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Air Serbia has sold Europe’s oldest Boeing 737-300 aircraft, registered YU-ANI. The jet has been out of service since February 2023 but made its way to its new owner in Tianjin in China from Belgrade via Tbilisi and Almaty over the weekend. The aircraft will be used by the local university for training purposes. The jet was delivered new to JAT Yugoslav Airlines and later operated for Jat Airways and then for Air Serbia under the carrier’s dedicated charter brand Aviolet. YU-ANI held the record for being the oldest Boeing 737-300 series aircraft in regular commercial service (excluding cargo and military VIP configuration versions). You can read more about the aircraft’s remarkable history here. In November 2021, Air Serbia sold its B737-300 jet registered YU-ANK to the same Chinese buyer, while its sole remaining 737-300, registered YU-AND, which has been grounded since February 2020, is expected to be put up for display at the Aeronautical Museum in Belgrade.
For how much?
ReplyDeleteVery prestigious!
ReplyDeleteHuh?
DeleteJU had the honor to have in its fleet the oldest 737-300 in Europe.
DeleteI am glad these birds have not been scrapped.
ReplyDeleteThey were sold for scrap.
DeleteDid you read the article?
DeleteSold to a university in China.
The most beautiful 737-300 ever!!
ReplyDeleteOf course with the JAT livery!
YU-AND ce u muzej
DeleteI miss Jat Airways and the 3 dots livery so much. It was the best airline in the Balkans at the time.
DeleteSorry to spoil the party but even Croatia Airlines was better than Jat Airways with 3 dots. Jat Airways was the lowest form of aviation ex-yu, and much wider, ever seen. If you said you missed JAT Yugoslav Airlines, I would understand, if you said you are happy, proud, or whatever positive of Air Serbia, I would understand, but missing Jat Airways, I don't know, maybe I am just stupid, but that one I don't understand
DeleteJat Airways was extremely bad.
DeleteI understand feeling nostalgic for a past era, but honestly it was the lowest point of Serbian aviation history. What we have right now is 100 times better.
Shame this wasn’t put put with JAT livery again and kept in the aviation museum by the airport for when it reopens again
ReplyDeleteI think one B733 will be delivered to the museum
DeleteInteresting fact - It was held for 8 years in Istanbul and unfortunatelly brought back, skiping seccesion proces of ex yu property at that time
ReplyDeleteWhich secession? JAT has a seat in Belgrade, it has been founded there, it operated from there, how can the property of a company be part of a secession?!!
DeleteYU-ANJ was the one sitting in Istanbul
DeleteWhy are they keeping YU-AND for museum and not YU-ANI?!
ReplyDeleteBecause AND is the first B737-300 delivered to a scheduled airline in Europe.
DeleteThanks, I mixed them and thought only one was painted in metal livery..
DeleteBio sam svedok dolaska JAT - ovih B737 u ispomoc domacim avio kompanijama Australije. Kada su zaposljeni
ReplyDeleteu Ansett i Trans Australia Airlines bili u generalnom strajku vise meseci. Jat-ovi B733 YU - AND i Yu - ANJ su mesecima leteli na mnogim rutama Australijske mreze.
Imao sam prilike da ih upoznam. Radeci u Qantas - ovoj mlaznoj Bazi na Sidnejskom Aerodromu.
Zanimljivo je da nisu taj zadnji ostavili za buducu postavku sest, sedam civilnih aviona. Koji bi trebalo postaviti u buducem parku izmedju putnickih terminala. I novog Kontrolnog tornja / Uprvne zgrade Civilne Avijacije...
Boing B737 je do danas najuspenija flota kojoj je bila sracionirana u Srbiji. Tako ce i ostati bar jos desetak godina.
Rodney Marinkovic and Aviation Enthusiast Associate Group. ✈🌐🛫
West Ryde Sydney Australia
If there was one ex-yu republic which handled the most of JAT traffic, it was Croatia. So that would be the logical choice, if such a decision would be made. Of course that no one with sane mind expect it to happen in today's circumstances and today's (political) relations. But in my opinion, the last Cipiripi should remain in BEG, its original base airport, in the Museum (which needs a lot of work to look decent btw), and in JAT livery, to present the first european scheduled carrier operating the type at the time
ReplyDeleteYU-AND je prvi 737-300 uveden u servis u Evropi i on će ostati u BEG (muzej ili biti izložen ispred aerodroma)
ReplyDeleteNadajmo se, nigde to nije zvanično saopšteno, ni od strane kompanije niti od Muzeja
DeleteWhat is NIS?
ReplyDeleteCity in Serbia, Nis, you should read the linked article about 737 history, YU-ANI has connection with Nis airport
ReplyDeleteToo bad that we did not get farewell flight or flights. There would be significant interest and Air Serbia would also get a free promotion because that aircraft would get world attention. In any case, the end of an era, which brought many beautiful and sad moments
ReplyDeleteTo be honest I didn't like the "metallic" JAT livery too much. It reminded me of AA. Always much preferred the livery that was displayed on the B727.
ReplyDeleteI thought you may have meant NIS - Nafta industrija Srbije, but that has nothing to do with this. You could have put INI, aerodrom in Niš. OR, you could have spelt the name of the city properly - Niš. But that would require two milli-seconds of extra effort.
ReplyDeletePlease respect the name of the city my parents are from, it's NIŠ !
@pozdrav iz Rijeke
ReplyDeleteIt was not only that JAT had many passengers to and from Croatia, it was also that many Croats contributed to the development and success of JAT. JAT would not be as big and as good as it was without Croatia or Croats. So, yes, it would make so much sense if some of the aircraft end up in Croatia.
But as you rightly point out, current circumstances do not allow that. If you recall, the statement when border between Slovenia and Croatia was removed, the one:
"We were dreaming about the removal of border for more that 200 years."
That sums up the level of denial of the facts that we all now.
So, imagine JAT aircraft at Franjo Tuđman airport.
Image a map next to it showing connections Zagreb had in 1990 with cities in the US during Yugoslavia. Imagine how would that make Croatia Airlines look like?
That does not fit in with the narrative.
Same in Serbia. Just look at the Tito Museum, the Blue train (Plavi voz), neglecting to mention contributions of other republics, of non-Serbs.
We got stuck in The tibial mentality that keeps us down. We do not even want to admit that we were good at something in the past, just because that means we have to give credit to others.
Hey bro, I don't get exactly the purpose of your post addressed to me. I worked in JAT, 1986-1991. I left when I realized that Yugoslavia has no chance to transform into Yugoslav Confederation, and JAT has no future as its national carrier, and that tough times are ahead. I agree with lot of things you wrote, except for one thing : it's not mentality that keeps us down, it's politics. It's not you and me who created mess, caused war and immense pain and suffering and got us all down. It's politicians. If it was not for them, JAT would be still existing, and operating Zagreb to North America, and I would still be JAT employee. So, I am not quite sure I am the right person to address to, however thanks for it!
DeleteYou don't think you would be retired by now?
Deleteyou are both so right... what could have been and what do we have now...
Delete@02.31
DeleteI wouldn't be retired by now. I am still working.
Good to hear.
DeleteDrž' se druže.
Meanwhile YU-AND is sitring with no engines, moat of the window panels removed, part of the wings removed and damaged ailerons. Fixing it for the museum will be an expensive venture.
ReplyDeleteZar nije YU-AND najstariji?
ReplyDelete@pozdrav iz Rijeke
ReplyDeleteI replied to you:
(A) To let you know that I agree with what you wrote.
(B) Reading your post, it seemed that one may understand it as if the contribution of Croatia/Croats was just to add to passenger/traffic volume.
I felt the need to state that it was more than that.
Anyway, I hope that you get that what I wrote was well-intentioned.
@pozdrav iz Rijeke
DeleteThe rest I just got carried away, because I hate the fact that we neglect part of the history for stupid reasons. It was in no way aimed at you.
No worries. Didn't get it as bad-intentioned, on the contrary. Was just a bit confused with the part where you got "carried away". No harm done, and thanks for the explanation! 😃
DeleteInteresting that this article was among most popular this week. Did not know a lot of these facts about 737's
ReplyDeleteAnd almost forgot, Blic.rs, ekapija and other portals also publish this news. Good job ex zu
DeleteYes, and they put A319 and B738 as a cover image
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