Adria Airways
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Adria Airways d.d. is the Slovenian
national airline. Today, the majority of Adria Airways business is in scheduled flights. Adria operates to 16 cities throughout Europe this winter and offers excellent connections to South East Europe. It is a Star Alliance member since 2004 and a Lufthansa partner since 1996. IOSA Registration was received among the first airlines in the world.
The company’s head office is at Ljubljana Airport and has also representative offices in Ljubljana and at Ljubljana Airport, Brussels, Paris, Moscow, Frankfurt, Zagreb, Zurich and sales agents in almost all European countries.
Adria Airways operates charter flights for the most part seasonally, and most frequently to destinations in the Mediterranean. Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada in Egypt are currently the only charter destinations served by Adria Airways all year round. Ad hoc charter flights are also provided.
Its fleet of 13 planes is one of the most modern fleets in Europe, and is both environment-friendly and economical.
During the following years Adria gradually acquired a market with tourist flights from Germany
, the United Kingdom
, the Netherlands
, and Scandinavia
to airports on the Adriatic coast. In 1964 flights to the United States
and Canada
were added in order to meet the needs of ex-patriot organisations. Adria also carried out a considerable number of flights for the United Nations
.
With the opening of the new airport in Ljubljana in 1964, Adria relocated its base from its previous headquarters in Zagreb
.
The DC-6B aircraft gradually became non-competitive on the market. The company fell into a serious crisis in 1967, which ended with a bankruptcy procedure at the start of 1968. After a compulsory settlement, Adria continued its operations largely thanks to the efforts of the president of the Slovenian Chamber of the Commerce and Industry of the time.
In December 1968 Adria merged with the company InterExport and changed its name from Adria Aviopromet to Inex-Adria Aviopromet (Inex-Adria Airways). The fleet renewal began.
-Belgrade
-Ljubljana route. In March 1970, Adria had four Douglas DC-6B and one Douglas DC-9-30 with one more on order.
Business saw a considerable increase. Adria, in addition to expanding the number of its own aircraft, occasionally also leased aircraft (Caravelle
, DC-8, BAC 1-11).
In 1972 Adria renewed its transatlantic flights to the United States
and Canada
with Douglas DC-8-55 aircraft. However, it withdrew from that service the following year.
Later in 70s, Adria was awarded as most punctual carrier on the charter
flight market. The greatest commercial successes of that period were achieved on the German market which was also the largest at that time, in a productive partnership with Grimex Company. The number of flights to Great Britain
, France
, Spain
and Scandinavia
also increased. During that period, Adria also introduced flights within Yugoslavia
.
The company paid a great deal of attention to education. It founded a professional education centre and assisted in setting up an aviation course at the engineering faculty in Ljubljana. Special emphasis was given to the development of safety awareness, as three accidents occurred during the last decade.
In May 1981 Adria purchased three new McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft. After just few months of operation, one of them crashed into a mountain
in Corsica
in December the same year, killing all aboard.
The next year, Adria got a new leadership which focused on the education of the flight crews, technical staff and other professional personnel as well as on ensuring safety.
In that period, the business remained focused on charter flights to the Adriatic. Flights for guest worker
s in Germany
and Switzerland
, which were connected to internal flights, became an important part of the business. At the end of 1984 the first scheduled international flights was also established on the Ljubljana
-Belgrade
-Larnaca
route.
Prospects for the development of air traffic were very good, so in 1984 Adria signed a contract for the purchase of five Airbus A320
aircraft. Also two new Dash-7
aircraft were bought for the 1984 Winter Olympics
in Sarajevo
.
Fleet became very big, in December 1985 Adria had four DC-9-30, two DC-9-50, one MD-81, three MD-82 and two Dash-7 aircraft. One year later another MD-82 joined the fleet.
Due to a commercial law restructuring programme, in 1986 Adria left the Inex group, becoming an independent company and changing its name to Adria Airways. Later, Adria became a member of IATA
.
In 1989, the first new Airbus A320
arrived. It was 43rd A320 made by the Airbus and the first one to be powered by the new IAE Engines
.
In September 1990, another two new Airbus A320
arrived. The last two were expected to arrive the in June, 1991.
In December 1990, a referendum on the independence of Slovenia
was held in which the overwhelming majority of Slovenian residents (around 89%) voted for the independence of Slovenia from Yugoslavia. Independence was declared on 25 June 1991. Following that, Adria was facing an entirely new set of circumstances.
On 28 June 1991, Yugoslav Federal Air Force attacked Adria’s hangar, causing serious damage to four aircraft, building and vehicles. One Airbus A320
, not even a year old, was heavily damaged and was flown to Toulouse
later that year for almost a year of repairs. In addition, two Dash-7
and one DC-9-30 were damaged as well, while other planes escaped damage after being flown just hours earlier to the nearest airport of Klagenfurt
. Adria was very handicapped that year because of the insurance and registration issues.
In 1991 Adria had 13 aircraft; three Airbus A320, four MD-82, one MD-81, three DC-9-30 and two Dash-7. An additional two Airbus A320 that had been ordered to be delivered in June 1991, were sold to other airlines.
Flights began in January 1992, when Adria Airways re-established its activities on a truncated market. The majority of charter destinations from Western Europe to the Adriatic coast had become inaccessible as they were now situated on the territory of other countries. The fleet was too big, so many aircraft were leased out across the globe.
Adria Airways became Slovenia’s national air carrier and its operational structure changed. From being largely a charter airline it transformed itself into a scheduled operator. Adria began to set up a network of scheduled flights around Europe to serve the needs of an independent Slovenia. Later in 1992 the company joined the Amadeus global travel distribution system. A period of restructuring and rehabilitation of the company began.
In the next years, Airbus A320s were mainly leased out, as well as MD-82s. One MD-81 and one MD-82 were sold till 1994. The other three MD-82 and one DC-9-30 were sold till the end of 1995.
As a part of the ownership restructuring of Adria Airways, in February 1996 the Government of Slovenia
obtained a 100% share in the company.
In 1996, in line with administration’s rescue programme, a rehabilitation procedure was started the aim of which was to enable the company to run on market principles. The main emphasis was on the rationalization and modernization of the operations and the adaptation of the fleet to market requirements. The number of employees has been reduced from 931 to around 618. In 1996, fleet consisted three Airbus A320 with 168 seats (at least two were leased out most of the time), two DC-9-30 with 105 seats and two Dash-7 with 46 seats. Adria started a corporation with the Lufthansa
later in 1996.
In April 1997 Adria ordered two new Bombardier CRJ200LR
planes with an option for one more. Planes were delivered in the beginning of the year 1998 when two Dash-7
and two DC-9-30
left the fleet. Another CRJ200LR arrived later in the 1998.
Bombardier CRJ200LR were chosen as the best option for flights operated from Ljubljana, which allowed for more flights to be flown directly and more frequent. CRJ200LR are in 48 seats configuration which give space for a larger baggage compartment needed for charters.
In 1999 Adria’s fleet was consisted out of 3 Airbus A320, which were now operating back home and three CRJ200LR.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s the airline head office was in Ljubljana
.
cities with the western Europe via its hub Ljubljana in the late 90s. Cities like Sarajevo
, Skopje
, Ohrid
, Tirana
were connected with Scandinavia
, UK
, Germany
and France
. After a Kosovo
war ended in 1998, Adria was the first one to fly to Pristina
in the winter 1999-2000. In March 2000, the fourth new 48 seats Bombardier CRJ200LR
arrived.
Maribor, the second largest city in Slovenia was connected with Munich for a short period of time in the summer of 2000. There were 5 weekly flights around noon.
In 2001, Adria Airways recorded a large decrease in the number of annual passengers as a result of the September 11, 2001 attacks
. In winter 2001-2002 Adria started flying in the EU
market on the Vienna
-Frankfurt
-Vienna route. In July 2002, Bombardier Aerospace selected Adria as the first authorised heavy maintenance facility for CRJ aircraft in Europe.
In spring 2003 Adria leased CRJ100LR with 50 seats from Bombardier and was leased till January 2011. IOSA
certificate was obtained in August 2004 among the first airline in the world. The same month the sixth CRJ200LR with 50 seats was leased from GECAS. On 18 November 2004, Adria Airways joined the Star Alliance.
In January 2005, seventh new CRJ200LR with 50 seats was delivered to Adria. This year, Adria’s financial results were very poor and a new CEO was announced later in 2005. While new leadership ideas were not reasonable, Tadej Tufek became a new CEO in 2006 and is still a CEO to date. Two Boeing 737-500 (112 seats) aircraft were leased from Ukraine International and Cirrus Air to fill the gap between A320 (162 seats) and CRJ200 (48/50 seats). One Airbus A320 was leased to Afriqiyah Airways till the late 2009 while the another Airbus A320 joined Afriqiyah in the winter 2006-2007 till the Summer 2008. In 2006, the company recorded a minimal profit and transported its first annual millionth passenger since the late 1980s.
In the beginning of year 2007, Adria ordered two Bombardier CRJ900 which were delivered in May the same year. During the Summer fleet consisted now out of one Airbus A320 (162 seats), one leased Boeing B737-500 (112 seats) from Ukraine Intl Airlines, two Bombardier CRJ900LR (86 seats) and seven Bombardier CRJ200LR (48/50 seats) aircraft.
In November 2007 Adria has announced to purchase a new CRJ1000 and two new CRJ900 NextGen aircraft. At the end of 2007 Adria Airways carried 1,136,431 passengers and made a profit of 420,000 euro for the year. In 2008 Adria converted its CRJ1000 order into fifth CRJ900 and made a loss of 3,240,997 euro.
In March 2009, Adria Airways has signed a letter of intent with Airbus to purchase a new Airbus A319 aircraft. The management board made a plan to replace Airbus A320 fleet with new Airbus A319 aircraft. The seating configuration of the aircraft allows for 135 seats, which is rational for the type of service operated by Adria Airways. Two Airbus A320 were sold to Myanmar Airways International in 2009, S5-AAC in October and S5-AAB in December.
In November 2009 new headquarters at Ljubljana Airport were opened. A loss of 13,991,691 Euro
s was made in 2009.
In March 2010, Adria added Belgrade to its schedule, which was last operated prior to the disintegration of Yugoslavia.
In April 2010, all operation was moved to Maribor, as Ljubljana airport was having its runway renovated. Later that month, Adria like many other airlines in Europe, was grounded due to the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull
in Iceland.
Adria took delivery of two brand new Airbus A319
s with a slight delay due to the volcanic eruption in April/May 2010.
In June 2010, as a part of reorganisation of the company, Adria Tehnika and Adria Flight School were created as separate companies.
New flights to Banja Luka started in July, which are operated in co-operation with Sky Srpska. Flights ended one year after the beginning. Later that month, flights to Marseille were started, offering Turkish truck drivers a connection from Istanbul via Ljubljana.
Summer 2010 Adria’s fleet consisted of one Airbus A320 (162 seats), two Airbus A319 (135 seats), four Bombardier CRJ900LR (86 seats) and seven Bombardier CRJ200LR (48/50 seats) aircraft. On 11 September 2010, Airbus A320-231 registered S5-AAA, was retired and is stored at Ljubjana Airport till date.
With the beginning of the winter timetable, flights from Marseille were moved to Toluon. From December 10, 2010, Adria has started serving new routes from Pristina, Kosovo. Destinations during the winter were Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Munich. During summer, Brussels, Copenhagen and Paris were added to those started in the winter season.
On January 14, 2011, CEO Tadej Tufek and Executive Director Marjan Ravnikar resigned because of bad results in the last years of leadership. The new CEO became Klemen Boštjančič and a new Executive Director Robert Vuga. Adria sold its shares in Adria Tehnika, to Ljubljana Airport and to the Government, to cover the loss.
At the end of January 2011, CRJ100LR registered S5-AAH was retired and returned in August 2011 to Bombarider Capital.
In March 2011, Adria celebrated its 50th anniversary. An exhibition in The National Museum of Contemporary History was made showing the history of Slovenian national carrier.
As a part of immediate actions by the new management, two new Airbus aircraft were leased. An Airbus A320-231, with registration S5-AAS (ex EI-DOD) is leased since April 2011 for 42 months. It has 180 seats and is mostly operated on charter flights. Since end of May, a second Airbus A320-211 (ex CS-TNB) with registration S5-AAT was supposed to be leased for 18 months but it was returned in October same year. It wore Adria retro colors from the 60’.
In summer 2011 Adria operated with 2 Airbus A320 (180/162 Seats), 2 Airbus A319 (135 Seats), 4 Bombardier CRJ900 (86 Seats) and 6 Bombardier CRJ200 (50/48 Seats). The third Airbus A320 registered S5-AAA is still owned by Adria but it is not operational and is stored at Ljubljana airport. Sixth CRJ200 is grounded since June.
A total loss of 63.073.630 Euros was made in 2010. Note that the majority of the loss is due to revaluation of the fleet which showed a decrease of 45.443.441 Euros manily because of poor makert value of the CRJ200. Due to revaluation and accumulated losses, a financial restructuring plan was made in August. It involved the Government of Slovenia and the Banks from which Adria took loans in the past years. By the plan, the Government invested 50 Million Euros and banks converted 25%-50% of the loans into the ownership. On September 21, 2011, Adria finalised the deal with the banks and the Government. Together Adria will get 69.720.983,00 Euros, 50M from the Government, the rest will be converted from loans in to the ownership by the banks.
On September 19, 2011, Adria Airways and Croatia Airlines
signed a letter or agreement to lease each other planes. Both are Star Alliance member and this is common practice in the alliance. Adria is interested in Dash 8-Q400 planes that Croatia has and they are interested in CRJ900 planes which Adria operates since 2007.
With the beginning of Winter 2011/12 timetale, Adria dropped flights to Banja Luka, London, Paris and Warsaw. Also a Vienna-Frankfurt route is cancelled. On the other hand, flights to Belgrade will see a complete renewal with 2 morning flights added and 2 mid day flights as in the summer but other 4 flights are moved in to the evening. Also flights to Skopje will have the Evening-Morning flight like in the summer, which is an increased compared to the winter last year.
Since November 14, one CRJ200LR will be leased to a German airline Cirrus Airlines
.
Before September 2002 sporadic third party maintenance was provided for some aircraft at the site. It was the first recognized service facility for the CRJ100/200/700/900 in Europe. In mid-2005 a partnership was formed with Air France Industries
to perform A & C checks on aircraft of the A320 family. In 2010 Adria Airwarys Tehnika was established as a separate company, employing around 250 employees. With two hangars they can service from 2 to 5 aircraft depending on their size.
Fleet:
4x Piper PA 38 Tomahawk
1x Piper PA 28 Warrior
2x Piper PA 28T Arrow
1x Diamond DA 42 Twin Star
1x Mechtrronix FNPT II/MCC Flight Simulator
:
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
national airline. Today, the majority of Adria Airways business is in scheduled flights. Adria operates to 16 cities throughout Europe this winter and offers excellent connections to South East Europe. It is a Star Alliance member since 2004 and a Lufthansa partner since 1996. IOSA Registration was received among the first airlines in the world.
The company’s head office is at Ljubljana Airport and has also representative offices in Ljubljana and at Ljubljana Airport, Brussels, Paris, Moscow, Frankfurt, Zagreb, Zurich and sales agents in almost all European countries.
Adria Airways operates charter flights for the most part seasonally, and most frequently to destinations in the Mediterranean. Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada in Egypt are currently the only charter destinations served by Adria Airways all year round. Ad hoc charter flights are also provided.
Its fleet of 13 planes is one of the most modern fleets in Europe, and is both environment-friendly and economical.
1960s: Early years
The airline was founded in March 1961 as Adria Aviopromet (Adria Airways). In August that year the company purchased two used DC-6B aircraft and the same month flew their first commercial flight with a KLM crew. At the same time, the first Adria crew and technical teams were trained by JAT and the air force. Adria carried out its first flight with a domestic crew in December 1961. At the same time all other activities necessary for the company were set up and organised, from the commercial to the accounting department.During the following years Adria gradually acquired a market with tourist flights from Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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, the Netherlands
Netherlands
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, and Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
to airports on the Adriatic coast. In 1964 flights to the United States
United States
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and Canada
Canada
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were added in order to meet the needs of ex-patriot organisations. Adria also carried out a considerable number of flights for the United Nations
United Nations
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.
With the opening of the new airport in Ljubljana in 1964, Adria relocated its base from its previous headquarters in Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
.
The DC-6B aircraft gradually became non-competitive on the market. The company fell into a serious crisis in 1967, which ended with a bankruptcy procedure at the start of 1968. After a compulsory settlement, Adria continued its operations largely thanks to the efforts of the president of the Slovenian Chamber of the Commerce and Industry of the time.
In December 1968 Adria merged with the company InterExport and changed its name from Adria Aviopromet to Inex-Adria Aviopromet (Inex-Adria Airways). The fleet renewal began.
1970s: Jetliner introduction
In 1969 the first jet aircraft was purchased, a DC-9-30 with 115 seats. Thus began a period of modernisation of the fleet, which allowed Adria to increase its share on the tourist flights market. In September 1969 the first scheduled service was established on the LjubljanaLjubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
-Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
-Ljubljana route. In March 1970, Adria had four Douglas DC-6B and one Douglas DC-9-30 with one more on order.
Business saw a considerable increase. Adria, in addition to expanding the number of its own aircraft, occasionally also leased aircraft (Caravelle
Caravelle
Caravelle may be a reference to:* Caravelle, the French marketing name for the typeface Folio* Sud Aviation Caravelle, the short/medium-range jet airliner, produced by Sud Aviation...
, DC-8, BAC 1-11).
In 1972 Adria renewed its transatlantic flights to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
with Douglas DC-8-55 aircraft. However, it withdrew from that service the following year.
Later in 70s, Adria was awarded as most punctual carrier on the charter
Charter
A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified...
flight market. The greatest commercial successes of that period were achieved on the German market which was also the largest at that time, in a productive partnership with Grimex Company. The number of flights to Great Britain
Great Britain
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, France
France
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, Spain
Spain
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and Scandinavia
Scandinavia
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also increased. During that period, Adria also introduced flights within Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
.
The company paid a great deal of attention to education. It founded a professional education centre and assisted in setting up an aviation course at the engineering faculty in Ljubljana. Special emphasis was given to the development of safety awareness, as three accidents occurred during the last decade.
1980s: Modernisation
Inex-Adria Aviopromet (Inex-Adria Airways) entered the 1980s as a respectable company with confirmed success on the tourist market and scheduled internal flights.In May 1981 Adria purchased three new McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft. After just few months of operation, one of them crashed into a mountain
Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 1308
Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 1308, registration YU-ANA, was a Yugoslavian charter flight that crashed on Corsica's Mt. San Pietro in early December of 1981, killing all 180 people on board...
in Corsica
Corsica
Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....
in December the same year, killing all aboard.
The next year, Adria got a new leadership which focused on the education of the flight crews, technical staff and other professional personnel as well as on ensuring safety.
In that period, the business remained focused on charter flights to the Adriatic. Flights for guest worker
Foreign worker
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s in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and Switzerland
Switzerland
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, which were connected to internal flights, became an important part of the business. At the end of 1984 the first scheduled international flights was also established on the Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
-Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
-Larnaca
Larnaca
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route.
Prospects for the development of air traffic were very good, so in 1984 Adria signed a contract for the purchase of five Airbus A320
Airbus A320 family
The Airbus A320 family is a family of short- to medium-range, narrow-body, commercial passenger jet airliners manufactured by Airbus Industrie.Airbus was originally a consortium of European aerospace companies, and is now fully owned by EADS. Airbus's name has been Airbus SAS since 2001...
aircraft. Also two new Dash-7
De Havilland Canada Dash 7
The de Havilland Canada DHC-7, popularly known as the Dash 7, is a turboprop-powered regional airliner with STOL capabilities. It first flew in 1975 and remained in production until 1988 when the parent company, de Havilland Canada, was purchased by Boeing and was later sold to Bombardier...
aircraft were bought for the 1984 Winter Olympics
1984 Winter Olympics
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in Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
.
Fleet became very big, in December 1985 Adria had four DC-9-30, two DC-9-50, one MD-81, three MD-82 and two Dash-7 aircraft. One year later another MD-82 joined the fleet.
Due to a commercial law restructuring programme, in 1986 Adria left the Inex group, becoming an independent company and changing its name to Adria Airways. Later, Adria became a member of IATA
International Air Transport Association
The International Air Transport Association is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the International Civil Aviation Organization is also headquartered. The executive offices are at the Geneva Airport in SwitzerlandIATA's mission is to...
.
In 1989, the first new Airbus A320
Airbus A320 family
The Airbus A320 family is a family of short- to medium-range, narrow-body, commercial passenger jet airliners manufactured by Airbus Industrie.Airbus was originally a consortium of European aerospace companies, and is now fully owned by EADS. Airbus's name has been Airbus SAS since 2001...
arrived. It was 43rd A320 made by the Airbus and the first one to be powered by the new IAE Engines
International Aero Engines
IAE International Aero Engines AG is a Zürich-registered joint venture manufacturing company formed in 1983.- Ownership :Current shareholders are:* Pratt & Whitney of the United States * MTU Aero Engines of Germany...
.
1990s: Becoming a scheduled airline
As Yugoslavia began to break up, the tourist industry on the Adriatic slumped, which was also felt by the air carriers.In September 1990, another two new Airbus A320
Airbus A320 family
The Airbus A320 family is a family of short- to medium-range, narrow-body, commercial passenger jet airliners manufactured by Airbus Industrie.Airbus was originally a consortium of European aerospace companies, and is now fully owned by EADS. Airbus's name has been Airbus SAS since 2001...
arrived. The last two were expected to arrive the in June, 1991.
In December 1990, a referendum on the independence of Slovenia
History of Slovenia
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was held in which the overwhelming majority of Slovenian residents (around 89%) voted for the independence of Slovenia from Yugoslavia. Independence was declared on 25 June 1991. Following that, Adria was facing an entirely new set of circumstances.
On 28 June 1991, Yugoslav Federal Air Force attacked Adria’s hangar, causing serious damage to four aircraft, building and vehicles. One Airbus A320
Airbus A320 family
The Airbus A320 family is a family of short- to medium-range, narrow-body, commercial passenger jet airliners manufactured by Airbus Industrie.Airbus was originally a consortium of European aerospace companies, and is now fully owned by EADS. Airbus's name has been Airbus SAS since 2001...
, not even a year old, was heavily damaged and was flown to Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
later that year for almost a year of repairs. In addition, two Dash-7
De Havilland Canada Dash 7
The de Havilland Canada DHC-7, popularly known as the Dash 7, is a turboprop-powered regional airliner with STOL capabilities. It first flew in 1975 and remained in production until 1988 when the parent company, de Havilland Canada, was purchased by Boeing and was later sold to Bombardier...
and one DC-9-30 were damaged as well, while other planes escaped damage after being flown just hours earlier to the nearest airport of Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt
-Name:Carinthia's eminent linguists Primus Lessiak and Eberhard Kranzmayer assumed that the city's name, which literally translates as "ford of lament" or "ford of complaints", had something to do with the superstitious thought that fateful fairies or demons tend to live around treacherous waters...
. Adria was very handicapped that year because of the insurance and registration issues.
In 1991 Adria had 13 aircraft; three Airbus A320, four MD-82, one MD-81, three DC-9-30 and two Dash-7. An additional two Airbus A320 that had been ordered to be delivered in June 1991, were sold to other airlines.
Flights began in January 1992, when Adria Airways re-established its activities on a truncated market. The majority of charter destinations from Western Europe to the Adriatic coast had become inaccessible as they were now situated on the territory of other countries. The fleet was too big, so many aircraft were leased out across the globe.
Adria Airways became Slovenia’s national air carrier and its operational structure changed. From being largely a charter airline it transformed itself into a scheduled operator. Adria began to set up a network of scheduled flights around Europe to serve the needs of an independent Slovenia. Later in 1992 the company joined the Amadeus global travel distribution system. A period of restructuring and rehabilitation of the company began.
In the next years, Airbus A320s were mainly leased out, as well as MD-82s. One MD-81 and one MD-82 were sold till 1994. The other three MD-82 and one DC-9-30 were sold till the end of 1995.
As a part of the ownership restructuring of Adria Airways, in February 1996 the Government of Slovenia
Government of Slovenia
The Government of the Republic of Slovenia is the cabinet that excersises executive authority in Slovenia pursuant to the Constitution and the laws of Slovenia. It is also the highest administrative authority in Slovenia. It comprises the Prime Minister and 15 ministers, three of them without...
obtained a 100% share in the company.
In 1996, in line with administration’s rescue programme, a rehabilitation procedure was started the aim of which was to enable the company to run on market principles. The main emphasis was on the rationalization and modernization of the operations and the adaptation of the fleet to market requirements. The number of employees has been reduced from 931 to around 618. In 1996, fleet consisted three Airbus A320 with 168 seats (at least two were leased out most of the time), two DC-9-30 with 105 seats and two Dash-7 with 46 seats. Adria started a corporation with the Lufthansa
Lufthansa
Deutsche Lufthansa AG is the flag carrier of Germany and the largest airline in Europe in terms of overall passengers carried. The name of the company is derived from Luft , and Hansa .The airline is the world's fourth-largest airline in terms of overall passengers carried, operating...
later in 1996.
In April 1997 Adria ordered two new Bombardier CRJ200LR
Bombardier CRJ200
The Bombardier CRJ100 and CRJ200 are a family of regional airliner manufactured by Bombardier, and based on the Canadair Challenger business jet.-Development:...
planes with an option for one more. Planes were delivered in the beginning of the year 1998 when two Dash-7
De Havilland Canada Dash 7
The de Havilland Canada DHC-7, popularly known as the Dash 7, is a turboprop-powered regional airliner with STOL capabilities. It first flew in 1975 and remained in production until 1988 when the parent company, de Havilland Canada, was purchased by Boeing and was later sold to Bombardier...
and two DC-9-30
McDonnell Douglas DC-9
The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 is a twin-engine, single-aisle jet airliner. It was first manufactured in 1965 with its maiden flight later that year. The DC-9 was designed for frequent, short flights. The final DC-9 was delivered in October 1982.The DC-9 was followed in subsequent modified forms by...
left the fleet. Another CRJ200LR arrived later in the 1998.
Bombardier CRJ200LR were chosen as the best option for flights operated from Ljubljana, which allowed for more flights to be flown directly and more frequent. CRJ200LR are in 48 seats configuration which give space for a larger baggage compartment needed for charters.
In 1999 Adria’s fleet was consisted out of 3 Airbus A320, which were now operating back home and three CRJ200LR.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s the airline head office was in Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
.
2000s: Getting on the new markets
Adria started to connect the BalkanBalkans
The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...
cities with the western Europe via its hub Ljubljana in the late 90s. Cities like Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
, Skopje
Skopje
Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
, Ohrid
Ohrid
Ohrid is a city on the eastern shore of Lake Ohrid in the Republic of Macedonia. It has about 42,000 inhabitants, making it the seventh largest city in the country. The city is the seat of Ohrid Municipality. Ohrid is notable for having once had 365 churches, one for each day of the year and has...
, Tirana
Tirana
Tirana is the capital and the largest city of Albania. Modern Tirana was founded as an Ottoman town in 1614 by Sulejman Bargjini, a local ruler from Mullet, although the area has been continuously inhabited since antiquity. Tirana became Albania's capital city in 1920 and has a population of over...
were connected with Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
, UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. After a Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
war ended in 1998, Adria was the first one to fly to Pristina
Pristina
Pristina, also spelled Prishtina and Priština is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous municipality and district....
in the winter 1999-2000. In March 2000, the fourth new 48 seats Bombardier CRJ200LR
Bombardier CRJ200
The Bombardier CRJ100 and CRJ200 are a family of regional airliner manufactured by Bombardier, and based on the Canadair Challenger business jet.-Development:...
arrived.
Maribor, the second largest city in Slovenia was connected with Munich for a short period of time in the summer of 2000. There were 5 weekly flights around noon.
In 2001, Adria Airways recorded a large decrease in the number of annual passengers as a result of the September 11, 2001 attacks
September 11, 2001 attacks
The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th or 9/119/11 is pronounced "nine eleven". The slash is not part of the pronunciation...
. In winter 2001-2002 Adria started flying in the EU
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
market on the Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
-Frankfurt
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
-Vienna route. In July 2002, Bombardier Aerospace selected Adria as the first authorised heavy maintenance facility for CRJ aircraft in Europe.
In spring 2003 Adria leased CRJ100LR with 50 seats from Bombardier and was leased till January 2011. IOSA
IATA Operational Safety Audit
The IATA Operational Safety Audit programme is an internationally recognised and accepted evaluation system designed to assess the operational management and control systems of an airline. IOSA uses internationally recognised quality audit principles and is designed to conduct audits in a...
certificate was obtained in August 2004 among the first airline in the world. The same month the sixth CRJ200LR with 50 seats was leased from GECAS. On 18 November 2004, Adria Airways joined the Star Alliance.
In January 2005, seventh new CRJ200LR with 50 seats was delivered to Adria. This year, Adria’s financial results were very poor and a new CEO was announced later in 2005. While new leadership ideas were not reasonable, Tadej Tufek became a new CEO in 2006 and is still a CEO to date. Two Boeing 737-500 (112 seats) aircraft were leased from Ukraine International and Cirrus Air to fill the gap between A320 (162 seats) and CRJ200 (48/50 seats). One Airbus A320 was leased to Afriqiyah Airways till the late 2009 while the another Airbus A320 joined Afriqiyah in the winter 2006-2007 till the Summer 2008. In 2006, the company recorded a minimal profit and transported its first annual millionth passenger since the late 1980s.
In the beginning of year 2007, Adria ordered two Bombardier CRJ900 which were delivered in May the same year. During the Summer fleet consisted now out of one Airbus A320 (162 seats), one leased Boeing B737-500 (112 seats) from Ukraine Intl Airlines, two Bombardier CRJ900LR (86 seats) and seven Bombardier CRJ200LR (48/50 seats) aircraft.
In November 2007 Adria has announced to purchase a new CRJ1000 and two new CRJ900 NextGen aircraft. At the end of 2007 Adria Airways carried 1,136,431 passengers and made a profit of 420,000 euro for the year. In 2008 Adria converted its CRJ1000 order into fifth CRJ900 and made a loss of 3,240,997 euro.
In March 2009, Adria Airways has signed a letter of intent with Airbus to purchase a new Airbus A319 aircraft. The management board made a plan to replace Airbus A320 fleet with new Airbus A319 aircraft. The seating configuration of the aircraft allows for 135 seats, which is rational for the type of service operated by Adria Airways. Two Airbus A320 were sold to Myanmar Airways International in 2009, S5-AAC in October and S5-AAB in December.
In November 2009 new headquarters at Ljubljana Airport were opened. A loss of 13,991,691 Euro
Euro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
s was made in 2009.
2010s: Solving the crisis
Adria started a new decade with a loss. Though the future looked bright as two brand new A319 were planned to arrive in April 2010.In March 2010, Adria added Belgrade to its schedule, which was last operated prior to the disintegration of Yugoslavia.
In April 2010, all operation was moved to Maribor, as Ljubljana airport was having its runway renovated. Later that month, Adria like many other airlines in Europe, was grounded due to the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull
2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull
The 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull were volcanic events at Eyjafjöll in Iceland which, although relatively small for volcanic eruptions, caused enormous disruption to air travel across western and northern Europe over an initial period of six days in April 2010. Additional localised disruption...
in Iceland.
Adria took delivery of two brand new Airbus A319
Airbus A320 family
The Airbus A320 family is a family of short- to medium-range, narrow-body, commercial passenger jet airliners manufactured by Airbus Industrie.Airbus was originally a consortium of European aerospace companies, and is now fully owned by EADS. Airbus's name has been Airbus SAS since 2001...
s with a slight delay due to the volcanic eruption in April/May 2010.
In June 2010, as a part of reorganisation of the company, Adria Tehnika and Adria Flight School were created as separate companies.
New flights to Banja Luka started in July, which are operated in co-operation with Sky Srpska. Flights ended one year after the beginning. Later that month, flights to Marseille were started, offering Turkish truck drivers a connection from Istanbul via Ljubljana.
Summer 2010 Adria’s fleet consisted of one Airbus A320 (162 seats), two Airbus A319 (135 seats), four Bombardier CRJ900LR (86 seats) and seven Bombardier CRJ200LR (48/50 seats) aircraft. On 11 September 2010, Airbus A320-231 registered S5-AAA, was retired and is stored at Ljubjana Airport till date.
With the beginning of the winter timetable, flights from Marseille were moved to Toluon. From December 10, 2010, Adria has started serving new routes from Pristina, Kosovo. Destinations during the winter were Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Munich. During summer, Brussels, Copenhagen and Paris were added to those started in the winter season.
On January 14, 2011, CEO Tadej Tufek and Executive Director Marjan Ravnikar resigned because of bad results in the last years of leadership. The new CEO became Klemen Boštjančič and a new Executive Director Robert Vuga. Adria sold its shares in Adria Tehnika, to Ljubljana Airport and to the Government, to cover the loss.
At the end of January 2011, CRJ100LR registered S5-AAH was retired and returned in August 2011 to Bombarider Capital.
In March 2011, Adria celebrated its 50th anniversary. An exhibition in The National Museum of Contemporary History was made showing the history of Slovenian national carrier.
As a part of immediate actions by the new management, two new Airbus aircraft were leased. An Airbus A320-231, with registration S5-AAS (ex EI-DOD) is leased since April 2011 for 42 months. It has 180 seats and is mostly operated on charter flights. Since end of May, a second Airbus A320-211 (ex CS-TNB) with registration S5-AAT was supposed to be leased for 18 months but it was returned in October same year. It wore Adria retro colors from the 60’.
In summer 2011 Adria operated with 2 Airbus A320 (180/162 Seats), 2 Airbus A319 (135 Seats), 4 Bombardier CRJ900 (86 Seats) and 6 Bombardier CRJ200 (50/48 Seats). The third Airbus A320 registered S5-AAA is still owned by Adria but it is not operational and is stored at Ljubljana airport. Sixth CRJ200 is grounded since June.
A total loss of 63.073.630 Euros was made in 2010. Note that the majority of the loss is due to revaluation of the fleet which showed a decrease of 45.443.441 Euros manily because of poor makert value of the CRJ200. Due to revaluation and accumulated losses, a financial restructuring plan was made in August. It involved the Government of Slovenia and the Banks from which Adria took loans in the past years. By the plan, the Government invested 50 Million Euros and banks converted 25%-50% of the loans into the ownership. On September 21, 2011, Adria finalised the deal with the banks and the Government. Together Adria will get 69.720.983,00 Euros, 50M from the Government, the rest will be converted from loans in to the ownership by the banks.
On September 19, 2011, Adria Airways and Croatia Airlines
Croatia Airlines
Croatia Airlines d.d. is the national airline and flag carrier of the Republic of Croatia. Based in Buzin, Zagreb, the airline is a member of Star Alliance and operates domestic and international services. Its main base is Zagreb Airport, with focus cities being Dubrovnik and Split...
signed a letter or agreement to lease each other planes. Both are Star Alliance member and this is common practice in the alliance. Adria is interested in Dash 8-Q400 planes that Croatia has and they are interested in CRJ900 planes which Adria operates since 2007.
With the beginning of Winter 2011/12 timetale, Adria dropped flights to Banja Luka, London, Paris and Warsaw. Also a Vienna-Frankfurt route is cancelled. On the other hand, flights to Belgrade will see a complete renewal with 2 morning flights added and 2 mid day flights as in the summer but other 4 flights are moved in to the evening. Also flights to Skopje will have the Evening-Morning flight like in the summer, which is an increased compared to the winter last year.
Since November 14, one CRJ200LR will be leased to a German airline Cirrus Airlines
Cirrus Airlines
Cirrus Airlines Luftfahrtgesellschaft mbH is an airline based in Saarbrücken, Germany. It operates both charter and scheduled flights, the latter on behalf of Lufthansa and Swiss International Air Lines. Its main base and hub is Saarbrücken Airport, Germany....
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Headquarters
Adria's corporate headquarters are located at Ljubljana Airport. In 2008 the first stone to the new Adria headquarters was laid. In November 2009 Adria moved around 300 employees and all of its departments in. The old building was in the city of Ljubljana and was made in 1980s. Before, in 1970 Inex-Adria had its headquarters on the Ljubljana airport property like today.Subsidiaries
In addition to its main operation, Adria has several subsidiaries, including:- Adria Airways Tehnika
- Adria Flight School
- Amadeus Slovenia
- Adria Airways Kosovo
Adria Airways Tehnika
Adria Airways Tehnika is a maintenance organisation placed at Ljubljana Airport. It is the line and base maintenance provider for Adria Airways also a base maintenance is provided to Germanwings, Spanair, Air Méditerranée and many others.Before September 2002 sporadic third party maintenance was provided for some aircraft at the site. It was the first recognized service facility for the CRJ100/200/700/900 in Europe. In mid-2005 a partnership was formed with Air France Industries
Air France
Air France , stylised as AIRFRANCE, is the French flag carrier headquartered in Tremblay-en-France, , and is one of the world's largest airlines. It is a subsidiary of the Air France-KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance...
to perform A & C checks on aircraft of the A320 family. In 2010 Adria Airwarys Tehnika was established as a separate company, employing around 250 employees. With two hangars they can service from 2 to 5 aircraft depending on their size.
Adria Flight School
History began in 1980s when a flight school was opened together with the engineering faculty in Ljubljana.Fleet:
4x Piper PA 38 Tomahawk
1x Piper PA 28 Warrior
2x Piper PA 28T Arrow
1x Diamond DA 42 Twin Star
1x Mechtrronix FNPT II/MCC Flight Simulator
Brand history
The current Adria Airways visual identity was created in the late 1980s. The tail mark symbolizes a linden tree leaf, a national symbol of Slovenia.Destinations
In Winter 2011-2012 Adria will operate to 16 scheduled destinations from Ljubljana. As well, Adria is flying nonstop from Pristina to Munich and Frankfurt.Codeshare agreements
Adria Airways has codeshare agreements with the following airlines at October 2011, * indicate as Star AllianceStar Alliance
Star Alliance is the world's first and largest airline alliance, headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany . The alliance was founded in 1997 by five of the world's leading airlines: Air Canada, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Thai Airways International and United Airlines...
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Jat Airways Jat Airways is the national airline of Serbia and the former national airline of Yugoslavia, and has its head office in the Jat Airways Business Center in Belgrade. It was established in 1927 as Aeroput, making it currently one of the world's oldest airlines still in operation... LOT Polish Airlines Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT S.A. , trading as LOT Polish Airlines, is the flag carrier of Poland. Based in Warsaw, LOT was established in 1929, making it one of the world's oldest airlines still in operation. Using a fleet of 55 aircraft, LOT operates a complex network to 60 destinations in Europe,... * Lufthansa Deutsche Lufthansa AG is the flag carrier of Germany and the largest airline in Europe in terms of overall passengers carried. The name of the company is derived from Luft , and Hansa .The airline is the world's fourth-largest airline in terms of overall passengers carried, operating... * |
Montenegro Airlines Montenegro Airlines d.o.o., operating as Montenegro Airlines, is the national carrier airline of the country of Montenegro, and flag carrier of the Montenegro, headquartered in Podgorica. It operates scheduled services in Europe, as well as charter flights throughout Europe during the summer... Swiss International Air Lines Swiss International Air Lines AG is the principal airline of Switzerland operating scheduled services in Europe and to North America, South America, Africa and Asia. Its main hub is Zurich Airport... * |
Fleet
As of October 12, 2011, the average age of Adria Airways fleet was 8.2 years. The fleet at that time comprised:| Aircraft | In fleet | Order | PassengersNumber of Business and Economy seats varies according to demand | Photo |
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| Airbus A320-231 Airbus A320 family The Airbus A320 family is a family of short- to medium-range, narrow-body, commercial passenger jet airliners manufactured by Airbus Industrie.Airbus was originally a consortium of European aerospace companies, and is now fully owned by EADS. Airbus's name has been Airbus SAS since 2001... |
1 | 0 | 180 | |
| Airbus A319-132 Airbus A320 family The Airbus A320 family is a family of short- to medium-range, narrow-body, commercial passenger jet airliners manufactured by Airbus Industrie.Airbus was originally a consortium of European aerospace companies, and is now fully owned by EADS. Airbus's name has been Airbus SAS since 2001... |
2 | 0 | 135 | |
| Bombardier CRJ900LR | 4 | 1 | 86 | |
| Bombardier CRJ200LR Bombardier CRJ200 The Bombardier CRJ100 and CRJ200 are a family of regional airliner manufactured by Bombardier, and based on the Canadair Challenger business jet.-Development:... |
2 4 |
0 0 |
50 48 |
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| Total | 13 | 1 |
Incidents and accidents
- On 19 March 1972, EgyptAir Flight 763EgyptAir Flight 763EgyptAir Flight 763 was an international non-scheduled passenger flight from Cairo, Egypt to Aden, South Yemen. On 19 March 1972, the flight was a McDonnell Douglas DC9-32 registered in Yugoslavia as YU-AHR and operated by the newly renamed EgyptAir...
was an international non-scheduled passenger flight from CairoCairoCairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
, EgyptEgyptEgypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
to AdenAdenAden is a seaport city in Yemen, located by the eastern approach to the Red Sea , some 170 kilometres east of Bab-el-Mandeb. Its population is approximately 800,000. Aden's ancient, natural harbour lies in the crater of an extinct volcano which now forms a peninsula, joined to the mainland by a...
, South Yemen. The Douglas DC-9-32 registered to Inex-Adria as YU-AHR and operated by the newly renamed EgyptAir crashed into the Shamsan Mountains on approach to Aden, killing all 30 people on board. - On 23 November 1974, a JAT Yugoslav Airlines Douglas DC-9-32 leased from Adria crashed 1 mile short of the runway after losing visual contact while on an approach at Belgrade Airport. None of the 50 passengers were hurt.
- On 30 October 1975, Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 450Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 450Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 450, registration YU-AJO, was a Yugoslavian charter flight that crashed in Prague suburb Suchdol on October 30, 1975, killing 75 people of 120 on board. It is the highest death toll of any aviation accident in Czechoslovakia...
a Douglas DC-9-32 hit high ground during an approach in fog near Prague-SuchdolPraguePrague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
. 75 people were killed. - 10 September 1976, Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 5501976 Zagreb mid-air collisionThe 1976 Zagreb mid-air collision occurred on 10 September 1976 over Vrbovec, Yugoslavia when British Airways Flight 476, a Hawker Siddeley Trident 3B en route from London Heathrow Airport to Yeşilköy International Airport, Istanbul, collided in mid-air with Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 550, a...
a Douglas DC-9-30 and British AirwaysBritish AirwaysBritish Airways is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom, based in Waterside, near its main hub at London Heathrow Airport. British Airways is the largest airline in the UK based on fleet size, international flights and international destinations...
Hawker Siddeley TridentHawker Siddeley TridentThe Hawker Siddeley HS 121 Trident was a British short/medium-range three-engined jet airliner designed by de Havilland and built by Hawker Siddeley in the 1960s and 1970s...
collided in mid-air over ZagrebZagrebZagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
. 176 people died. The collision was attributed to an air traffic controlAir traffic controlAir traffic control is a service provided by ground-based controllers who direct aircraft on the ground and in the air. The primary purpose of ATC systems worldwide is to separate aircraft to prevent collisions, to organize and expedite the flow of traffic, and to provide information and other...
error. - 1 December 1981, Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 1308Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 1308Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 1308, registration YU-ANA, was a Yugoslavian charter flight that crashed on Corsica's Mt. San Pietro in early December of 1981, killing all 180 people on board...
a MD-82 crashed in the mountains while approaching Campo dell'Oro Airport in AjaccioAjaccioAjaccio , is a commune on the island of Corsica in France. It is the capital and largest city of the region of Corsica and the prefecture of the department of Corse-du-Sud....
, CorsicaCorsicaCorsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....
. 173 passengers and 7 crew members died.