Adria Airways' two-pronged strategy for their immediate future has seen the Slovenian flag-carrier move away from a desire to expand its route network, opting to shelve plans to broaden its continental reach and instead consolidate existing services, concentrating on maximising passenger load factors.Strengthening of key routes will form the cornerstone of Adria's notional blueprint, a…
Maribor Airport set to welcome seasonal flights from Podgorica
Life has been much quieter at Maribor Airport since the initial flurry of excitement surrounding Adria Airways' reintroduction of services after a hiatus of fifteen years gave way to the almost inevitable shelving of the flag carrier's route into London Southend, with no guarantees of a 2016 reinstatement. Berlin-based aviators Windrose Airlines plan to operator several…
Adria Airways to clip the wings of its own ambition
Adria Airways have announced plans to scale back their ambitious plans for the coming year, deciding instead to consolidate its current schedule and confirmed routes for 2016.Whilst much of what Adria's management implement is at the mercy of the flag-carrier's new owners, there is, as has perpetually been the case, a strategic position being adopted…
Adria Airways: strike action averted or just a stay of execution?
Industrial action threatened by Adria Airways' pilots and designed to force the hand of the airline's management has been averted at the eleventh hour, with an as of yet unreported agreement thrashed out between both parties through the pilots' trade union representatives. Consternation this year within Adria's rank and file has been widely reported and whilst…
Brnik: Adria Airways see off Swiss to regain monopoly of Ljubljana-Zurich route
Adria Airways will once again hold a hegemonic grip on the Ljubljana-Zurich service, following news of Swiss's decision to discontinue the route it reinstated only nine months ago. It was always difficult to see how both airlines could coexist whilst operating a service that isn't an obvious route for attracting significant load factor figures. Nevertheless,…
Adria Airways: German companies compete to acquire the troubled airline
A Teutonic influence over the Slovenian aviation industry heralded by the 2014 Fraport takeover of Ljubljana's Brnik aerodrome could see a further German incursion into the country's flight sector, with news breaking confirming binding interest in flag carrier Adria Airways from three Germany-based investment vehicles.Whilst calls for expressions of interest failed to factor in Adria's…
Adria Airways: strike action from its pilots is the last thing the airline needs
News of strike action called by Adria Airways' pilots should come as no surprise to seasoned observers, the majority of whom over the last few years have become accustomed to Slovenia's flag carrier seemingly lurching from one crisis to the next.Whilst industrial action in the aviation industry is far from unusual and doesn't always indicate…
Adria Airways to operate the former Estonian Air’s flight schedule
An unlikely tie up between Slovenian flag carrier Adria Airways and the Estonian government sees a somewhat ironic scenario of the ailing Brnik-based airline honouring many of the services previously operated by the recently defunct Estonian Air. Having received a substantial government bail out in 2009 that has since been declared by the European Commission…
Adria Airways: Italian charters to broaden the airline’s roster of destinations
Slovenia's enduring appeal with Italian tourists has driven demand for a raft of new Adria Airways-operated charter services, linking Bari, Naples and Palermo with Ljubljana's Brnik hub. The roster of flights is slated to continue until the end of 2015 with the promise of additional services earmarked for next year during lucrative bank holiday periods.Operated…
Maribor Airports: the race to introduce new flights for 2016 has begun
Majority shareholders of Maribor Airport, the trade union backed savings bank Delavska hranilnica, have secured additional flights for 2016 to somewhat mitigate the loss of Adria Airways' service connecting Slovenia's second city with the Essex-based London Southend facility.Whilst the loss of Adria's presence has been felt at Edvard Rusjan Aerodrome, there is still the possibility…
Ljubljana Airport: strong 2015 numbers underpinned by increased winter schedule
A 20% increase in services operating within Ljubljana Airport's 2015/16 winter timetable translates to a roster in excess of 180 weekly scheduled flights, an itinerary overseen by eight airlines including flag carrier Adria Airways.Adria's commitment to its raft of scheduled and charter services will though surely be contingent on receiving the reported €8 million of…
Adria Airways: will the need for recapitalisation deter would-be suitors?
Recapitalization seen by Adria Airways as vital for its continued presence in the skies throws into considerable doubt the viability of the ongoing bidding process for 91.58% of the Slovenian flag carrier. Having identified a figure of €8 million to maintain services through the traditionally fallow winter season the state restructuring company Slovenian Sovereign Holding(SSH)…
Adria Airways Tehnika staff join race to purchase the aircraft maintenance outfit
The likelihood of Slovenian flag-carrier Adria Airways and its former aircraft maintenance arm Adria Airways Tehnika(AAT) being acquired by the same purchaser has receded, following news of a bid to seize outright control of AAT by its 150-strong workforce.In stark contrast to the ailing airline Adria Airways Tehnika are an attractive prospect offering potential bidders…
Adria Airways: will cutting of Slovenian red tape speed up the airline’s sale?
Seen as potential bellwethers for Slovenia becoming a more attractive country for foreign investment and acquisitions, the denationalization of flag-carrier Adria Airways and its former aircraft maintenance subsidiary Adria Airways Tehnika(AAT) are pivotal in justifying the governmental faith shown in the privatisation of fifteen state-owned enterprises, a process to effectively shrink the state and tighten…
Ljubljana Airport: Brnik experiencing continued passenger growth
Like for like figures highlighting a 10.1% spike in passenger footfall during September through Ljubljana's Brnik Aerodrome translated into over 157,000 travellers using 3,183 flights, itself a 14.6% climb in services exiting and entering Slovenia through its primary, Fraport-owned airport.Over the nine month period to the end of September Brnik welcomed in excess of 1.13…
Adria Airways 2015/16 winter schedule
The numerous problems surrounding Adria Airways haven't prevented it honouring a winter schedule that sees few changes to its 2014/15 timetable, other than to increase the frequency of services between Ljubljana and Paris and a ninth weekly flight between Slovenia and Tirana, the Albanian capital.Adria also operate flights from the Kosovan capital Pristina where its…
Adria Airways: no panacea in sight
Despite the tangible interest expressed in Slovenian flag-carrier Adria Airways there is little inside confidence that any of the bidders hail from the aviation sector, potentially leaving the airline at the mercy of hedge funds and businesses whose ethoses are predicated on restructuring distressed assets, a process that usually results in redundancies and the purchased…
Adria Airways: Intro Aviation joins race to acquire the Slovenian flag carrier
An invitation to bid for 91.58% of the state-owned Adria Airways has attracted several parties interested in the Slovenian flag carrier who hope to have new owners in a matter of months. The airline has though been here before three years ago when an ultimately aborted sale process failed to secure a purchaser, resulting in…
Adria Airways: Southend route ends as timetabled; CRJ200 jet to be removed from service
The reinstatement of services operated by Adria Airways from Maribor's Edvard Rusjan Airport after a fifteen year hiatus have in the last few days come to a scheduled halt, its four month service connecting Slovenia's east with the Essex-based London Southend ended on September 29th. Thrice weekly flights linking Maribor with a southeastern airport chosen for…
Adria Airways: short-term Boeing wet lease overshadowed by rumoured liquidity issues
Adria Airways have responded to their decision to terminate the wet lease agreement between the Slovenian flag-carrier and the Danish Air Transport group several weeks ahead of schedule by replacing the now returned 19 year old Airbus A320 with a Boeing 757 class of aircraft - from the Madrid-based Privilege Style charter group - constructed…
Alpine Adventures, Soccer, Central Asian Autocracies & Secessionist Politics 
You must be logged in to post a comment.