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77-569: The airport was built in 1928. The first commercial flights in Skopje were introduced in 1929 when the Yugoslav carrier Aeroput introduced a route linking the city with the capital, Belgrade . A year later, the route was extended to Thessaloniki and further to Athens in 1933. In 1935, Aeroput linked Skopje with Bitola and Niš , and also operated a longer international route linking Vienna and Thessaloniki through Zagreb , Belgrade and Skopje. After

154-534: A company with its own statute, Board of Directors and management bodies. Air Serbia is the result of a strategic partnership agreement between the Etihad Airways and Jat Airways, making the company to fulfill regulatory requirements, and got registered with the Business Registers Agency (APR). Subsequently, Jat Airways changed its name to Air Serbia and everything else was kept unchanged, continuing to be

231-593: A jet-engine test stand at their Belgrade hub. The same year, Bombay and Calcutta were connected with Belgrade. In 1987, Belgrade was connected with Melbourne, Perth, Montreal, Los Angeles, and Hong Kong. Profit that year was $ 205 million. In 1992, the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia broke apart, resulting in the Yugoslav Wars . JAT was forced to stop all domestic services. The United Nations imposed sanctions on 20 May 1992 against Yugoslavia. For

308-491: A joint stock company, the commercial entity registered in the APR, and with all the rights and obligations of Jat Airways. At that moment, Jat Airways was working at full power and fulfilling the obligations of regular and chartered passenger transportation, as agreed in its business plan for 2013. When the name Yugoslav Airlines first appeared on aircraft in 1950, the airline had a simple, mainly white livery . During these years there

385-686: A new ban and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was bombed for 78 days during the Kosovo War . In April 2000, director general Žika Petrović was gunned down in front of his home in Belgrade . International sanctions were lifted in 2000, and JAT resumed regular flight services. To celebrate the move that coincided with the country restructuring from FR Yugoslavia to Serbia and Montenegro , JAT Yugoslav Airlines changed their name to Jat Airways on 8 August 2003. In 2004, Belgrade based Intair Link Airlines

462-440: A new tail logo which contained a stylized Yugoslav flag with the white colour being represented by a pair of white wings, the larger wing symbolizing Serbia and the smaller Montenegro. For the first time, the word JAT was written on the aircraft in small blue letters. The words Jugoslovenski Aerotransport were painted on the starboard side and Yugoslav Airlines on the port side and these were written in silver italic script. In 1996,

539-462: A postal air service from Novi Sad and Belgrade to Sarajevo, Mostar and Zagreb was established. Passenger transport began in 1919. Before an airport in Bežanija suburb of Belgrade was built, a temporary solution was found in an airfield in the village of Jabuka near Pančevo . The airfield included a 500 by 500 meters grass field by the side of the road, that was used for grazing livestock, except for

616-485: A two-class configuration. In the Boeing aircraft, Jat has a business-class section and an economy-class section. On ATR 72 aircraft, the airline offers a one-class all economy configuration with the business class section, which used to be located in the back removed in mid-2008. Every passenger gets a complimentary copy of Jat's in-flight magazine "Jat Airways Review". All drinks, food and duty-free items are available during

693-475: A very short time — Užice–Ponikve Airport . In 1994, JAT resumed some of their international services. In 1998, JAT ordered eight Airbus A319s . This was seen as a political stunt by the president, Slobodan Milošević . The original delivery date was June 2000, but this date had been postponed until a total of $ 23.5 million was paid off to Airbus while JAT was hoping to divert the deal to another airline. Soon after, all flights were canceled as Europe introduced

770-558: Is slightly different from the previous dot livery. It has the dots on the tail, but the small Jat titles remain rather than the big Jat Airways logo across the fuselage. Jat Airways had codeshare agreements with the following airlines: Jat Catering is a subsidiary of Jat Airways, providing in-flight meals for Jat Airways. Jat Catering offices and kitchens are situated in the industrial area of Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport . Jat Catering offers special meals for vegetarians, vegans and toddlers. The aircraft of Jat Airways are fitted out in

847-1091: The Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia adopted a decree prohibiting private joint-stock companies, and on 24 December 1948 Aeroput was liquidated. Its assets were nationalized and the airline continued as Jat Airways . Exhibits from this period can be found in the Aeronautical Museum-Belgrade (with a collection of over 200 planes, gliders and helicopters). Aeroput aperated in the domestic airports and airfields of Belgrade , Ljubljana , Zagreb , Sarajevo , Skopje , Borovo , Sušak , Dubrovnik ( Gruda ), Podgorica , Niš and Split ; along with domestic seaplane stations at Belgrade, Dubrovnik, Split, Divulje, Sušak, Kumbor ( Kotor ) and Vodice (Šibenik). Regular flights were made from Belgrade and Zagreb to domestic destinations but also to international ones, to Thessaloniki , Graz , Vienna , Athens , Sofia , Trieste , Venice , Rome , Prague , Brno , Budapest , Klagenfurt and Tirana . In 1938, Aeroput

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924-560: The Government of Serbia and Etihad Airways entered into an agreement that reorganized the operations of Jat Airways, and renamed it Air Serbia after the transitional period ended. Certain assets, such as the ATR 72 aircraft, would be transitioned to Air Serbia, while other assets (such as the 737-300s ) would remain in JAT Airways branding until retired. The change marked the end of 66 years of

1001-614: The Second World War , Aeroput was replaced by JAT Yugoslav Airlines , which linked Skopje to a number of domestic and international destinations until the dissolution of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s. In December 2006, the conservative VMRO-DPMNE -led government of the Republic of Macedonia renamed the airport after Alexander the Great , sparking further controversy in the ongoing diplomatic feud with Greece . Both countries consider Alexander

1078-400: The 14,000 shares at a price of 250 dinars, totalling 3.5 million dinars. Aeroput began its service by purchasing four planes. For the next three months 30,000 shares were sold and this capital enabled the new company to overcome initial financial hurdles. On 17 June 1927, Aeroput presented themselves to Belgrade Commercial Court and became a legal entity. The new Belgrade international airport

1155-402: The 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. The biggest change in this period was when the first Boeing 737-300 aircraft arrived with a silver body, and were kept as such, with just logo and basic livery added. With the reintroduction of international flights in 1994 after two years of economic sanctions, JAT introduced a new livery and corporate image. A "euro-white" livery was adopted and the centre-piece was

1232-563: The French company Potez . The choice of this type of aircraft on behalf of the management of Aeroput was decided because the domestic factory Ikarus in Zemun already produced planes under license from the same French company, the aircraft of type Potez 25 , for the Air Force Command and its air force units. For Aeroput it was important that the factory was in the immediate vicinity of the airport and

1309-676: The Great as part of their respective heritages, demonstrated by the fact that the regional airport of Kavala in Greek Macedonia is also named after Alexander. However, the airport in Kavala was the first to be named as such since 1992. In 2008, the Macedonian Government signed a contract with the Turkish company Tepe Akfen Ventures (TAV) for a twenty-year-long concession, during which this company would manage Macedonia's two existing airports,

1386-582: The JAT brand. JAT traces its heritage back to 1927 when Aeroput , the first civil airline in Yugoslavia was founded. Their first international flight was in 1929 between Belgrade and Graz . In 1937, the expansion of international routes and an increase in passenger numbers enabled Aeroput to acquire the Lockheed Model 10 Electra . Aeroput continued to operate until the start of World War II . JAT Yugoslav Airlines

1463-636: The Kingdom of Serbia, it was a defense mechanism from Austro-Hungarian planes, which had been flying over Serbian territory, without any permission, since November 1912, as Austro-Hungarian Empire was putting pressure on Serbia to withdraw from the coast of the Adriatic Sea , where Serb units were stationed after the victory over the Turks in the First Balkan War . The first civilian aircraft to fly over Serbia before

1540-491: The Serbian Government and Etihad Airways formalised an agreement which will see a reorganisation and rebranding of the airline's operations to Air Serbia , an entity in which the Serbian Government will have a 51% stake and Etihad Airways will own 49%. Etihad Airways was also granted management rights over the carrier for an initial five-year period. By then, Serbia had only one airline carrier, Jat Airways shareholding,

1617-600: The Serbian government. A purchase of a 49% stake in Jat by Etihad is widely suggested by observing media, which is dependent on whether a memorandum of understanding (MoU) is signed with the government of Serbia, possibly in May 2013. On 17 June 2013, an MoU was signed with Etihad and the Serbian government on exploring the possibility of an equity investment in Jat Airways. On 1 August 2013,

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1694-461: The Serbian national air carrier under the name Air Serbia . On 13 February 1913, king Peter I of Serbia adopted the Regulation of the transportation system of devices which run in the air, which made Kingdom of Serbia joining the modern air traffic. It was the fifth country in the world (after Germany, England, France and Austria-Hungary ), which regulated legal norms of the air operations. For

1771-734: The Skopje Airport and the St. Paul the Apostle Airport in Ohrid . In September 2011, the new terminal building, extension of the runway, new administrative building, cargo building and new access road with parking facilities were opened. In February 2018, Alexander the Great was dropped from the airport's name in a move to improve relations with Greece, with the airport being officially renamed Skopje International Airport. A few months before, Aegean Airlines announced future flights between Athens and Skopje,

1848-700: The airline began refurbishing its Boeing 737-300 economy class section by replacing the seats with grey leather seating. "Extra Flight Club" is Jat Airways frequent-flyer program . The program works whereby passengers register each time they fly with Jat, gaining bonus points in return. After the appropriate number of points is collected, passengers are issued a free ticket. Jat Airways organizes individual and group charter flights on all types of Jat Airways aircraft, both domestic and international. The users of this service include tourist agencies, sports teams and fans, artistic groups and ensembles, as well as participants of congresses and fairs. Most charters take place during

1925-399: The airline received an award as one of the five best brands from Serbia. They also received an award for their television advertisements celebrating 80 years of service. On 3 July 2008 the Jat Airways reestablished air links with neighbouring Croatia after a 17-year absence. In 2012, Jat celebrated their 85th birthday and began refurbishing their cabins in both business and economy class, at

2002-401: The airport handled 1,005,852 passengers, but in 2001 the number of passengers dropped to 499,789. This was influenced in part by a number of airlines replacing services to Skopje with services to nearby. In 2014 Skopje airport handled 1,208,359 passengers, surpassing one million for the first time since 2000. Taxis to Skopje are available. There is also a bus service linking the airport and

2079-588: The brief periods when the airplanes were landing or taking off, as was the case in Prague and other cities. First flight landed at this impromptu airport on 25 March 1919, operating a Blériot-SPAD S.46 Berline biplane. The location of this airfield was not convenient for passengers, since, in absence of a bridge over the Danube, the travel by ship to Belgrade often lasted longer than the air travel from Budapest or Bucharest . The first international route that passed through

2156-526: The cancellation of all flights to Eastern European destinations. JAT was forced to survive on six domestic lines. When Yugoslavia turned to the West, an agreement was made with Swissair to open the Belgrade- Zürich route, which was inaugurated on 24 August 1949. Company stagnation marked operations in 1949 because the traffic volume was well below fleet potentials and transport needs in the country. However, 1954

2233-494: The city with several stops. [REDACTED] Media related to Skopje Airport at Wikimedia Commons Aeroput Aeroput ( Serbian Cyrillic : Аеропут , lit.   'Airway') was an airline and flag carrier of Yugoslavia from 1927 until 1948. Society for Air traffic AD Aeroput was the first Serbian company for civil air traffic, which was founded on 17 June 1927 as Društvo za Vazdušni Saobraćaj "Aeroput" (English: Society for Air Traffic "Aeroput" ), in

2310-578: The company greatly expanded its list of destinations in 1937 and 1938. Regular flights to Sofia , Tirana , and Budapest were introduced, as well as a seasonal-tourist flight Dubrovnik - Zagreb - Vienna - Brno - Prague . In cooperation with Italian and Romanian companies, the Bucharest - Belgrade - Zagreb - Venice - Milan - Turin route was introduced. In 1940, Aeroput broke all records by carrying over 16,000 passengers and 232 tons of freight by flying 726,000 aircraft-kilometers. The development of

2387-679: The company was interrupted by the start of the Second World War. Aeroput suspended all services after the April War at beginning of the World War II in Yugoslavia in April 1941. After occupation of Yugoslavia in April 1941, the airline effectively ceased to exist, and its aircraft were seized by the Axis powers . After the war, the airline was rebranded and reestablished in 1947 as JAT Yugoslav Airlines . JAT

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2464-508: The construction of the airport along the road to Bežanija began. In a conference held on 6 February 1926 by the initiative of Serbian Aero-Club the rules of air traffic were created, and all participants become the founders of the new airline company, Aeroput. The rules were approved on 13 March by the Ministry of Trade and Industry. The company was registered on the Belgrade stock market. However,

2541-695: The end of World War I postal service flights carrying mail. In cooperation with the Postal and Telegraphic Department several flights were organized in Thessaloniki , where pilots of the First Serbian Squadron, AP 521, carried mail between Skopje and Thessaloniki. When the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes was established in December 1918, two-seaters Breguet 14 flew a regular route from Novi Sad through Belgrade and Niš to Skopje almost daily. After that,

2618-479: The entire property of the company. Due to the outbreak of war, 500 tons of fuel which were ordered and paid, never arrived. Aeroput sued for punitive damages on 31 October 1941. In 1942 the commissar administration banned Aeroput operations. German occupation authorities nationalized the property of Aeroput in Knez Mihailova Street 32, where they moved their national airline Deutsche Luft Hansa (DHN). After

2695-717: The first Sud Aviation Caravelle joined the JAT fleet. In 1969, the first McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 (of 16) arrived, followed by Boeing 707 in 1970, McDonnell Douglas DC-10 in 1971 (of 7), and in 1974 by the first two (of nine) Boeing 727-200s . Long-haul routes to North America, Australia, and the Far East were flown by Boeing 707s , introduced in 1970. In 1975, Belgrade was connected with Karachi , Singapore and Sydney . Same year three brand new Boeing 727s were introduced. In 1976 fleet consisted of 4 Boeing 707 , 13 McDonnell Douglas DC-9 , 3 Boeing 727 , 5 Caravelle and one Convair . In 1976, two more Boeing 727s joined

2772-451: The first flights to Greece for several years, another example of improved relations between the two countries following the Prespa agreement . The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Skopje: The number of passengers has increased since 1990, from 312,492 passengers in that year, to 2,158,258 passengers in 2018, but this was not a steady increase. In 2000

2849-518: The first time since World War II, international transport was forcibly terminated in Yugoslavia. This was preceded by the decisions of Germany and Italy to interrupt any traffic with Yugoslavia: on 21 December 1991 — Germany, the largest market for JAT in Europe, with seven flights daily and 40& million German marks gross annual profit, followed by Italy on 10 January 1992. The United States imposed an embargo on air traffic with Yugoslavia on 2 May 1992:

2926-402: The fleet, for a total of five. The same year, Belgrade was connected with New York City , Malta , Baghdad , Kuwait City and Damascus . All Caravelles were withdrawn from the fleet, while the line to Karachi was terminated. That year JAT had almost three million passengers. In 1977, new routes to Madrid and Lyon were introduced. In 1978, a wide-body McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 (which

3003-499: The flight. Includes copy of Jat Airways Review magazine, large black leather seats with limited reclining capabilities, and stowaway tray tables. From August 2012 the business class seats will be progressively replaced by economy class grey leather seats. However, the middle seat will be left unoccupied for greater leg space and comfort. Includes copy of Jat Airways Review magazine, dark blue leather seats with limited reclining capabilities, and stowaway tray tables. From August 2012,

3080-464: The formation of an air transport company. Three Douglas C-47 Skytrain and three Junkers Ju 52 were converted to carry passengers. The airline was officially renamed to Jugoslovenski Aerotransport ( JAT ) on 1 April 1947. In 1949, Yugoslavia was faced with a dire international position: isolated both by the West and the East. This caused further rationing of fuel, difficulties in procuring spare parts, and

3157-504: The interior and the coast of the Adriatic . Initially, the fleet consisted of three Potez 29/2 biplanes with five passenger seats. In 1932 Aeroput expanded its fleet with Farman F.306 aircraft, and in 1934 the company purchased three Spartan Cruiser II planes. Aeroput also bought two Caudron C.449 Goéland monoplanes, one de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide and six mid-range Lockheed Model 10A Electra aircraft. Relying on its renewed fleet,

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3234-535: The last JAT flights to the United States were to Chicago and New York. JAT management decided to re-route North American long-range flights to Canada. However, Canada quickly followed and banned all JAT flights entering the country, terminating all JAT operations across the North Atlantic. During that time, JAT operated only domestic services between Belgrade , Podgorica , Tivat , Niš , Priština and — for

3311-436: The livery was slightly modified, with JAT being painted in billboard size at the front with a small Yugoslav flag in the "A" in JAT. During this time, as a result of the extensive leasing of aircraft by JAT, most aircraft lost the tail logo completely. The livery was updated again in 2001 with the flag in the billboard titles disappearing, and the words Yugoslav Airlines and Jugoslovenski Aerotransport being painted in blue using

3388-471: The morning on 15 February 1928 with an aircraft Potez 29/2, with license plate X-SECD, called "Belgrade". The pilots were Aeroput's chairman Tadija Sondermajer and pilot Vladimir Striževski Striž , while the first passengers were five journalists and photo reporters from Belgrade media. After a two-hour flight by overcast sky and low clouds over the Sava River, which is a major landmark for pilots, they noticed

3465-619: The palace of the Adriatic-Danube Bank in Belgrade . Aeroput was the national carrier of the Kingdom of SHS , and then the Kingdom of Yugoslavia . Aeroput was among the first civilian aircraft carriers, being the 10th airline company founded in Europe and the 21st in the world. The airline ceased to exist during World War II in Yugoslavia , but was renewed after the war under the new name Jugoslovenski Aerotransport (abbreviated JAT ; English: Yugoslav Air Transport ) and still flies today as

3542-410: The partnership further. The tender was again canceled due to a lack of interested buyers. In March 2013, Serbia's Minister of Finance Mlađan Dinkić traveled to Abu Dhabi to propose that Etihad Airways take a stake in Jat in order to renew their fleet. In April it was confirmed that Etihad added Belgrade to their summer timetable as a part of the initiative to become a co-owner of Jat alongside

3619-406: The registration of shares went below expectations and it became clear that the company needed assistance in cash and goods from the state. This agreement was signed on 25 January 1927, but subscription of shares was still low. The planned and required 24,000 shares (i.e. the then six million dinars required to purchase aircraft) by the end of March 1927, there were subscribed and paid only about 10% of

3696-469: The route Belgrade–Chicago was established. Two more brand new Boeing 727s were added to the fleet. In 1981, Cleveland was added as a stopover on route Belgrade–Chicago. The same year the JAT fleet counted 28 planes 2 DC-10 , 13 DC-9 , 4 Boeing 707 and 9 Boeing 727 . In 1983, Jat introduced new routes to Alger and Thessaloniki and ceasing route to Beijing. In 1984, the Belgrade–Toronto route

3773-471: The same font as the main logo. Not all of the aircraft received this update as the livery was updated again with the introduction of the new name "Jat Airways". On 20 March 2003, the airline changed its name to Jat Airways. A national competition was held to design the new logo and livery. The winning design had three dots on the tail: blue, red and blue. The fuselage of the aircraft had a large Jat Airways title, with Jat in red and Airways in blue. The new logo

3850-428: The same time introducing a new frequent flyer program. The government of Serbia made two unsuccessful attempts to privatize Jat Airways, in 2008 and 2011. On 16 January 2008, the government of Serbia announced it would sell a 51% stake in the airline. The starting price for the airline's 51% share was €51 million, decreased from the earlier announced €150 million in order to increase interest. The tender

3927-545: The shares, which, in accordance with the law of joint stock companies, threatened Aeroput to be abolished. Aeroput director and co-founder, aeronautical engineer Tadija Sondermajer , a reserve colonel in the Royal Yugoslav Army Air Force and the most prominent figure in the civil aviation of Serbia and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia at the time, suggested that along with Russian pilot Leonid Bajdak, they flew an intercontinental flight from Paris to Bombay . This

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4004-524: The summer time to Greek, Turkish, Egyptian, Tunisian, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French and Bulgarian holiday resorts. Jat Airways offers cargo services on all destinations in its network with special cargo only flights to Podgorica and Tivat in Montenegro, in addition to passenger flights as well. Legally a separate company from Jat Airways, Jat Tehnika provides services and maintenance for Jat's fleet and other airline companies, such as Jet2.com At

4081-673: The territory of the Kingdom of SHS was opened by Compagnie Franco-Roumaine . In order to compete with the Orient Express train line, which was for a long time the fastest link between Western Europe and the Middle East, this company introduced world's first regular night flights on the Belgrade-Bucharest route. A three-engine Caudron C.61 took off from Bucharest at 4.00 am and landed in Pančevo at 9.00 am, on 9 September 1923. That same year,

4158-545: The time of rebranding and before ceasing operations under the old name in October 2013, the Jat Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft: Over the years, Jat Airways (JAT Yugoslav Airlines) has operated the following aircraft types: The Aeroput MMS-3 (reg. as YU-SAR) became the first passenger aircraft designed and made in Serbia in 1934 under Aeroput's brand name. Also Aeroput ordered two Spartan Cruiser II aircraft and

4235-539: The towers the Zagreb cathedral. The plane landed at the airport Borongaj at 11 o'clock, which was 25 minutes earlier than schedule, thus making a couple of exhibition passes over Zagreb. The plane was greeted by a large number of citizens and representatives of the civil and military authorities. On the same day in the afternoon a group of journalists flew from Zagreb to Belgrade. This marked the promotion of Aeroput's first regular line of domestic air traffic. Belgrade - Zagreb line

4312-664: The two pilotes with a heroes welcome at the Bežanijska Kosa airport. The journey achieved its goal and subscriptions of Aeroput shares grew exponentially. From that point onwards, Aeroput was established with a capital of six million dinars, collected by 412 shareholders. The holders of the shares were: Vračarska Zadruga (Vračar Cooperative), Economic Bank, Postal Savings Bank , Gateret, Serbian Bank in Zagreb , American-Serbian bank in Sarajevo, Teleoptik, Velauto, Ikarus , Technical Society Voks and others. A total of 412 shareholders paid

4389-446: The war Aeroput renewed work on 2 July 1945, and a general meeting of shareholders elected the first post-war management of the company. The meeting was attended by delegates of the new government of Democratic Federative Yugoslavia (DFY) , and with the participation of then the Head of State Ivan Ribar , who was a pre-war shareholder and board member. However, the later communist government of

4466-489: Was a Yugoslav flag on the tail, and on the body the words Jugoslovenski Aerotransport . Shortly afterwards the airline changed its livery and added a logo on the tail section with a red shaped egg on the tail in which JAT was written in white, a logo kept for the rest of the SFR Yugoslavia period. The rest of the tail was blue, with Yugoslav Airlines written on the fuselage in red. There were variations of this livery during

4543-474: Was a partner along Italian company Ala Littoria and Romanian CIDNA in the Milan -Venice-Zagreb-Belgrade- Bucharest route. Destinations by the year they were introduced: 1928: 1929: 1930: 1931: 1933: 1934: 1935: 1936: 1937: 1938: 1939: Jat Airways This is an accepted version of this page Jat Airways (stylized as JatAirways ; Serbo-Croatian : Jat ervejz / Јат ервејз )

4620-496: Was built on a meadow called Dojno Polje between Bežanijska Kosa and left bank of the Sava River , about two kilometers from Zemun . Airport had four grass runways. In 1931, a modern terminal building was built, and in 1936, the airport installed equipment for landing in poor visibility conditions. The first Aeroput aircraft arrived at Belgrade airport by early February 1928. Aeroput management bought four Potez 29/2 biplanes from

4697-413: Was canceled after no company had submitted an offer following the deadline. In 2011, the Serbian government announced that it would create a successor to Jat Airways with a strategic partner. The new airline would assume all of Jat's healthy assets, codeshare agreements, aircraft and airport slots. Baltic Aviation Systems was the only company to purchase the tender documentation but decided not to pursue

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4774-448: Was capable of servicing their new aircraft. Biplane Potez 29/2 in that time had good characteristics for a passenger plane, the crew made up of two members, had five passenger seats, a range up to 500 kilometers, with a 450 hp engine, flying at a speed of 210 kilometers per hour, and the trunk capable of receiving load of 250 kilograms. Aeroput's first flight was a promotional flight that took off from Belgrade to Zagreb at 9 o'clock in

4851-491: Was chosen over the Boeing 747-200 ) was purchased to succeed the Boeing 707s on longer-haul routes, although the 707s remained in service into the 1980s on ad hoc charters and as scheduled-flight replacement aircraft. The purchase of a DC-10-30 was followed several years later by the purchase of a medium-range aircraft. The same year, a new route to Beijing was added. In 1979, JAT carried almost 4 million passengers. In 1980,

4928-484: Was established with the assistant of the Yugoslav transport regiment and former Aeroput pilots and aircraft mechanics. In the first three years, while the fleet consisted only of Potez 29/2 biplanes, major aircraft maintenance for Aeroput was performed by aircraft factory Ikarus in Zemun, which had licence for producing a similar plane Potez 25 for the Royal Yugoslav Air Force (JKRV) . Engine maintenance

5005-413: Was established. Jat was the official carrier and sponsor of the 1984 Winter Olympics . In 1985, JAT was the first European airline to purchase Boeing 737-300s . During those years, the company carried five million passengers annually and served 80 destinations on five continents (19 domestic, 45 medium-haul and 16 long haul routes). JAT also constructed a large hangar to accommodate wide-body aircraft and

5082-555: Was flown daily, except Sundays, until November, when due to the winter conditions, air traffic was disrupted. Despite the high ticket prices and passenger fear of flying, the number of passengers has been higher than expected, with more than 80 percent of the seats filled. The first route, Belgrade - Zagreb, became operational on 15 February 1928. The following year, 1929, Aeroput joined the International Air Traffic Association (IATA) . The first international flight

5159-519: Was in many ways a turning point. Convair CV-340 and Convair CV-440 Metropolitan aircraft were purchased for short-haul and medium-haul routes, after which the Douglas DC-3 was used only on domestic routes. Multiple international and domestic routes were opened soon after. In 1957, six Ilyushin Il-14M aircraft were purchased. JAT purchased several Douglas DC-6Bs for long-haul routes in 1959. In 1963,

5236-470: Was launched on 1 April 1947 and replaced Aeroput in 1948. the name was changed to Jugoslovenski Aerotransport (abbreviated JAT ; "Yugoslavian Air Transport"), then to JAT Yugoslav Airlines and finally to Jat Airways on 8 August 2003. In 1946, it was apparent that the Yugoslav Air Force could not be involved in the nation's post-war build-up of civil aviation. Consequently, preparations were made for

5313-476: Was located in one of the large hangar at the civilian part of the airport, it was a modern and possessed a test stand for aero-engines. Since then, all the revisions, and airplane engines overhauling that had Aeroput were performed in they own technical service. How it was the good service, show fact that they are made in the service aircraft of domestic design, the Aeroput MMS-3 . Bombing in 1941 destroyed almost

5390-880: Was merged into Jat, one year after Intair Link had begun service. Jat sold its last DC-10-30 on 24 June 2005 to France-based company TAT Industries. During 2005, the company also phased out all remaining Boeing 727s and DC-9s . The last airworthy DC-9-32 was leased to the United Arab Emirates company Eastern SkyJets . By then, Jat Airways was not a member of any alliances or partnerships but did code share on some routes with Adria Airways , Aeroflot , Air France , Alitalia , Austrian Airlines , B&H Airlines , KLM , LOT Polish Airlines and TAROM . Jat Airways introduced their online booking system in September 2006 and electronic tickets in April 2007. Jat Airways celebrated 80 years of service on 17 June 2007. In 2007 and 2008

5467-486: Was officially opened on 25 March 1927, with flights of a total of 25 fighter aircraft of type Dewoitine , and became the first civilian airport in the country. It included a large hangar which was designed by Serbian scientist Milutin Milanković , who until then has been abroad engaged in the development of similar projects, and developed the world's first formula for determining the reinforcement of concrete beams. The airport

5544-509: Was on the 7 October 1929, when Aeroput flew from Belgrade via Zagreb to Vienna with a Potez 29/2 with five-passengers. By 1930, Aeroput had regular flights from Belgrade to Graz and Vienna (via Zagreb ), and to Thessaloniki (via Skopje ). Thus the shortest air link between Central Europe and the Aegean Sea was formed across the Yugoslav territory. By then, Aeroput connected Belgrade and Zagreb with routed to all other major domestic centers in

5621-567: Was performed at the factory Jasenica AD from Smederevska Palanka , which also produced under licence aircraft engines of the Lorraine brand. Early in 1931, Aeroput acquired a workshop for the repair of the aircraft from the French - Romanian company CIDNA , which was located at Zemun airport and assembly organized with the mechanics of Ikarus and the Air Force, and in that way organized its own technical aircraft maintenance service. Maintenance department

5698-421: Was put forward in order to both prove the value and ability of Serbian pilots and generate publicity in order to promote the uptake of Aeroput shares . After a short preparation, Sondermajer and Bajdak commenced their transcontinental from Paris on 20 April 1927. After covering 14,800 kilometers with 14 stages and 11 days of travel, on 2 May 1927 they landed in Belgrade. More than 30,000 Belgrade citizens welcomeed

5775-448: Was renamed again on 8 August 2003. Jat Airways and their predecessors were one of the oldest airlines still in operation . Flight operations were based at Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport , and the airline operated scheduled services to 72 international destinations, outside the areas formerly part of Yugoslavia, as well as charters and wet leases . Jat Airways was owned by the government of Serbia and had 1,250 employees. On 1 August 2013,

5852-399: Was the name Jat Airways written with three dots in blue, red and blue following it. Jat Airways painted only one aircraft in these colours, a Boeing 737-300 . Jat started painting its aircraft all white and in 2006, most aircraft were white with a small Jat Airways logo. In December 2006 the airline decided to return to its dot livery. By August 2007, all aircraft had been painted. The livery

5929-402: Was the national flag carrier and largest airline of Yugoslavia and later Serbia and Montenegro and finally Serbia . Founded in 1927 as Aeroput , the airline ceased operations during World War II . After resuming flights in 1947, the airline was renamed Jugoslovenski Aerotransport (abbreviated JAT , pronounced [jât] ; "Yugoslav Air Transport") on 1 April 1947. The airline

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