European Air Charter (Bulgarian airline)

European Air Charter (Bulgarian: Юръпиън еър чартър)[4][5] (formerly Bulgarian Air Charter)[5] is a Bulgarian charter airline headquartered in Sofia.[6]

Not to be confused with European Aviation Air Charter.
European Air Charter
Юръпиън еър чартър
IATA ICAO Callsign
H6 BUC EUROCHARTER
Founded
  • As Bulgarian Air Charter in 2000 (2000)
  • As European Air Charter in May 2021 (2021-05)
Focus cities
Fleet size17[2]
Destinations46 (charter)[1]
HeadquartersSofia, Bulgaria
Key peopleApik Garabedian
RevenueIncrease €82 million (2017)[3]
Net incomeIncrease €8.4 million (2017)[3]
Websiteeuaircharter.com

History

European Air Charter was established as Bulgarian Air Charter in 2000 and started operations on 14 December 2000 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Aviation Service Group. It operates flights for several tour operators to destinations mostly in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Israel and Poland.

Since the period the airline was founded, it has transported more than 3.5 million passengers. The company has 330 employees.[7] The airline has its own maintenance unit which has capabilities on McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series and Airbus 320 series aircraft covering airframe, engines and landing gear services and overhaul of aircraft components.[8] The airline started operations with five Tupolev Tu-154s. In 2004, the airline retired these aircraft and replaced them with seven McDonnell Douglas MD-80. By 2011, the Bulgarian Air Charter fleet had grown to 12 MD-80s. In September 2015, Bulgarian Air Charter added its first Airbus A320-200 to its fleet.[9]

In May 2021, Bulgarian Air Charter announced it was changing its name to European Air Charter.[5][4]

Destinations
Main article: List of European Air Charter destinations

Fleet

Current fleet

As of May 2023, the European Air Charter fleet consists of the following aircraft:[2][10]

Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A320-200 10 1[2] 180
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 7 — 164 Second-to-last European operator of the MD-82 alongside ALK Airlines.[11]
Total 17 1

Former fleet

Bulgarian Air Charter also used to operate Tupolev Tu-154s which have since been phased out.[12]

See also

References
  1. euaircharter.com - Destinations retrieved 2 August 2021
  2. planespotters.net - European Air Charter Fleet Details and History retrieved 6 May 2023
  3. "Най-големите транспортни компании: Нови бариери от ЕС при камионите, бум при летища и пристанища".
  4. euaircharter.com retrieved 24 May 2021
  5. aerotelegraph.com - "Bulgarian Air Charter now is European Air Charter" (German) 5 May 2021
  6. Flight International 27 March 2007
  7. "Bulgarian Air Charter-About Us". Bulgarian Air Charter.
  8. "MRO – Bulgarian Air Charter MRO".
  9. "Bulgarian Air Charter". Airliner World: 7. November 2015.
  10. euaircharter.com - Aircraft retrieved 6 May 2023
  11. "planespotters.net - McDonnell Douglas MD-82".
  12. md-80.com - Bulgarian Air Charter retrieved 21 May 2016

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