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DeutschMoldavian Airlines
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| Founded | 1994 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2014 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Chişinău International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
| Destinations | Charter | ||||||
| Parent company | Carpatair | ||||||
| Headquarters | Chişinău, Moldova | ||||||
| Website | mdv.md | ||||||
Moldavian Airlines was[1] an airline with its head office on the property of Chişinău International Airport in Chişinău in Moldova.[2] It operated scheduled international services from Chişinău to destinations in Romania and Italy. Its main base was Chişinău International Airport.[3]
History
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Moldavian Airlines was established on 26 July 1994 and started operations on 19 August 1994. It was the first private airline in Moldova. It became a joint Swiss-Moldovan company in November 1999, forming a partnership with Carpatair, a regional airline based in Romania.[3] The Moldavian Airlines air operator's certificate permitted the transport of passengers, goods and mail (at July 2007).[4]
In 2005, Moldavian Airlines transported 91,200 passengers. In 2006, 89,200 passengers were transported. In 2007 50,000 passengers were transported to Budapest. In 2008 the passenger number declined to 45,700 passengers.[citation needed]
The airline shut down and ceased all operations in 2014.[5]
Destinations
[edit]Moldavian Airlines carried out flights for Carpatair, a Romanian airline based at Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport.
Fleet
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The Moldavian Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:
| Aircraft type | Now | Future | History | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-300 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Leased from Carpatair |
| Fokker 70 / Fokker 100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Transferred to Carpatair |
| Saab 340 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Sold to another airline |
| Saab 2000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Both sold, one to Golden Air |
| Yakovlev Yak-40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Leased from Air Moldova (ER-JGA). |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 6 |
References
[edit]- ^ ch-aviation.com - Moldavian Airlines retrieved 12 November 2015
- ^ "Contact Information Archived 2012-02-03 at the Wayback Machine." Moldavian Airlines. Retrieved on 4 February 2012. "Secretary Office Address: Moldavian Airlines Aeroportul Chisinau MD-2026 Chisinau Republic of Moldova"
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-10. p. 52.
- ^ "Air Operators". Civil Aviation Authority of the Republic of Moldova. 2007-07-05. Archived from the original on 2011-04-03. Retrieved 2007-07-06.
- ^ "Moldavian Airlines on ch-aviation".
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