Air Serbia has taken supply of its third Embraer E195 plane (pictured). The 118-seat jet arrived in Belgrade simply earlier than noon right this moment, following a ferry flight from Costa Rica by way of New York, Goose Bay in Canada, and Reykjavik, the place it touched down yesterday. Beforehand operated by Brazil’s Azul Airways, the identical former operator of the service’s two ATR72-600s launched final yr, the ten-year-old plane was registered as PR-AUJ and has now taken up its new Serbian registration, YU-ATA. The jet, sourced by means of leasing firm Azzora, had been in storage since March 1.
Air Serbia will additional develop its E-Jet fleet with the arrival of a fourth E195 within the first half of subsequent yr, additionally previously operated by Azul. As well as, the airline is planning a narrow-body enhance forward of the 2026 summer season peak, with three Airbus A320s scheduled to enter the fleet. The primary of those, an eleven-year-old jet beforehand flown by Wizz Air and registered 9H-WZS, is at present present process upkeep forward of its entry into service, anticipated in February. As EX-YU Aviation Information learns, two extra models, each previously operated by Aegean Airways, are set to comply with and be a part of the fleet by June.
Commenting just lately on the airline’s fleet, CEO Jiri Marek, stated, “As a part of our strategic imaginative and prescient, we repeatedly modernise the fleet to make sure the best stage of service for our passengers. Since early 2022, our fleet has been strengthened with eighteen plane – a major step in direction of better operational effectivity and capability. These plane permit us to develop operations and additional improve Belgrade’s connectivity with locations throughout Europe. Within the coming interval, Air Serbia’s fleet can be joined by two E195s and three extra A320s, bringing the full variety of plane to 31. We are going to proceed optimising our capacities to offer passengers with even better consolation and comfort all through their journeys”.
