There are few surprises within Adria Airways' recently released summer schedule, most of the destinations in a timetable slated to come into force on March 26th have figured in the Slovenian flag carrier's roster for many years. Although ownership of the Brnik-based airline has now passed to German investment vehicle 4K Invest Adria's schedule is…
Adria Airways: sale of Slovenian flag carrier agreed in principal
GOING...GOING...FINALLY GONEThe seemingly interminable denationalisation of the troubled Slovenian flag carrier has been concluded, at the second time of asking, although the wishes of the Slovenian government to divest themselves of Adria Airways have been bubbling under the surface since its initial failed attempt in 2012.As widely reported in the Slovenian media, on the Ex-Yugoslav…
Adria Airways to sell for €1 – but there’s a catch…
The imminent sale of Slovenian flag carrier Adria Airways has taken a decisive step towards its denouement, with the country's incumbent administration agreeing to facilitate the airline's disposal with a rumoured €2-4 million cash injection that could potentially be used to service the Brnik-based operator's debts, one of the reported conditions demanded by interested parties…
Adria Airways to operate seasonal Klagenfurt-Cephalonia service
In a ongoing programme of expansion outside of Slovenia's borders, flag carrier Adria Airways have announced its intention to operate services from Klagenfurt Airport, a short journey across the frontier it shares with Austria and based at the heart of its Carinthia province.Having taken the unusual step of stepping into the breach vacated by the…
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 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…
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