NEWS FLASH


Air Serbia has extended the wet-lease of two 108-seat Embraer E190 aircraft from Bulgaria Air into 2025. In a statement, the Bulgarian flag carrier said, “In late October, an official meeting in Belgrade brought together representatives from both airlines to solidify their successful partnership. The discussion focused on extending the lease of Embraer E190 aircraft from Bulgaria Air’s fleet for use on Air Serbia’s scheduled route network. Building on the success of their collaboration during the summer season, the meeting concluded with the signing of a new one-year leasing agreement for the aircraft., which was attended by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bulgaria Air, Hristo Todorov, and the General Manager of Charter Operations and Aircraft Leasing at Bulgaria Air, Maria Stoyanova. On Air Serbia’s side, the meeting was attended by CEO Jiri Marek, General Manager for Commercial and Strategy, Boško Rupić, as well as Head of Network Planning and Scheduling, Bojan Arandjelović”. The company added, “The two airlines explored opportunities to expand their collaboration and agreed that strengthening their partnership would benefit both the growth of their aviation businesses and the enhancement of bilateral relations between their respective countries. As in the previous season, Bulgaria Air’s aircraft will continue to operate scheduled flights under the Serbian national carrier’s code. However, the aircraft will retain Bulgaria Air’s external branding, and the crew will continue to wear uniforms featuring the airline’s logo and the colors of the Bulgarian flag”. A wet-lease is a leasing arrangement whereby the lessor provides an aircraft, complete crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) to another airline.