Wednesday, 6 April 2022

Successful Croatian EFT Airways Expands Fleet in Less than Year

April 6, 2022 - Good news for EFT Airways! This successful Croatian aviation company has announced it is expanding its fleet after less than a year in the sky. 

Croatian private airline ETF Airways is currently preparing for the arrival of a third aircraft in its fleet. This airline started operations in the summer of 2021, and in less than a year it is increasing the number of aircraft in its fleet, reports Croatian Aviation

Namely, the Croatian carrier specializing in charter and ACMI operations will soon add another B737-800 aircraft to its fleet. It is an aircraft that will be named "Discovery" and will be entered into the Croatian aircraft register under the code 9A-KOR.

As the airline announced on its official LinkedIn profile, the aircraft is currently undergoing a detailed inspection, and upon completion, it will join the fleet and begin charter operations in the upcoming summer season.

At the end of May last year, ETF Airways presented its first B737-800 at Pula Airport, registration number 9A-LAB bearing the name "Voyager", and the number of aircraft soon increased to two, with the arrival of 9A-ABC, the name "Enterprise".

Less than a year after the start of operations, the airline is increasing the number of aircraft to three and is the only Croatian operator to have American-made aircraft (Boeing) in its fleet. 

ETF Airways is building a successful aviation story in Croatia and is currently hiring new cabin crew members. 

It should be added that the other two Croatian airlines have also increased their fleet. Namely, two weeks ago, Fly Air41 added the fourth aircraft to its fleet, registration number 9A-ZAG, while on April 6, Trade Air should land in Zagreb from the United Arab Emirates with a new A320 that will bear the 9A mark in the Croatian register - 9A-BTK.

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Saturday, 9 January 2021

Croatian Carrier ETF Airways Plans to Launch This Year

January 9, 2021 - Croatian start-up ETF Airways has announced plans to begin flying this year. 

Ex Yu Aviation reports that ETF Airways, a new Croatian start-up registered in November last year, has plans to launch operations in 2021 with charter flights from the Adriatic coast to destinations around Europe. 

“ETF Airways is a new Croatian charter carrier that wants to improve the connectivity of Adriatic coastal cities with European and other destinations. At this point, we are looking for new members of our flying family,” ETF said. 

Namely, ETF is currently hiring a cabin crew for its Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The crew will be based both at home and abroad. ETF Airways also plans to offer wet-leasing services.

Ex Yu Aviation adds that Trade Air, which operates international charter flights and domestic PSO services, is the only successful Croatian airline with a similar model to ETF Airways. As their existing PSO contracts expired on March 28, 2020, the Croatian Government is expected to grant the airline new four-year PSO contracts (currently held by Croatia Airlines and Trade Air) this year. 

Croatia is no stranger to charter airlines, and some have certainly been more successful than others. Ex Yu Aviation recalls some you may remember, like Dubrovnik Airline, Anic Airways, Air Adriatic, Air Croatia, Sea Air, Limitless Airways, AWEX Croatia, Libertas Air, and European Coastal Airlines. Other airlines, like Dalmatian and Smile Air, never officially launched. 

“Based on current data, Croatia Airlines will have the largest share of available seat capacity to and from the country this year, standing at 30.2% with some 1.495.300 seats on offer. It is followed by easyJet, Lufthansa, Eurowings, Ryanair and British Airways,” Ex Yu Aviation concludes. 

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