Montenegro’s new flag carrier plans advance
The Montenegrin government has said it is working on getting the country’s new national airline off the ground after establishing ToMontenegro as its flag carrier. The process of setting up the new airline will be completed in February, by which time it will also be decided whether Montenegro Airlines could restore a limited number of operations in order for crew permits and airport slots to be preserved. Montenegro Airlines’ new Board of Directors will be formed on February 8, whose task will be to resume flights until ToMontenegro begins operations, which is expected within the next six to nine months, if not sooner.
Under the government’s plans, the new flag carrier will take over one of Montenegro Airlines’ Embraer E195 jets which is on financial lease and is expected to become the company’s property this year if all payments are made, while negotiations with lessors for the takeover of the two remaining E195s has already begun. The state anticipates for the new carrier to take over part of Montenegro Airlines’ workforce, some 180 employees, mostly pilots and cabin crew, while cuts will be made in administration. The government is said to be working on renumeration packages for those that won’t be transferred to work in the new airline.
The state has also held talks with several airline consultancy firms over how the new carrier should go about organising its operations and fleet. Among them, former Etihad Airways CEO, James Hogan, who is now the Chairman and Executive Director of a business advisory firm, has been spotted in Montenegro by local media and is believed to have held talks on the matter.
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