Air Serbia took delivery of two Airbus A319 aircraft (pictured), formerly operated by Adria Airways. The jets arrived from Toulouse this afternoon. 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”.
Photos by Delta India Delta / ID Supreme Art
Thank God one Boeing is gone. Waiting for the other two to be scrapped!
ReplyDeleteThey should be rather given to the museum than scrapped
DeleteThis is a good indication to me that the two A319s will replace the two remaining B737s. Operating those old B737s must be costly.
Delete^ I agree. I think the B737s will be returned on Oct. 28 and after that these two A319s will join the fleet.
Delete@ 11,03
DeleteB733's are owned by JU, not leased.
@ 10,50
I guess now the situation justifys retiring the B733's. Reduction of flights and cheaper leasing rates for newer A319's means investing into keeping the B733's airworthy isnt worth it anymore.
The B737s were to be retired in 2020
Deletehttps://www.exyuaviation.com/2018/11/air-serbia-to-retire-boeing-fleet-by.html
i think AND should be given to the museum. I just want to know how will they do it. But I am expecting also the 727 in the museum and ATR which are standing at the apron next to Jat tehnika
DeleteWonder what they are going to do with these planes.
ReplyDeleteFly them?
DeleteNah, too obvious.
DeleteBut jokes aside, is there really a need for further two jets?
A long haul could work wonders in near future. But I guess they know the situation better then us.
I thought they would never come
ReplyDeleteI guess they couldnt get out of the agreement.
DeleteI assume these planes won't have wifi?
ReplyDeleteI doubt it. It's very expensive for the airline. We will see.
DeleteAll the Airbus planes others except YU-APK have it, don't they?
DeleteYes but YU-APK has been in the fleet for over a year and they didn't install it. So my guess is that they won't install them on any upcoming planes.
DeleteWe can see that from the photo they don't have the wifi antenna. But maybe they fit them in BEG.
Delete"It's very expensive for the airline."
DeleteNo it's not. Panasonic paid for it.
No, Air Serbia paid panasonic for it.
DeletePanasonic got all revenues from it for providing equipment for free.
DeleteDoesn't work that way at all... if that was the case, most airlines across the world would have installed wifi.
DeleteYes it works like that.
DeleteNo it does not
DeleteAnon at 16:24 you are not only wrong but also not very capable of looking back at comments when Panasonic deal was made. Onboard wifi pricing was high because Panasonic, no Air Serbia, set those prices. Revenue went to Panasonic. That would not have been the case if Air Serbia paid for the equipment. It was all published before.
DeleteJust because some anonymous people make comments about something does not make it true.
DeleteIt doesn't cost the airline anything to provide wifi however it does cost them to install the equipment. The airline's contractor provides the wifi service and pays sharing the fee with the airline for the privilege. The airline will have to pay the cost of installing the wifi equipment on the planes. That is why Air Serbia has not installed wifi on any plane it got in the last 5 years - because it costs money. If you used a little common sense (since you know nothing about the actual matter) you would realise why most airlines still don't provide wifi.
You are anonymous too.
DeleteThat is why Air Serbia has not installed wifi on any plane it got in the last 5 years - because it costs money??? No, because it does not bring expected return. Wifi was not expected to be a revenue stream but to be an advantage for Boutique airline concept. That concept is thing of the past for Air Serbia.
New target customer does care for wifi when making purchasing decision. If Air Serbia could have attracted more customers and made money as it did with other aux services you bet your a** they would have continued with wifi.
Again you don't know how the wifi concept on board a plane functions and are under the illusion Panasonic was charitable with Air Serbia and gave away their antennas for free and everything is free for Air Serbia. You clearly don't know anything about this subject matter. But keep believing whatever you want.
DeleteLove Air Serbia!
DeleteBravo JU!
ReplyDeleteWon't these come as burden at this point in time?
ReplyDeleteJU seems to be doing fine right now. Charters are going strong and they extended SPU to the end of October.
DeleteThe article is pretty clear:
DeleteSince 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.
I understand they renegotiated leases but do they really need two extra planes for the winter?
DeleteI think it's better for the leading company to give them the planes than to risk losing the contact.
DeleteIt seems they only pay for them if they fly, so presumably whether they sit in TLS or BEG makes no difference to Air Serbia and will cost them nothing/very little.
DeleteSeems like JU IS weathering this storm quite efficiently.
DeleteThe charters are booming, there will be work for them.
DeleteDont worry, nobody can weather this storm in less then 2 months.
DeleteBuddy they are weathering it just fine for now.
DeleteFinally
ReplyDeleteIf it's not a Boeing, I am not going.
ReplyDeleteUnless it's the MAX
DeleteIf it's Boeing, I'm not going.
DeleteI wonder what the impact of pax perception will be on airlines operating Max.
Unknown I saw you board another airline from the region and it was an Airbus. You are going even when it's not a Boeing.
DeleteWill these be the youngest Airbuses in the fleet?
ReplyDeleteYes
DeleteSo YU-ANJ and YU-AND have been retired.
ReplyDeleteYep arriving this afternoon :)
ReplyDeleteNadamo se da ce prvi inauguracijski let biti do LJU.
ReplyDeleteI miss JP.
ReplyDelete:(
Not me.
DeleteIt would just be a burden on taxpayers pockets.
DeleteNothing else.
actually the planes will just change the livery and the tax payer :D
DeleteThis livery gives much more bang for the buck.
Delete"Nothing else."
DeleteNothing else for you will be hundreds of thousands of new passengers for someone else once crisis is over.
This can only mean JU IS doing well and is being optimistic and future demand especially as many airlines they compete now will go bankrupt.
ReplyDeleteWhich JUs competitors will be bankrupt?
DeleteHow come these former Adria planes have Austrian registration?
ReplyDeleteThey were returned to the lessor, which transferred them to Austrian register. But now they have Serbian registration.
DeleteIt's interesting that these planes were first meant to be going to Turkish Airlines.
ReplyDeleteCrazy how there are six flights to Zurich today, one of them on JU A320!
ReplyDeleteSchool holidays are ending in most of the cantons
DeleteDo these aircraft have the Air Serbia cabin?
ReplyDeleteWould be interesting to see if the Adria cabin and layout lives on :D
DeleteConsidering the money poured in JU, it is good they at least used it to expand its fleet.
ReplyDeleteThe former Adria planes look great in their new livery :)
ReplyDeleteGood move by JU.
ReplyDeleteThese planes used to have overhead screens in the passenger cabin. I wonder if they removed them or if JU will use them?
ReplyDeleteI wonder too. Would be nice if they showed the moving map at least. The crew does the safety demo on all planes except A330 where they have a video.
DeleteMy guess is they will just keep them folded. Maybe they even removed them.
DeleteI think they will be removed.
DeleteOther A319s that arrived to Air Serbia also used to have overhead screens but they were removed.
DeleteWhy is it important for them to have a couple of overhead screens?
DeleteIt isn't, I was just wondering.
DeleteI just hope the extra capacity won't lead to wider losses.
ReplyDeleteSo YU-ALV is flying now for Air Corsica, for which airline is YU-APG flying for?
ReplyDeleteDoesn't seem to be flying for anyone at the moment.
DeleteNew planes are definitely welcome, looking forward to see them fly.
ReplyDeleteAt 10yrs, they are not exactly new ;)
DeleteI meant new as in new additions to the fleet.
DeleteToo bad for YU-ALV, it was the ATR in the best condition in JU's fleet. I hope that we see after corona time new ATR's
ReplyDeleteThey were supposed to get 4 ex-Air New Zealand ATR72s in April but corona...
DeleteI am not sure. I think that only one ATR was planned and do not know what happens with it now
DeleteNo, it was four. Which was written here before. Same way it was written that those ATRs have been cancelled. So they are not coming.
DeleteIt was 2. The Serbian carrier is also expected to lease two ATR72 turboprops, with the airline’s mechanics recently dispatched to inspect the aircraft.
Deletehttps://www.exyuaviation.com/2020/02/ex-yu-airlines-prepare-for-fleet.html
Excellent news :)
ReplyDeleteWell at least some expansion.
ReplyDeleteIs the entire JU fleet currently in use?
ReplyDeleteYes, all of them are being used at the moment.
DeleteGood!
DeleteIs the lease for any other Airbus jet expiring soon?
ReplyDeleteThey just departed Toulouse, you can follow them on FlightRadar24
ReplyDeleteOE-IKE and OE-IKF
https://fr24.com/OEIKE/25b98dca
https://fr24.com/OEIKF/25b9949a
Arrived :)
DeleteNew era in Serbian aviation is about to begin.
DeleteThey look nice!
ReplyDeleteAlso good to see from the photo work on the new B apron coming along nicely at BEG :D
ReplyDeleteThat's new E apron. B is closer to the runway(s).
DeleteWhere is D apron?
DeleteLet's see if they use them or just store them.
ReplyDeleteLet me read the article for you: leasing costs are accounted based on the number of hours the aircraft has been utilised rather than a fixed rate.
DeleteEven if they just store them it won't hurt the bottom line. If travel restrictions are removed and demand picks up, they have aircraft ready to use right away.
I think he said nothing bad for JU, he was just curious to see if they would use them or they will be parked at the apron. I think most of us understands it is better for JU to pay them when they are in BEG not TLS(in every leasing which is paid by hours of flights there is a ,,small" fixed amount air line should pay, i think that is logic) so they can fly them if there is need for that
DeleteRight now (friday evening) all nine a319 are in the air and being utilized. So two new ones will be used as well.
ReplyDeleteCan somebody tell me how many aircrafts AirSerbia have and their ownership status (leased or owned) including Aviolet? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThese two lovely birds are expected to start flying from 20.10.
ReplyDelete:)
For me the most interesting part are the remote stands being built in the background of the two A319s parked. Seems like planes won't need pushback as they could park and leave without any help. That's pretty cool and will definitely save time and money. I think they will board those planes from the new gates around A7
ReplyDelete