NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Bulgaria Air

The airline was established in 2002 as a successor to the insolvent Balkan Bulgarian Airlines. By order of the Minister of Transportation and Communications it was declared the flag carrier in November 2002, starting operations on 4 December 2002. The name and logo were determined by a public competition^[2]. Bulgaria Air was privatized in 2006; although it was rumoured that the government wanted to sell the carrier to a major foreign investor, a union of locally-owned companies, led by Hemus Air, emerged as the buyer with Italian Air One being the only other contender^[3]. Hemus Air reportedly paid Euro 6.6m and promised to invest a further Euro 86m over the next five years^[4]. It is seeking to acquire up to 15 new aircraft to expand activities in Bulgaria as a result ^[5]. Also see: 2002 (number). ... This article needs to be wikified. ... is the 338th day of the year (339th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hemus Air is an airline based in Sofia, Bulgaria. ... Air One is an independent airline based in Rome, Italy. ...

Bulgaria Air Boeing 737-500

Hemus Air was selected as the preferred bidder for the sale of Bulgaria Air by the Bulgarian government. Hemus and Bulgaria Air have already started codesharing on the Sofia-Berlin Tegel route and are expected to further coordinate their schedules and operations early in 2007.^[6] Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 507 pixelsFull resolution (1928 Ã— 1221 pixel, file size: 144 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Bulgaria Air Boeing 737-500 (LZ-BOQ) lands at London Gatwick Airport, England. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 507 pixelsFull resolution (1928 Ã— 1221 pixel, file size: 144 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Bulgaria Air Boeing 737-500 (LZ-BOQ) lands at London Gatwick Airport, England. ... 737 in new Boeing Colors. ... Berlin International Airport in Tegel Otto Lilienthal (IATA: TXL, ICAO: EDDT) (often shortened to Tegel) is an airport in Berlin, Germany. ...

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Fleet

The Bulgaria Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (at August 2007)^[1] : Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

6 Boeing 737-300

1 Boeing 737-400

3 Boeing 737-500

3 BAe 146-200

5 BAe 146-300

2 ATR-42

The Boeing 737 is the worlds most popular short to medium range, single aisle, narrow body airliner. ... The Boeing 737 is the worlds most popular short to medium range, single aisle, narrow body airliner. ... The Boeing 737 is the worlds most popular short to medium range, single aisle, narrow body airliner. ... The BAe 146 (also known as the Avro RJ) is a medium-sized commercial aircraft manufactured by BAE SYSTEMS. It carries its four jet engines on a high wing above the fuselage; not below, or at mid-fuselage, as on most conventional civilian aircraft. ... The BAe 146 (also known as the Avro RJ) is a medium-sized commercial aircraft manufactured by BAE SYSTEMS. It carries its four jet engines on a high wing above the fuselage; not below, or at mid-fuselage, as on most conventional civilian aircraft. ... The ATR 42 is a twin-turboprop, short-haul regional airliner built in France by ATR. The name 42 comes from the aircrafts seating, which varies from 40 to 50. ...

References

^ ^a ^b Flight International 27 March 2007

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^ Sofia Echo

^ Airliner World January 2007

^ CH-Aviation 13 December 2006

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