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Air Via (Bulgarian Airways) is a charter airline based in Sofia, Bulgaria. Its main bases are Sofia International Airport (SOF) and Varna International Airport (VAR). A Boeing 747-400 belonging to Virgin Atlantic Airways, one of the UKs largest airlines. ... Sofia Airport, also known as Vrazhdebna is the main airport in Sofia, Bulgaria. ... Varna International Airport is the airport of Varna, the sea capital of Bulgaria. ...

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Code Data

  • IATA Code: VL
  • ICAO Code: VIM
  • Callsign: Via Airways

IATA logo The International Air Transport Association is an international trade organization of airlines headquarted in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), an agency of the United Nations, develops the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth. ...

History

The airline was founded in 1990 and operates over 1500 charter flights in the summer period, flying to and from 20 airports in Germany for BG Tours (Germany), Jetair (Belgium), Neckermann Deutschland, Prodintour (France) and TUI Deutschland. In December 2003 it was reported that Air Via was considering an order for up to 10 Tupolev Tu-214 aircraft. In February 2005 Air Via was considering replacing its Tupolev Tu-154M fleet by either Boeing 737-400s or McDonnell Douglas MD-80s. Finally, Air Via decided to replace the Tupolevs by Airbus A320 aircraft. Two of them are already active with the airline in April 2006. This article is about the year. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tupolev Tu-214 is a medium range twin-engined Russian airliner. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Overhead view of Tu-154 airliner, operated by Aeroflot at Moscow airport. ... The Boeing 737 is the worlds most popular medium range - narrow body commercial passenger jet aircraft. ... The Douglas DC-9 is a twin-engined jet airliner, first manufactured in 1965 and, in much modified form and under a succession of different names, still in production today as the Boeing 717. ... The Airbus A320 is a short-to-medium range commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Airbus. ...


Fleet

The Air Via fleet consists of 5 Tupolev Tu-154M and 3 Airbus A320 aircraft(at June 2006). Overhead view of Tu-154 airliner, operated by Aeroflot at Moscow airport. ... The Airbus A320 is a short-to-medium range commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Airbus. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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Air Via - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (167 words)
Air VIA (Bulgarian Airways) is a charter airline based in Sofia, Bulgaria.
In December 2003 it was reported that Air VIA was considering an order for up to 10 Tupolev Tu-214 aircraft.
In February 2005 Air VIA was considering replacing its Tupolev Tu-154M fleet by either Boeing 737-400s or McDonnell Douglas MD-80s.
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