Air Serbia has tentatively scheduled the entry into service of its first Embraer E195 aircraft, which will initially be operated on its behalf by Greece’s Marathon Airlines. The jet, which has the capacity to seat 118 passengers, has been scheduled to operate its first revenue service for Air Serbia on July 28 between Belgrade and Milan, followed by Naples and Hamburg. The existing scheduling is subject to change at this early stage. Thereafter, the jet will be deployed on a number of routes, including select flights to Marseille, Lyon, Brussels, Frankfurt, Cologne, Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Hamburg, Prague, Gothenburg, Rome, Bologna, Naples, Tirana, Skopje, Athens and Bucharest. Based on existing scheduling, the 118-seat aircraft will be most commonly used on services to Hamburg, Naples and Prague.
The E195, currently registered N361AZ, was formerly operated by Brazil’s Azul Airlines and is thirteen years old. The aircraft is expected to feature Air Serbia’s full corporate livery and will operate alongside the 100-seat E190 aircraft, which the Serbian carrier is also wet-leasing from Greece’s Marathon Airlines. According to previous reports, Air Serbia plans to turn these wet-leases into dry-leases and bridge the gap between its regional seventy-seater ATR72s and narrow-body Airbus fleet, which have the capacity to seat between 142 and 180 passengers. Marathon is now sourcing a second E195, which would also be operated for Air Serbia. The aircraft is likely to arrive in September.
Overall, Air Serbia’s Embraer fleet has been scheduled on a total of 108 flights this July (not including return services) and is so far slated for deployment on 135 flights in August. Commenting on the carrier’s plans for the coming period, the company’s CEO, Jiri Marek, recently said the goal is for the airline to continue growing and providing more options to travellers from Serbia and the region. He further added the aim is for the airline to become the leading carrier in the region, grow profitably and be financially self-sustainable.
Nice to see Prague doing well to be constantly upgraded to Embraers.
ReplyDeletePrague is a no brainer. Too far for a car ride, no LCC connection nearby (closest is from BUD which is half way by car) and almost bo exsisting bus lines. Not to mention train
Delete*no
DeleteI think the reason why they are doing so well there is because CSA is basically dead.
DeleteAutobuske linije do Praga postoje:Lasta,Ariva i Flixbus sa presedanjem,ali je problem kod autobuske linije granica,gde ume da se čeka i 12 sati što je katastrofalno,zato kmbi prevoz za vreme sezone je prebukiran jer dosta Srba ima u Pragu i u celoj Češkoj.Voleo bih da vidim neki low cost na ovoj liniji,mislim da bi imali posla samo tako.
DeleteНе би имали посла само тако зато што би се народ и даље бунио да су карте прескупе. Аеродром у Прагу је јако скуп тако да је нереално да на овој линији карте буде приступачне путницима који иду комби превозом.
DeleteТакође ЈУ на овој линији има озбиљан број трансфера. Ви што идете комбијем и што сте спремни да чекате 12 сати на граници нисте циљна група авио-компанија.
Loše ste obavešteni,kombi prevoz uglavnom ne ide preko velikih graničnih prelaza,tako da nema puno čekanja,a što se tiče cene karata razlika između aviona sa prtljagom i kombin sa prtljagom je oko 80-100e kada bi spustili cenu makar 50-60e imali bi i te putnike koji se voze kombi prevozom.
DeleteCan't wait to see the plane in full livery!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see it in JU livery
ReplyDeleteThe plane they have needed for a long time
ReplyDeleteMore and More, we want to see JU with more Embraer 🫶🏼
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see it in full Air Serbia livery!
ReplyDeleteAll of you that can't wait to see it in JU livery, I just wonder why is that so important to you? Once you are inside you can't even see the livery so why is that such an important factor to you? In my opinion and looking at state of fleet and delays it would be more beneficial to have it 7-10 days earlier int he fleet to cover operations rather than sitting and being painted into JU livery.
DeleteIll try to explain why we all cant wait to see the plane and its colors.
DeleteWe are proud of AirSERBIA! We get excited when new planes arrive.
We are trying to see the positive things. You know?
Anon 14:06: Mr. AŠ instead of being upset every time Air Serbia expands just take a chill pill.
DeleteAir Serbia has grown enough passengers and destinations to justify this no-risk, no-CapEx, fully outsourced mini fleet experiment. If it works, they can proceed with assimilating Embraers into permanent fleet. If it doesn't, they can cut them loose.
Unlike that other airline forced to commit to a brand new aircraft fleet and betting the farm on it.
Yep = that is the smart step forward and much needed gap is being filed. Marek is GOLD for YU and probably is example CEO in the industry in general.
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DeleteLol good one
Delete@09.44
DeleteYou probably think Jasmin is the one and hailing Bravo Hrvatska. Wake up, please!
I love being right. First I was saying how air serbia would benefit with embraer over the a319 now they finally did it.
Deleteand i wrote how Croatia Airlines or Air Serbia should develop regional connection and base jets in the other slavic nations. Now OU is trying to do that in Slovenia. Seems less like Marek is doing well instead reading this great blog and the comments.
Had you read yesterday's article, you would have known that OU is not interested in basing jets in Slovenia.
DeleteThats exactly what the talks were about. OU serving routes out of Ljubana
DeleteThey were about subsidised W rotation flights, not base.
DeleteInteresting that it will be used on a lot of German routes.
ReplyDeleteThere is just too much capacity to Germany. Please be mindful of the fact that in two days Wizz Air is further expanding their Belgrade hub with even more flights to Germany. Not only are they launching flights to Berlin but are increasing Memmingen and Dortmund to daily.
DeleteWizz Air has become a force to be reckoned with when it comes to the Serbian-German market. Air Serbia has to use the E95 since the A319 is just too big for them here.
I actually also noticed that recent they often use smaller planes on German routes. Whenever I flew to or from Stuttgart with an a319 they were completely full. So my impression was not that they should reduce the number of seats on that route.
DeleteMaybe you flew before EW stepped in? There is also Wizz Air to FKB which serves this market. Unfortunately JU barely has any transfers out of STR and they dont want to invest in marketing over there.
DeleteWhen are the A321s coming?
ReplyDeleteThat's a lie, avianca planes are still in Ljubljana
DeleteSo what's the plan for them?
DeleteAnon 09:17
DeleteWhy should the government give them 10 million???
Getting them in winter to introduce the crew to the aircraft and then full push in summer
DeleteSo instead of flying these aircraft now that the fleet is so stretched they "planned" to introduce them in winter and instead wet leased capacity! 😆
DeleteIf they take them now the earlier they'll fly is end of October
DeleteThey never planned on getting those Avianca ones because they are in bad shape. They were supposed to get 2 A321s that used to operate for Severniyvetar.
DeleteAnon 09:17 Vientan Airlines is not going anywhere. They even acquired all Qantas's stake in Jetstar Pacific, eventually rebranding the carrier as Pacific Airlines. 09:44 Interesting about Nordwind Airlines (Северный ветер). According to foreign media all aircraft staying outside Russsia almost immediately got new owners or interest for leasing them, so already more than a year ago.
DeleteVietnam stock exchange warned that they might delist VN due to really bad financial performance. I know they are not going anywhere but they are doing really poorly at the moment.
DeleteExcellent news. They need all the planes they can get.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone know if the aircraft is painted already?
ReplyDeleteAlso it's a shame that Ljubljana isn't included, I'm flying on the route almost weekly and it's always full, so i can't imagine how full the flights getting E-jet were
Maybe the freed ATR from the regional wave will mean that LJU will get more flights?
DeleteMaybe 1pm departure will finally happen.
DeleteLjubljana either needs the increase in capacity or frequency
Deletedoes anyone know how the flights between LJU and INI goes with the load factor?
DeleteThey are doing ok, on some day 20 something on another 50 something. I guess overall they are not that bad.
DeleteLet's say 45 is breakeven point on those atrs,if load factor is anywhere near that, they are making a good profit especially if you count in the gov initiatives
DeleteLJU will be getting a third daily quite soon. Plan is to bring it up to 4 daily.
DeleteI highly doubt 45 is the breakeven on INI-LJU where there are government subsidies and where both LJU and INI are desperate to get any new service. I doubt JU is paying the full price for this route in LJU. I wouldn't be surprised if 25 passengers is the break-even point.
DeleteA new era in ex-YU aviation has officially begun. This will be a game changer for JU and hopefully they get more of them in the future.
ReplyDeleteE95 is perfect for routes such as Prague where the ATR is too small but the A319 is just too big. Czechs seem to love JU and can't get enough of them. With the E95 they will perfectly respond to their demand to have more seats available.
Czechs just love everything JU!
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DeleteWhat I find especially interesting is that JU does well in Krakow as well. I think we will see more flights next year.
DeletePrimary reason why E95 is good for Prague is flight length - ie. this is too long flight for ATR in sense of passengers comfort.
DeleteNonsene, absolute and utter nonsense. By that logic KRK and VCE would also get the jungle jet. Since they are not then we can safely conclude that you are making things up and that it is because of booming demand on this route.
DeleteE95 should be good for Tbilisi/Yerevan.
Delete@Anon 13.06
DeleteYou better watch your language and think before you write. really. Nobody said there is no demand to Prague. On the other hand, Prague is longest ATR route for Air Serbia so it makes perfect sense for that route to be among first ones with ATR->E95 transition.
And, at the end, there might be no big cost difference flying long term leased A319 vs. wet leased E95. Probably, A319 might be of better use on some other route. Remember, that Embraer was brought up earlier then they were thinking due to fleet issues.
I am most definitely not going to watch my language, you can not and will not silence me!
DeleteI had enough of people always looking for ways to belittle and put JU down. Oh yes how is it possible that JU is upgrading E95 because people want to fly with them even though they already upgraded some flights to A319 this summer.
Oh, my, you can not be silenced :) You are the man! :) Or, you are just having reading disorder so you cant understand other people replies :)
DeleteI actually think you are the problem here Anon 21.00. Everyone knows what JU does exceptionally well in Prague and they even boosted it this summer yet you are coming here to pollute this area with your conspiracy theories.
DeleteWhat we'll soon figure is that they in reality need 7 ATRs, 10 E jets, and 5 A321, especially if they are getting 3rd and 4th A330.
ReplyDeleteThe loads are good with the current routing, but adding a few LH departures daily will create a need for even higher capacity all around the network
I can see them becoming LOT of Balkans
DeleteLOL!
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DeleteLOT is a great business model. Embraer is much better suited for Serbia, especially with the 170 or 175 that can be used from KVO and INI.
DeleteIf dry leased, is this plane going to have YU registration?
ReplyDeleteYes, all dry leases are registered in Serbia. There is talks that DanAir A319 is dry leased but there is no official confirmation
DeleteDan Air hired Serbian crew, they are not dry leased.
DeleteNo Dan Air aircraft is dry leased. Romanian registration, Romanian (EU) licenced crew. Dry leases must have YU registration operated by crew certified in Serbia by our DCV. Serbian crew flying for Dan Air have EU licenses and not those issued by the DCV as is the case with all JU crew.
DeleteCouple of questions:
ReplyDelete1. Can E195 land at KVO given weight constraints?
2. Any reason why JU doesn't codeshare with Turkish and Aegean on KVO flights, even though they codeshare on other flights?
Turkish does codeshare in KVO and INI flights.
DeleteI can't book KVO or INI flight on TK site. What am I missing?
DeleteTK put the codes on these flights (i.e. TK9519 is IST-KVO) but they didn't care to create the sale option on the site.
DeleteThanks!
DeleteNo point of code share, if you can't book the flights.
I just do not get it how JU will turned these planes to dry lease?
ReplyDeleteIn order to have dry lease you must have pilots and crew trained for it and it costs time and money.
Didn't we hear here many times that brining one more plane model in your fleet makes huge additional costs? Are these costs justified for having only 2-3 planes of that type in the fleet?
Who said they will have just 2-3 planes? And yes they will train pilots and crew by next summer.
DeleteAnon 10:55
DeleteSource?
Marathon is getting a lot of applications from Air Montenegro. At this rate they will have no one to fly their planes.
DeleteAnonymous11:18 Source? If you know anything about an airline industry, then you would not even ask that question. That is just airlines do, they start hiring crew for the next season to be ready in time.
DeleteSo your source about JU hiring E95s crews is just "trust me bro".
DeleteI don't see JU having their own crew next summer on the ERJ's. I think the focus will be reducing the number of wet leases on aircraft they already have in the fleet, which is quite high. Add to that additional widebodies, I don't think JU will have the capacity to do all that and train staff for the ERJ that soon.
Delete4 aircraft with A320 capacity is on wet lease. Adding 5 for next summer would be good, and if possible, have a couple A319's leave the fleet once the summer season is over. ATR fleet seems easier for them to organise, another will join the fleet in the next month (for a total of 7), while I think another 3 (for a total of 10) will be adequate for next summer without needing to wet lease regional turboprops. To sum up:
- 10 x ATR
- 11 x A319
- 8 x A320
- 4 x A330
= 33 dry leases for 2024. 8-10 aircraft entering the fleet in under 12 months already is a massive task for an airline of JU's size. To pull this of, something between 200-300 additional staff will need to be hired and trained, which already is ambitious. Adding another 60-100 staff for ERJ training would be far too much.
@10:51
That is somewhat true, however the trick is with numbers. Having a couple of every type with a small fleet is expensive. JU had 4 types with 20 aircraft previously (ATR72, B737, A320, A330), now it will be 4 types with around 35 aircraft which is isn't the same. Most European legacy carriers have around 3-5 types in their fleet, so 4 for a growing fleet is ok.
JU will have more Embraer than A320’s
ReplyDeleteSo they're retiring A319's?
DeleteHow about cargo?
^ have you followed the news here at all? They have said multiple time they will replace A319s with A320s.
DeleteJust don’t get them from blue jet for the love of god
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DeleteThey are from Marathon.
DeleteAlso the potential for new destinations (after handling this expansion), like Warsaw, Geneva, Helsinki, Turin...
ReplyDeleteTrue dat. All excellent potential destinations with the Embraer.
DeleteShould we expect Manchester and Porto for 2024?
DeleteWAW is interesting. If Air Serbia launches PVG and CAN in 2023, they should absolutely start WAW and offer connecting flights from China to WAW via BEG as TSN, PVG and CAN are not served from WAW. Air Serbia might also try to offer cheap deals from WAW via BEG to JFK, ORD, YYZ and attract some of cost-conscious LOT passengers.
Except for LAX and those mentioned China destinations, most of longhaul destinations of LOT and Air Serbia will eventually match.
JU already has transfers from ORD to KRK so I don't see why they couldn't do the same in Warsaw. Btw LO when flying nonstop is very expensive.
DeleteI think WAW would be a tough one for JU to return to. LOT already has pretty much double daily on the route with a much larger hub, WAW has excellent connectivity to our region with multiple airlines including ULCC's. I think JU should target other airports in Poland, for example Katowice, which I think will compliment KRK quite nicely. Wroclaw and Rzeszow I think could work as well. LOT is starting to increase long haul flights from secondary hubs in Poland, Wroclaw-Seoul starting in November.
DeleteWith more ERJ's in the fleet, routes like GVA and HEL I see returning. HEL seemed to work on the CRJ's but not so much on the A319. I think the ERJ's would be better used on routes where the ATR is small and A319 too big in their current network, and there are a few routes where this is the case. This would then free up A319's and ATR's for other routes.
MAN and OPO I see happening quite soon. I wouldn't be surprised with another Spanish expansion (more frequencies to AGP, VLC and MAD plus another new route).
MENA expansion I think will continue, with BEY and AMM returning to the network and additional frequencies to CAI and TLV. HBE could be an interesting option.
WRO-ICN is being launched because of bilateral restrictions so they can't add more flights from WAW.
DeleteDo they offer business class on Marathon or do they treat it as a regular ACMI with no frills?
ReplyDeleteFor now they treat it like regular ACMI.
DeleteAir Astana is getting rid of 5 E190-E2s. JU should get them.
ReplyDeleteIt actually isn't bad idea, make Marathon take them and then dry lease them from them next summer
DeleteAnybody knows why Air Astana is getting rid of them?
ReplyDeleteThey said they are too small for them.
DeleteNon exactly so! "Air Astana has not had the best times with Embraer and the E190-E2, having previously grounded the fleet and taken the manufacturer to court two years ago over a series of technical issues with the type. The legal action between the two has since been wrapped up."
DeleteThat simply cant be true. Delivery of their e2s started in OCT 2021, NOV 2021, 2X MAR 2022, SEP 2022
DeleteIts all about the PW engines
DeleteSomeone tell the marketing department they've used a drawing of an E2. They can dream...
ReplyDeleteThis is an illustration. It was not provided by any marketing department.
DeleteWell the first generation is looking financially better and more reliable than the E2. Airlines aren't having a great time with the E2, and those PW engines.
DeleteAnyone know if they will eventually paint their e190 into the full livery if they are going to dry lease it?
ReplyDeleteThat is of outmost importance! nothing else matters but the paint job! Must be 1900+ / 2000 kid ...
DeleteNo you are right. Every single plane in the world should be painted only in white. No liveries.
DeleteI know that it really doesn't matter but seeing it in the air serbia livery is always nice
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