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Blue Air (Bucharest) is operating it Boeing 737-8AS YR-BIB (msn 29926) for Travel Service Airlines (Prgue), creating this interesting hybrid livery.
Copyright Photo: Rainer Bexten. YR-BIB prepares to depart from Madrid.
Blue Air Boeing 737-86J WL YR-BID (msn 29641) BCN (Yannick Delamarre) (737-800s being returned), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Blue Air (Bucharest) is downsizing and will returned its leased Boeing 737-800s according to this article in Anna Aero. Read the full article:
Copyright Photo: Yannick Delamarre. Boeing 737-86J YR-BID (msn 29641) prepares to touch down at Barcelona.
Blue Air YR-BAK, originally uploaded by greenjetaviation.
Blue Air (Bucharest) has been adding older Classic Boeing 737s as it replaces the Boeing 737-800s formerly operated.
One of the aircraft recently added is this former Air One Boeing 737-430 now operating as YR-BAK (msn 27005, ex EI-COJ). The aircraft was acquired on December 22, 2010.
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Tor Air Boeing 737-4Q8 SE-RJA (msn 26302) GLA (Fred Seggie), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Tor Air (Gothenburg) which lost its AOC on December 20, 2011 and vowed to reapply for a new AOC, has lost this Boeing 737-400. ILFC is now leasing the former SE-RJA to Blue Air (Bucharest) as YR-BAM.
Top Copyright Photo: Fred Seggie. Please click on the photo for additional information.
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Bottom Copyright Photo: Karl Cornil. Boeing 737-4Q8 YR-BAM (msn 26302, ex SE-RJA) on approach to Brussels was leased from ILFC on February 20. It still retains partial Tor Air colors on the engines.
Blue Air (Blue Air Transport Aerien) (Bucharest) has finally cancelled its 2008 order for two new Boeing 737-800s and three 737-900 ERs. The five aircraft were due for delivery in 2015 and 2016.
The order was cancelled after its investor Romstrade encountered financial problems according to this report by Bloomberg.
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Copyright Photo: Arnd Wolf. Blue Air use to operate the newer and larger Boeing 737-800 but downsized to only older Boeing 737-400s and 737-500s in order to reduce costs. Ex-Airberlin Boeing 737-86J D-ABBP (msn 29641) became YR-BID with Blue Air before it left the fleet.
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Blue Air (Blue Air Transport Aerian S.A. dba) (Bucharest) is for sale. The low-fare airline is currently owned by Nelu Iordache, who is currently facing charges for embezzling funds according to the Budapest Business Journal.
In January Blue Air Transport Aerian S.A. announced it had has reached an agreement with The Boeing Company to terminate the order placed in 2008 for five Boeing 737NG aircraft. It also stated “Based on the current troubled financial situation at Romstrade SRL, the major shareholder of Blue Air, SC Blue Air Transport Aerian S.A. is not in a position to continue the commitment.”
Six potential investors have expressed interest according to the airline managers.
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Blue Air (BlueAirweb.com) (Blue Air Transport Aerien S.A. dba) (Bucharest) was acquired by Airline Management Solutions. The new owners have laid our their strategy and issued this statement:
The new ownership of Blue Air has as objective to strengthen the position in the market. “The target for 2013 is keeping the turnover at the same level as in 2012 and preserving the number of passengers who benefit from our services”, said Gheorghe Răcaru, CEO of Blue Air, during a press conference on Sunday.
He added that for the period 2014-2015, the objective of the new shareholders is to increase the consolidated turnover by 3-5%. “We are considering a radical change in terms of services. From customer service, bookings and catering in the aircraft, you will see radical changes and updates, a first for the Romanian industry. In addition, we are interested in gradually increasing the fleet”, said Răcaru.
The CEO said that the shareholders intend to keep and specialize the current staff. In addition, Gheorghe Răcaru said that the flights will be operated according to the existing schedule, ensuring customers that Blue Air will remain their preferred airline: “We assure our customers that Blue Air will continue to be one of the top airlines in Romania and that all provided services will be at least at the same level of quality, reliability and professionalism as before”.
In turn, Arthur Flieger, lawyer and representative of Airline Management Solutions, the new majority shareholder of Blue Air, said that the transaction goes as planned, with no delays. “From our point of view, even if the process is extensive, all that remains to be done for the sale is just formalities. The actual transfer will be completed probably in two or three weeks”, he explained.
The Airline Management Solutions company has Romanian capital and purchased Blue Air through a transaction worth about 30 million euro, including the assumption of liabilities in the amount of 28 million euro.
Copyright Photo: Karl Cornil/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 737-430 YR-BAK (msn 27005) climbs away from Brussels.
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Blue Air (BlueAirWeb.com) (Bucharest) as of December 15, 2014, will operate a nonstop flight from Liverpool to Bucharest.
Copyright Photo: Ton Jochems/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 737-4Q8 YR-BAR (msn 25371) prepares to taxi at Brussels.
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Blue Air (Blue Air Transport Aerian S.A.) (Bucharest) will add the Bucharest-Milan (Linate) route on December 18.
According to the airline, the flights will be operated six times a week, until the end of the 2014-2015 winter season.
Copyright Photo: Ton Jochems/AirlinersGallery.com. Blue Air’s Boeing 737-42C YR-BAO (msn 24813) taxies at Brussels.
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Blue Air (Bucharest) is opening a new operational base in Cyprus and will start operating daily flights Larnaca to Athens and thrice-weekly flights to Thessaloniki. Blue Air is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.
Copyright Photo: Antony J. Best/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 737-4Q8 YR-BAR (msn 25371) is pictured at Luton Airport near London.
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Boeing and Blue Air have announced an order for six 737 MAX airplanes at the 2017 Paris Air Show.
The order was previously attributed to an unidentified customer on the Boeing Orders & Deliveries website.
The Romanian carrier will also lease a further six 737 MAXs and six Next-Generation 737-800s from Air Lease Corporation.
The 737 MAX is the fastest-selling airplane in Boeing history, accumulating more than 3,700 orders from 87 customers worldwide. The 737-800 is the best-selling version of the successful Next-Generation 737 family.
As Romania’s leading airline company, Blue Air was founded in Bucharest in 2004 and developed throughout the years to become a pan-European Smart Flying operator with bases in Romania, Italy, the United Kingdom and Cyprus.
Since 2016, it has become the largest Romanian by scheduled passengers flown, operating flights to more than 100 destinations in 16 countries. The Smart Flying model provides superior passenger satisfaction through proven safe operations, reliable wide network schedule and customer-centric approach offering guests an affordable and friendly experience.
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Blue Air will launch a new route connecting Liverpool with Palma de Mallorca starting on June 2, 2018. The new route will operate twice-weekly.
The Romanian carrier will also start Turin – Paris (CDG) flights starting on march 25, 2018 according to Airline Route.
Copyright Photo: Blue Air Boeing 737-86N WL YR-BME (msn 34251) AMS (Marco Finelli). Image: 932711.
Blue Air is planning to commence five new routes from Brno in late March, 2018. Brno is the second largest city in the Czech Republic.
The five new destinations from Brno are Milan, Rome, Barcelona, Brussels and Lviv.
In the summer of 2018, Blue Air will add service to Split and Dubrovnik from Brno.
Top Copyright Photo (all others by Blue Air): Blue Air Boeing 737-8K5 WL YR-BMH (msn 27980) BGY (Liverpool) (Marco Finelli). Image: 937502.
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Blue Air (Bucharest) has announced a brand-new route from Paris (Charles De Gaulle) to Turin in the spring of 2018.
The airline is already selling tickets and the first flight is scheduled for March 25th 2018. Every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday the airline’s Boeing 737 will take off heading to Turin, the heart of Piemonte, as follows:
Paris (CDG) – Turin: Wednesday, Friday and Sunday – 10:15 (departure) – 11:30 (arrival)
Turin – Paris (CDG): Wednesday, Friday and Sunday – 8:15 (departure) – 9:30 (arrival)
In other news, Blue Air is establishing Blue Air Moravia as subsidiary based in Brno, Czech Republic. Operations will commence in March 2018. The South Moravian Regional Council will control 35% of the stock with Blue controlling the other 65%. A Boeing 737-500 (pictured) will be based in Brno and will operate to Barcelona, Brussels, Dubrovnik, Lvov, Milan and Split.
Copyright Photo: Blue Air Boeing 737-5L9 YR-BAG (msn 24778) FCO (Stefan Sjogren). Image: 938923.
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Liverpool’s newest airline, Blue Air, is now offering passengers an escape from the January blues by announcing a brand-new route from Liverpool John Lennon Airport to Malaga, Spain.
The new route is operating between January 12 and October 27, 2018.
This new route to Malaga follows on from the success of Blue Air’s recent announcement that the airline will be flying to Palma de Mallorca in Spain from this summer. The popular holiday location was voted the most desired destination by Blue Air passengers and members of the public and as a result was added to their summer 2018 schedule.
Blue Air has been operating for over 13 years and in 2017 Liverpool became Blue Air’s eighth European base in March last year with one of the airline’s 144 seat Boeing 737-700 aircraft at being located at LJLA.
Copyright Photo: Blue Air Boeing 737-85R WL YR-BMB (msn 29037) AMS (Javier Rodriguez). Image: 933097.
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Currently, Blue Air operates 29 Boeing 737 aircraft, with series 737-300, 737-400, 737-500, 737-700 and 737-800 with a capacity between 120 and 189 seats.
In the summer of 2017, Blue Air announced a firm order of twelve Boeing 737-8 MAX 8 aircraft, that will enter the fleet starting in the second quarter of 2019.
Blue Air’s fleet was retrofitted with a more comfortable, better designed seat – Recaro. Passengers can now experience one of the lightest class of seats, designed for relaxation, with reclinable backrests.
Blue Air currently operates two Boeing 737-300s, six Boeing 737-400s and six Boeing 737-500s. The new MAX 8s will replace the Boeing 737 Classics. The new MAX 8s will be delivered in the 2019 – 2021 time frame. The -300s are likely to be the first type to be replaced since there are only two aircraft. The -300s and -400s are expected to be retired by 2020 and the -500s likely by 2021 when the last new aircraft is delivered.
Top Copyright Photo: Blue Air Boeing 737-530 YR-AMA (msn 24942) BRU (Ton Jochems). Image: 940979.
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Civil Aviation Group LLC was declared the winner of the privatization process of the national Moldavian Airline – Air Moldova. The company offered a price of MDL 50 million (roughly €2,560,000) and will also take over the MLD 1,2 billion (roughly €61,500,000) debt of the company.
The consortium comprises Romanian airline Blue Air and a group of investors from the Republic of Moldova. This partnership brings together the international experience of a modern and successful airline and the financial resources required for Air Moldova’s development.
The new shareholder will maintain the current flight schedule of Air Moldova and the priority is to regain the customer’s confidence while improving the company’s commercial performance.
Civil Aviation Group LLC undertakes to transform Air Moldova into a modern and successful airline with a strong team, inspired to deliver great customer experiences.
With access to the latest IT technology, the development of its infrastructure and the modernization of its fleet, as well as the aviation experience of the Romanian operator, Air Moldova will be able to broaden its horizons and develop in a sustainable manner, offering new opportunities for the young professionals who want to discover a career in this dynamic industry.
Top Copyright Photo (all others by Blue Air and Air Moldova): Blue Air Boeing 737-8Q8 WL YR-BMF (msn 28220) PMI (Ton Jochems). Image: 943432.
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Bottom Copyright Photo: Air Moldova Airbus A319-112 ER-AXM (msn 1786) AYT (Ton Jochems). Image: 941235.
Blue Air, the largest Romanian airline by the number of passengers, launched its 2020 summer schedule. Blue Air passengers can choose out of the 70 routes in 16 European countries for their next summer holiday.
The Blue Air summer schedule becomes effective on March 29, 2020 and is valid until October 31, 2020. The tickets are already available on Blue Air’s reservation website.
Passengers who plan their holidays for the summer of 2020 will be able to choose, among others, the following routes:
From Bucharest to: Barcelona, Birmingham, Bordeaux, Brussels, Castellón, Catania, Cluj Napoca, Copenhagen, Florence, Glasgow, Hamburg, Helsinki, Iasi, Cologne-Bonn, Larnaca, Lyon, Lisbon, London Luton, Madrid, Malaga, Milan-Malpensa, Naples, Nice, Rome Fiumicino, Stockholm-Arlanda, Strasbourg, Tel Aviv, Valencia.
From Bacau to: Brussels, Dublin, Liverpool, London Luton, Madrid, Milan-Bergamo, Rome, Turin.
From Cluj to: Bucharest, Dublin
From Iasi to: Barcelona, Brussels, Bucharest, Cologne-Bonn, London Luton, Munich, Paris-Beauvais, Rome Fiumicino, Turin.
From Turin to: Alghero, Catania, Ibiza, Lamezia Terme, Naples, Palma de Mallorca, Trapani.
From Larnaca to: Athens, Bucharest, Thessaloniki.
With a business model based on reducing complexity, i.e. Low Cost – Low Complexity, Blue Air aims to become a leading airline in Central and Eastern Europe.
The company operates Boeing 737 aircraft and is carrying out a complex fleet renewal program so as to provide its passengers with the best travelling conditions. With a team comprising over 1,300 professionals passionate about aviation, the company has an impeccable flight safety track record.
In its more than 14 years of activity, Blue Air has carried over 27 million passengers, of which over 5 million last year. The company is IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certified by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) for its outstanding operational standards and it is a full member of IATA.
Top Copyright Photo: Blue Air Boeing 737-82R WL YR-BML (msn 40697) AYT (Ton Jochems). Image: 947473.
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Blue Air has made this announcement:
“Blue Air is experiencing a significant drop in flight demand on routes in Italy, which has led us to resize the number of flights on these routes. We constantly monitor the evolution of the situation and try to minimize the impact on our passengers, keeping the operations at an opti-mum level, adapted to the travel needs. “– says Oana Petrescu, CEO of Blue Air
Passengers who have flight reservations within this interval and are affected by this measure, will be actively informed and offered best possible alternatives to their travel needs.
In the meantime, we are continuing to implement additional safety measures against the spread of COVID-19 on board our aircraft:
• we constantly check the correct functioning of the air filtration systems, equipped with HEPA filters, capable of capturing 99.97% of the aerial microbes in the filtered air;
• we disinfect, by nebulization, all our aircraft, with active substances that ensure complete sterilization of the space in which they are dispersed;
• we offer passengers and crews alcohol wipes, necessary for disinfecting the hands, protec-tive masks and disinfectant gel;
• we constantly inform the crews and passengers about the prevention methods.
For us at Blue Air the safety of our passengers and crew is a priority during this time, as al-ways.
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Blue Air has announced the gradual reopening of scheduled flights in early July 2020, following a program aligned with the mobility regulations implemented at European level.
Until then, Blue Air will continue to operate on-demand and charter flights, according to the volume in demand and to travel regulations specific to each destination. These flights represent a central part of the company’s strategy to adjust to the new economic conditions generated by the mobility restrictions imposed by the pandemic.
Destinations covered by Blue Air On Demand flights
Blue Air currently operates on-demand flights to and from Ireland (Dublin) and charter flights to any destination, provided that customers obtain all travel approvals.
As restrictions are lifted, the covered destinations will be: Belgium (Brussels), Cyprus (Larnaca), Denmark (Copenhagen), Finland (Helsinki), France (Paris, Nice, Lyon), Germany (Cologne, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart), Ireland (Dublin), Israel (Tel Aviv), Italy (Rome, Florence, Milan, Turin, Naples), Great Britain (London, Liverpool), Norway (Oslo), Spain (Palma de Mallorca, Valencia, Malaga) and Sweden (Stockholm).
In addition, with the lifting of restrictions in Italy and Cyprus, Blue Air will operate domestic flights in Italy (from Turin to and from Catania, Lamezia, Naples, Alghero, and Trapani) and Greece – Cyprus, on the routes Larnaca – Athens and Larnaca – Thessaloniki.
In terms of scheduled flights, Blue Air will resume operations with a limited frequency and number of routes, while gradually rebuilding the operational network.
Additional safety measures
Blue Air has implemented rigorous safety protocols on board its aircraft. As early as February, at a time when there was only one case of SARS-CoV-2 infection confirmed in our country, Blue Air started to disinfect its planes, being the first and the only airline in Romania whose aircraft were subjected to a daily nebulization process, which uses substances that sterilize the entire space in which they are distributed. This modern process of sterilization and disinfection will be maintained indefinitely.
Furthermore, the Blue Air aircraft are equipped with HEPA air filters that capture over 99.97% of the airborne microbes in the filtered air, while passengers are provided with masks, alcohol wipes and disinfectant gel. As a confirmation of the correctness and effectiveness of the measures implemented, no member of the Blue Air crew was infected with the new coronavirus, despite the fact that during the state of emergency, Blue Air operated numerous charter and repatriation flights, including in the countries of red zone.
Blue Air passengers are required to wear masks throughout the trip, disinfect their hands and avoid traveling in the cabin; a single hand luggage is allowed on board, measuring 55 x 40 x 20 cm and weighing a maximum of 10 kg. Crews will instruct passengers on sanitary safety measures and ensure their compliance.
The plan to return to normality and actions for recovery
During the period of complete suspension of scheduled flights, Blue Air took all steps to ensure the continuity of its activity in the new context of flight restrictions and limited demand, as well as to obtain the financial resources necessary for resuming activity and for strategic recovery. On April 23, 2020, the Government of Romania approved the start of procedures for granting a state aid in the form of a credit or a guarantee to cover the losses generated by the cessation of activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We, at Blue Air, are looking forward to resume flights as soon as restrictions are lifted and we obtain the financial resources needed to operate a predictable flight schedule. During this difficult period, we continued to fly on demand to make possible repatriations or work – related travel organized by our customers and approved by the authorities. We also operated cargo flights for the transport of masks, medical equipment, and food.
To get through this period, the Blue Air team has implemented a rigorous plan to adapt to the new economic conditions, including fleet optimization, technical unemployment for over 90% of our colleagues and reduced salaries for all our colleagues who remained active. This is our way of restating, in the context of this crisis, our strong commitment to our profession, to Romania and to our passengers.” says Oana Petrescu, CEO of Blue Air.
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