking kill you :D

Well, congrats for getting Wizzair. I know you were waiting for them.:cheers:
I shall now proceed to masturbate to these news. BRB.
Don't forget to take pictures while doing it and post them on DLM!:lol:

Well, congrats for getting Wizzair. I know you were waiting for them.:cheers:

Don't forget to take pictures while doing it and post them on DLM!:lol:

I think those kinds of pictures are better suited for Xtube rather than SSC. :laugh:

FUCK YEAH!

The flights are booked 2-3 months in advance, last I've heard.

That`s not true. I`ve just checked this thing on ryanair.com . If you have a credit card you can easily book a flight on their website.

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/695/ryanairym1.th.jpg (http://img180.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ryanairym1.jpg)

WizzAir has officially opened booking for its domestic Ukrainian flights!
http://wizzair.com/skylights/cgi-bin/skylights.cgi?sid=&module=SB&language=EN&step=0

The promo-fares are super low, I am actually considering buying a ticket right now, from Lviv to Kyiv, see the city for 2 days and then fly back. All for around 12 EUR! :laugh:

12 EUR... just like Bucharest to Cluj.:)

Hunedoara and Iaşi first two TAROM Boeing 737-700s in the new color scheme introduced with the A318:banana:
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/5788/737700sp0.jpg
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/3173/1338900tu1.jpg

Previous painting scheme
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/7182/0815039wf4.jpg

I don't understand why TAROM doesn't use the EU flag next to the Romanian one near the registration.:( I know Romavia does so...

P.S.: starting June 2, TAROM will introduce 3 weekly flights (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) from Cluj to Barcelona; prices start at 187 EUR (without taxes).

new tail + old body = best

the new one makes it hard to read due to the font and windows in the way. the blue engines are too much like BA's liveries of the 90s.

yeah i am nitpicking lol

I like it, especially the engines and tail.:D

I think "Romanian Air Transport" is better than "Transporturile Aeriene Romane" which is suitable only for domestic flights..The fact that the name is written in the windows area doesn't create a very good impression..

"Tarom" should be also written on the belly so it can be seen while landing by people on the ground as "cheap" advertising.:)
I've seen a new Emirates plane having that and it is quite cool..

http://www.otp-airport.ro/www/index.html/flightinfo

I've seen this today and I was surprise to see that there are direct flights from OTP to WASHINGTON(WAS),Kabalega Falls(wherever that is :)) and even Kabul.

Airline code is RBY..which I don't recognize..
Therefor I assume that these are military flights.

Does anyone know more about these "new destinations" and the airline operating them(from Bucharest) ?

Cheers

I know what you mean...
http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/3475/1343547il2.jpg

Yeap..but I've seen it "live"!

I actually had that idea "before" seeing any "Emirates" plane (as I live on a "busy plane path" )..
but I wasn't the one suggesting it to the airlines!

Any idea about "those new flights" ?

Hunedoara and Iaşi first two TAROM Boeing 737-700s in the new color scheme introduced with the A318:banana:


I don't understand why TAROM doesn't use the EU flag next to the Romanian one near the registration.:( I know Romavia does so...

P.S.: starting June 2, TAROM will introduce 3 weekly flights (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) from Cluj to Barcelona; prices start at 187 EUR (without taxes).
he he Jat in the background

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/9400/1338900tu1cu7.jpg

Yep. The photo's taken at Heathrow.;)

In the cockipt of a Turkish Airlines A320-200 bound for Ankara.:banana:
http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/9808/1349824je4.jpg