Adria Airways
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| Adria Airways | ||
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| IATA JP |
ICAO ADR |
Callsign ADRIA |
| Founded | 1961 | |
| Hubs | Ljubljana Airport | |
| Frequent flyer program | Miles & More | |
| Member lounge | Senator Lounge | |
| Alliance | Star Alliance | |
| Fleet size | 14 (+3 orders) | |
| Destinations | 25 | |
| Parent company | Kapitalska družba d.d. | |
| Headquarters | Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
| Key people | Tadej Tufek (President) | |
| Website: http://www.adria.si | ||
Adria Airways d.d. is an airline based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. It is the national airline of Slovenia and a regional member of the Star Alliance. It operates international scheduled services throughout Europe and charter services to destinations in Europe and the Middle East. Its main base and hub is Ljubljana Airport.
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[edit] History
The airline was established and started operations in 1961 as a charter company with a Douglas DC-6[1] under the name of Adria Aviopromet (Adria Airways). Later, extra DC-6s were bought from KLM. In 1968, the company changed its name to Inex-Adria Airways and introduced its first jet type, the Douglas DC-9. Its name was changed after aligning with Belgrade-based trading group Interexport, but reverted to the original title after that association ended in May 1986.
In the early 1980s, Inex-Adria introduced its first scheduled flights[1], purchased McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft and became a member of IATA. Its fleet was mostly employed in charter work throughout Europe. International scheduled flights were added, initially to Larnaca, in November 1983. By the late 1980s, and after the name change back to Adria, it purchased several Airbus A320 aircraft. With the break-up of Yugoslavia, Adria Airways attained the role of Slovenia's flag carrier. In the early 1990s, it was an unsuccessful take-over target of the Albert Group led by Evan Hammer.
In March 1996, Adria completed its part-privatisation process. On July 23, 2002, Bombardier Aerospace appointed Adria Airways as the first Bombardier recognized CRJ heavy maintenance facility in Europe. On November 18, 2004, Adria Airways joined the Star Alliance. Adria Airways is a regional member of the alliance.
In 2001, Adria Airways recorded a large decrease in the number of annual passengers as a result of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The company operated with a loss for the next five years. In 2006, the company recorded a minimal profit and transported its first annual millionth passenger. In 2007 Adria Airways carried 1 136 431 passengers and made a profit of 420 000 euros for the year. For 2008, Adria Airways is planning 12% growth in income, which should ensure the company's profitability. The company has 592 employees.[2]
[edit] Destinations
As of April 2008, Adria Airways operates scheduled flights to the following destinations:[3]
[edit] Incidents and accidents
- On October 30, 1975, 75 people were killed when an Inex Adria Aviopromet DC-9-32 hit high ground during an ILS approach in fog near Prague-Suchdol, Czechoslovakia.[4]
- On September 10, 1976, 176 people died when a British Airways Hawker Siddeley Trident and an Inex Adria Douglas DC-9 collided over Zagreb. The collision was attributed to an air traffic control error.[5]
- On December 1, 1981, Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 1308 crashed in the mountains while approaching Campo dell'Oro Airport in Ajaccio, Corsica killing 173 passengers and 7 crew members.[6]
[edit] Fleet
Adria Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of April 2007) [7]:
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers | Notes |
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| Airbus A320-231 | 3 | 162 | 1 is operating for Afriqiyah Airways. |
| Boeing 737-500 | 1 | 112 | B737-500 leased from Ukraine International Airlines. |
| Fokker 100 | 1 | 105 | leased from Carpatair |
| Bombardier CRJ200 | 7 | 48 | 2 CRJ200s are on financial lease. |
| Bombardier CRJ900 | 2 | 86 | additional 2 CRJ900NextGen on order.[8] |
| Bombardier CRJ1000NextGen | 0 | 100 | 1 CRJ1000 on order.[8] |
| Total number of aircraft: | 14 in fleet |
As of 3 June 2008, the average age of Adria Airways fleet is 10.5 years ([1]).
[edit] References
- ^ a b Adria Airways to join Star Alliance Common Information Technology Platform
- ^ Adria Airways shows a profit for last year – two new CRJ900 aircraft in May 2007, January 2007 Press Release
- ^ Adria Airways summer timetable 2008. Adria Airways. Retrieved on 2008-04-09.
- ^ PlaneCrashInfo.com
- ^ PlaneCrashInfo.com
- ^ PlaneCrashInfo.com
- ^ Adria Airways Fleet Retrieved 30 October 2006
- ^ a b Adria Airways Orders Bombardier CRJ900 NextGen and CRJ1000 NextGen Airliners
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