Adria wet-leases additional capacity
Adria Airways has concluded short-term wet-leases in order to carry out its operations without disruption, as some of its own aircraft undergo maintenance. The airline is currently utilising a Nordica Bombardier CRJ700 aircraft and a Carpatair Fokker 100 jet. The CRJ700, registered ES-ACF, is sixteen years old, while the Fokker 100, registered YR-FZA. The Slovenian carrier is looking to avoid a repeat of last year when its schedule was affected due to a range of factors, forcing it to fork out significant resources to compensate passengers as a result of flight cancellations. It has cooperated with both airlines in the past.
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Adria Airways currently wet-leases six of its own aircraft to other airlines. Part of its Bombardier fleet is being utilised by Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines and Luxair, while Swiss International Air Lines is operating two of Adria's Saab 2000 turboprops. The Slovenian carrier recently said, "In line with modern economic principles, the direction of growth is also in the ACMI [aircraft, crew, maintenance, and insurance lease] segment, where Adria Airways sees its competitive advantage since we are a company that adapts well to changes in an increasingly demanding environment". It added, "Generally, our focus is on growth and, in line with the trends in the aviation industry, we are intensively checking the possibilities for the expansion of ACMI services".
Adria Airways is likely to lease Bombardier aircraft for the 2020 summer season after its plans to acquire fifteen Sukhoi Superjet 100 jets fell through. Adria's CEO, Holger Kowarcsh, recently said, "Adria will most probably lease Canadian Bombardier planes. The 2020 summer season is now being planned so we will see what sort of fleet is required". Last June, Adria signed a contract to acquire an additional three Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft from lessor Regional One, which were to be delivered in 2019, however, the fate of this agreement is still unknown, with the airline noting the order is "still an option for us".
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