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| Founded | 1999 | |||
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| Frequent-flyer program | Carpatair Green Club | |||
| Fleet size | 18 | |||
| Destinations | 29 | |||
| Headquarters | Ghiroda, Romania | |||
| Key people | Nicolae Petrov (President and CEO) | |||
| Website | http://www.carpatair.com | |||
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S.C. Carpatair S.A. is the largest regional airline in Eastern Europe, based in Ghiroda, Timis County, Romania, near Timişoara.[1][2] It operates services to 34 destinations in Europe. It co-operates closely with Moldavian Airlines on fleet, maintenance and logistics. Its main base is Traian Vuia International Airport, Timişoara.[3]
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Carpatair was established in 1999 and started operations in February 1999 in Cluj-Napoca. It was formed as Veg Air operating one leased Yakovlev Yak-40 from Moldavian Airlines. The present title was adopted in December 1999 when Swiss and Swedish investors took a 49% stake in the company. The airline is owned by Romanian shareholders (51%) and Swiss and Swedish shareholders (49%) and employs 450 staff (at March 2007). The current President and Chief Executive of Carpatair is Nicolae Petrov.[3]
Because it was one of the first airlines to fly internationally from historical region Transylvania, it has been very successful in that it has not received much competition from other airlines. It is growing in terms of market share against TAROM and is the second-largest Romanian airline. Carpatair has various ticketing agreements with major airlines, such as Malev, Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines.
The Carpatair fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of 23 September 2011)[4]:
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers | Engines | Routes | Notes | ||
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| Fokker 70 | 3 | 12 | 60 | 72 | 2x RR Tay Mk 65015 | Düsseldorf, Bergamo, Bucharest, Iaşi, Craiova, Rome FCO, Lviv | |
| Fokker 100 | 3 | 0 | 105 | 105 | 2x RR Tay Mk 65015 | Bergamo, Chişinău, Venice, charter | one operated for Air Baltic |
| Saab 2000 | 8 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 2 x RR Allison AE 2100A | Domestic & European | world largest operator |
Destinations for each aircraft type valid according to summer 2010 schedule
As of 23 September 2011, the average age of the Carpatair fleet is 16.5 years.[5]
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