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{{short description|Romanian charter airline}}
{{short description|Romanian charter airline}}
{{more citations needed|date=September 2010}}
{{Infobox airline
{{Infobox airline
|airline = Air Bucharest
|airline = Air Bucharest
|logo = Air Bucharest logo.png
|logo = Air Bucharest logo.png
|logo_size = 250
|logo_size = 200
|fleet_size = 2
|fleet_size = 1<ref name=airfleets.net/>
|IATA = B1
|IATA =
|ICAO = BUR
|ICAO = BUR<ref name=ch-aviation/>
|callsign = AIR BUCHAREST
|callsign = AIR BUCHAREST
|parent = Kusadasi Travel Agency
|parent = Kusadasi Travel Agency
|founded = July 2010
|founded = July 2010
|ceased =
|ceased = 24 October 2022
|aoc = RO-035<ref name="aoc">{{cite web |title=OPERATORI AERIENI ROMÂNI CERTIFICAŢI/AUTORIZAŢI ROMANIAN CERTIFIED/AUTHORIZED AIR OPERATORS 27.05.2022 |url=https://www.caa.ro/uploads/pages/RegOPS.pdf |website=AUTORITATEA AERONAUTICĂ CIVILĂ ROMÂNĂ |publisher=AUTORITATEA AERONAUTICĂ CIVILĂ ROMÂNĂ |access-date=12 February 2023 |language=ro |date=27 May 2022}}</ref>
|headquarters = [[Bucharest, Romania]]
|headquarters = [[Bucharest, Romania]]<ref name=ch-aviation/>
|key_people = Hasan Yapici
|key_people =
| bases = {{nowrap|[[Henri Coandă International Airport]]}}
|bases = {{nowrap|[[Aurel Vlaicu International Airport]]<ref name=ch-aviation/>}}
|frequent_flyer =
|frequent_flyer =
|lounge =
|lounge =
|alliance =
|alliance =
|website = {{url|www.airbucharest.ro}}
|website = {{URL|www.airbucharest.ro}}
}}
}}


'''Air Bucharest''' is an [[airline]] with its head office in [[Sector 2 (Bucharest)|Sector 2]], [[Bucharest]], [[Romania]].<ref>[http://www.airbucharest.ro/ Home page]. Air Bucharest. Retrieved on 31 December 2010. "Address: Str. Amidonului Street, No. 28 , Sector 2, Postal Code 023808, Bucuresti / Romania" [http://www.airbucharest.ro/ro/index.php Address in Romanian] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101018070451/http://www.airbucharest.ro/ro/index.php |date=2010-10-18 }}: "Adresa: Str. Amidonului nr 28 , Sector 2, Cod postal 023808, Bucuresti / Romania."</ref> The airline operates [[Air charter|charter flights]] to various destinations in [[Europe]] and the [[Middle East]] out of [[Henri Coandă International Airport]], [[Iași International Airport]], [[Cluj-Napoca International Airport]], [[Traian Vuia International Airport]], [[Sibiu International Airport]], and [[Bacău International Airport]].
'''Air Bucharest''', briefly rebranded to '''New Airlines''', was a [[Romania]]n [[charter airline]] headquartered in [[Bucharest]] and based at [[Aurel Vlaicu International Airport]].<ref>[http://www.airbucharest.ro/ Home page]. Air Bucharest. Retrieved on 31 December 2010. "Address: Iancu de Hunedoara Bvd. No. 36, Sector, Bucuresti / Romania" [http://www.airbucharest.ro/ro/index.php Address in Romanian] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101018070451/http://www.airbucharest.ro/ro/index.php |date=2010-10-18 }}: "Adresa: Str. Amidonului nr 28, Sector 2, Cod postal 023808, Bucuresti / Romania."</ref><ref name=ch-aviation>[https://www.ch-aviation.com/airlines/XQZ ch-aviation.com - New Airlines] retrieved 30 March 2024</ref>


==History==
==History==
The airline operated its first flights in 2010, utilizing an aircraft leased from [[Țiriac Air]] for charter operations.<ref>[https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/7529-air-bucharest-news-update ch-aviation.com - Air Bucharest News Update] 29 August 2010</ref> The airline operated its last flights on 24 October 2022 and then suspended all operations.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}
The airline was founded in 2010, with the first commercial flight departing from [[Cluj]] and arriving in [[Antalya]] on 3 July.

<!--Please do not add a destination list to this charter airline article -->
In 2023, Fibula Air Travel acquired 50% of the company. It planned to rename it into ''New Airlines'' and replace the current planes with newer aircraft.<ref>[https://boardingpass.ro/compania-aeriana-air-bucharest-va-deveni-new-airlines/ boardingpass.ro]</ref> However in February 2024, these plans for a relaunch where shelved.<ref>[https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/136796-romanias-air-bucharest-shelves-relaunch-plans ch-aviation.com - Romania's Air Bucharest shelves relaunch plans] 7 February 2024</ref> In March 2024, Air Bucharest filed for [[insolvency]].<ref>[https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/138451-romanias-air-bucharest-enters-insolvency ch-aviation.com - Romania's Air Bucharest enters insolvency] 26 March 2024</ref>


==Destinations==
==Destinations==
The airline operated [[Air charter|charter flights]] to various destinations in [[Europe]], [[Africa]], and the [[Middle East]] mainly from [[Henri Coandă International Airport]] as well as other minor Romanian airports.
{{main|List of Air Bucharest destinations}}


==Fleet==
==Fleet==
[[File:Air Bucharest B733 YR-TIB.jpg|thumb|Air Bucharest Boeing 737-300]]
[[File:Boeing 737-3L9, Air Bucharest (Ion Tiriac Air) JP6980827.jpg|thumb|Air Bucharest [[Boeing 737-300]]]]

The Air Bucharest fleet comprised the following aircraft (as of August 2017):<ref>{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part Two)|journal=Airliner World|issue=November 2017|page=29}}</ref>
===Current fleet===
<center>
⚫
Prior to its shutdown, the Air Bucharest fleet comprised the following aircraft:<ref name=airfleets.net>{{Cite web|url=http://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/Air%20Bucharest.htm|title=Air Bucharest Fleet Details|last=|first=|date=|website=airfleets.net|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=30 March 2024}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center"
|-
|-
!Aircraft
!Aircraft
!In Service
!In fleet
!Orders
!Orders
!Passengers
!Passengers
!Notes
!Notes
|-
|-
|[[Boeing 737 Classic#737-300|Boeing 737-300]]
|[[Boeing 737 Classic#737-300|Boeing 737-300]]
|2
|1
|&mdash;
|&mdash;
|148
|144
|
|
|-
|-
!Total
!Total
!2
!1
!&mdash;
!&mdash;
!colspan="2"|
!colspan="2"|
|}
|}
</center>


===Former fleet===
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The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/Air%20Bucharest.htm|title=Air Bucharest Fleet Details|last=|first=|date=|website=Airfleets.net|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>
The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft types:<ref name=airfleets.net/>

* 1 [[Boeing 737 Classic|Boeing 737-400]]
* [[Airbus A320-200]]
* [[Boeing 737 Classic|Boeing 737-400]]


==References==
==References==
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*{{Official website|http://www.airbucharest.ro/}} {{in lang|en}}
*{{Official website|http://www.airbucharest.ro/}} {{in lang|en}}


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{{Portalbar|Romania|Companies|Aviation}}
{{Airlines of Romania}}
{{Airlines of Romania}}


[[Category:Airlines of Romania]]
[[Category:Defunct airlines of Romania]]
[[Category:Airlines established in 2010]]
[[Category:Airlines established in 2010]]
[[Category:Charter airlines]]
[[Category:Airlines disestablished in 2022]]
[[Category:Defunct charter airlines]]
[[Category:Romanian companies established in 2010]]
[[Category:Romanian companies established in 2010]]


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{{Romania-transport-stub}}

Latest revision as of 22:02, 27 November 2024

Air Bucharest
IATA ICAO Call sign
— BUR[1] AIR BUCHAREST
FoundedJuly 2010
Ceased operations24 October 2022
AOC #RO-035[2]
Operating basesAurel Vlaicu International Airport[1]
Fleet size1[3]
Parent companyKusadasi Travel Agency
HeadquartersBucharest, Romania[1]
Websitewww.airbucharest.ro

Air Bucharest, briefly rebranded to New Airlines, was a Romanian charter airline headquartered in Bucharest and based at Aurel Vlaicu International Airport.[4][1]

History

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The airline operated its first flights in 2010, utilizing an aircraft leased from Țiriac Air for charter operations.[5] The airline operated its last flights on 24 October 2022 and then suspended all operations.[citation needed]

In 2023, Fibula Air Travel acquired 50% of the company. It planned to rename it into New Airlines and replace the current planes with newer aircraft.[6] However in February 2024, these plans for a relaunch where shelved.[7] In March 2024, Air Bucharest filed for insolvency.[8]

Destinations

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The airline operated charter flights to various destinations in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East mainly from Henri Coandă International Airport as well as other minor Romanian airports.

Fleet

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Air Bucharest Boeing 737-300

Current fleet

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Prior to its shutdown, the Air Bucharest fleet comprised the following aircraft:[3]

Aircraft In fleet Orders Passengers Notes
Boeing 737-300 1 — 144
Total 1 —

Former fleet

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The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft types:[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d ch-aviation.com - New Airlines retrieved 30 March 2024
  2. ^ "OPERATORI AERIENI ROMÂNI CERTIFICAŢI/AUTORIZAŢI ROMANIAN CERTIFIED/AUTHORIZED AIR OPERATORS 27.05.2022" (PDF). AUTORITATEA AERONAUTICĂ CIVILĂ ROMÂNĂ (in Romanian). AUTORITATEA AERONAUTICĂ CIVILĂ ROMÂNĂ. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Air Bucharest Fleet Details". airfleets.net. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  4. ^ Home page. Air Bucharest. Retrieved on 31 December 2010. "Address: Iancu de Hunedoara Bvd. No. 36, Sector, Bucuresti / Romania" Address in Romanian Archived 2010-10-18 at the Wayback Machine: "Adresa: Str. Amidonului nr 28, Sector 2, Cod postal 023808, Bucuresti / Romania."
  5. ^ ch-aviation.com - Air Bucharest News Update 29 August 2010
  6. ^ boardingpass.ro
  7. ^ ch-aviation.com - Romania's Air Bucharest shelves relaunch plans 7 February 2024
  8. ^ ch-aviation.com - Romania's Air Bucharest enters insolvency 26 March 2024
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