Prince Aviation

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Prince Aviation
IATA
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ICAO
PNC
Callsign
PRINCE
Founded 1990 (as Prince Air)
Hubs Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
Fleet size 11
Headquarters Belgrade, Serbia
Key people Ðorđe Jovanović (President)
Slobodan Stričević (CEO)
Website www.princeaviation.com

Prince Aviation is a private charter operator and air taxi in Serbia. It was founded in 1990, and its hub is the Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport in Belgrade. It is best known as the first, and as of today, biggest VIP airline in the Balkans. Besides from operating air taxi services, the company has a well-renowned flight school and a Part 145 maintenance center, primarily servicing its own aircraft.

History

Prince Aviation Cessna 172 at display at Batajnica Air Base in 2012.

Prince Aviation was founded in 1989 as Prince Air. It is the oldest private airline in Serbia. It made its first commercial flight in 1991. On New Year's Eve of 1993, Prince Air made its first flight from Belgrade Nikola Tesla International Airport using its first airplane, a Cessna 421.

Destinations

Prince Aviation can fly to any destination within Europe, and select destinations in Northern Africa and Asia upon request.

Fleet

Prince Aviation Cessna 560 Citation XLS at display at Batajnica Air Base in 2012.
Prince Aviation Piper PA-34 Seneca at display at Batajnica Air Base in 2012.
Aircraft In service Orders Notes
Cessna 172N/R 3 0
Cessna 500 Citation I 1 0
Cessna 525 Citation Jet 1 0
Cessna 550B Citation Bravo 2 0
Cessna 560XL Citation XLS 3 0
Piper PA34-200T Seneca II 1 0
11 0

Former Fleet

Incidents and accidents

On July 15, 2010, a Prince Aviation Cessna 550 Citation II experienced engine failure and overshot the runway while landing at Bol Airport. The three crew members and two passengers escaped serious injury. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.[2]

See also

  • List of airlines in Serbia

References

  1. "Prince aviation penzionisao svoju najstariju Cessnu Citation" (in Serbian). TangoSix.rs. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013. 
  2. "Zapalila se cessna na Braču, nitko nije ozlijeđen" (in Croatian). Večernji list. 15 July 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2010. 

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