Air Serbia takes delivery of former Adria jets
Air Serbia will today take delivery of two Airbus A319 aircraft formerly operated by Adria Airways. The jets will arrive from Toulouse sometime after 17.00 local time. They were initially to be delivered in March, however, their arrival was delayed due to the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic. The aircraft, both manufactured in 2010, are owned by Carlyle Aviation Partners. They will be registered YU-APL and YU-APM. They were delivered new to Adria ten years ago and operated under the registrations S5-AAP and S5-AAR until the company declared bankruptcy in September of 2019. Air Serbia added its ninth A319 last year.
Following the Covid-19 outbreak, Air Serbia returned an Airbus A320 jet (registered YU-APG) and one ATR72 (registered YU-ALV) to their owners as their lease with the company had expired. Furthermore, one of the remaining three Boeing 737-300 aircraft in Air Serbia’s fleet (registered YU-AND), and Europe’s oldest jet of the type, has not been in operation since the pandemic started and is unlikely to return to service. The other two Boeing jets continue to be utilised, primarily on charter services, but are also regularly deployed on flights to Podgorica and Dusseldorf.
Since the onset of the pandemic, the airline has renegotiated leasing terms for its aircraft, with power by the hour contracts concluded, where leasing costs are accounted based on the number of hours the aircraft has been utilised rather than a fixed rate. It previously noted, “The company is actively following the situation and will respond effectively as the impact of Covid-19 evolves. This will depend on a number of factors, including the further spread of the virus, measures and restrictions imposed by countries, as well as passenger behaviour. None of these can be predicted with a high degree of certainty”. It added, “The management has discussed a number of potential scenarios keeping in mind the aviation sector has been faced with a significant decline in demand”.
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