Eleven airlines have scheduled the use of wet-lease equipment on flights to and from the former Yugoslavia during the upcoming 2025 summer season. This does not include carriers using their regional subsidiaries to operate certain routes. A wet-lease is a leasing arrangement whereby the lessor provides an aircraft, complete crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) to another airline. The use of ACMI carriers has grown following the coronavirus pandemic, driven by supply chain disruptions, crew shortages, and delays in aircraft deliveries.
Notable wet-lease operations during this summer include those to Ljubljana since Brussels Airlines will not operate any of its own flights to the Slovenian capital. Instead, airBaltic will perform the service on behalf of its Belgian partner with the Airbus A220 aircraft. At the same time, airBaltic will deploy an A320 aircraft from Romania’s Carpatair on one of its two weekly flights to Ljubljana. Meanwhile, Austrian Airlines will continue utilising Braathens’ ATR72 turboprop aircraft, assigning it to one of its three daily flights to Belgrade and most of its Zagreb operations.
Among the flag carrier from the former Yugoslavia, Air Serbia will maintain its use of two wet-lease partners this summer: Bulgaria Air with its Embraer E190s and GetJet Airlines with its A320s, deploying these on various routes. Conversely, Air Montenegro has announced it will not utilise any wet-leases this year after two years of relying on Trade Air and Windrose Airlines equipment. Instead, it plans to dry-lease an Embraer jet. Meanwhile, Croatia Airlines is working on finalising a long-term agreement for the wet-lease of regional aircraft, intended to replace some of its Dash 8 fleet, with these expected to be in operation starting next year.
The Air Baltic A220s are a nice upgrade compared to Brussels Airlines A320s.
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DeleteUsually Brussels Airlines sent A319 (141 sits) in LJU and yes, A220/300 (148 sits) it is upgrade.
Delete^ The real upgrade is the cabin and the quitness of the aircraft.
DeleteIt makes for a much more pleasant experience.
Really don't understand why people are so fascinated with A220. Flew it several times on Air Baltic and couldn't find anything spectacular. I simple didn't experience it as quieter or more comfortable. Average aircraft, nothing special
DeleteBro, it's the bathroom window! You can relax and look at the clouds while you go 😀
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DeleteSo Air Baltic is wet leasing its own planes out, only to wet lease equipment for itself? The logic?
ReplyDeleteLufthansa Group also has a fleet shortage and AirBaltic was struggling financially. They made an agreement awhile ago where in exchange for equity they'd be contracted to operate wet-leases, which pay better than scheduled flights most of the time
DeleteTo make up for the lack of capacity the deal brought, they're wet-leasing a few jets
For first time i thinking about acmi that is better for one airlines than scheduled flights. Is really ? If is right ACMI now is very good business.
DeleteIt is!
DeleteThe global fleet shortage because of both Boe4ing and Airbus production delays have made ACMI operators very profitable.
For an airline that is struggling launching Starlink internet connectivity for free on its fleet is impressive.
Delete"airBaltic introduced (20-Feb-2025) complimentary SpaceX Starlink high speed internet onboard A220-300 aircraft, becoming the first European carrier to do so"
https://centreforaviation.com/news/airbaltic-introduces-spacex-starlink-internet-onboard-a220-300-1305451
^ look at their financial report if you think them struggling is a conspiracy.
Delete^ Who talked about a conspiracy other than you?
DeleteBoeing had restrictions on 737max they could per month, so it's supplily issue...
Delete10.28
DeleteYeah, I really couldn't survive without internet on one or two hours flights this regional aircraft mostly operates
^ You sound upset by something that doesn't affect you at all. 🤔
DeleteAnd you have which qualification to determine I am upset? General time waste practitioner?
DeleteNot convinced Air Montenegro won't wet lease planes at the last minute.
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DeleteThey have and now Ukrainian E190 for third time. Maybe this will be their dry leased plane?
DeleteThe plan is that Windrose stays until end of summer season, so they will do some rotations from TIV/TGD to BEG
DeleteTheir CEO said just the other week that they won't have wet leases this summer.
DeleteHi meant more for the wet lease of a320, which is not supposed to come
DeleteHow many GetJet A320's will get Air Serbia this summer?
ReplyDeleteMost likely 4, same as last year.
DeleteActually it was 5 last year
DeleteI expected only JU to be user of ACMI, not nearly all of the airlines!
Delete5th A320 came from Fly2Sky and not GetJet.
DeleteWhen? Fly2Sky is growing up they flies for Air Albania, Air Serbia, TUI, SkyUp also and in USA for WorldAtlantic Airlines.
DeleteA lot of airlines using ACMIs
ReplyDeleteFor 3-4 months this is very good idea but for 10-12 months it's not good, this is a lot of money....
Delete~ 800 000 euros per month
DeleteYears of the plane also are factor.
DeleteHow can ACMI operators from Romania, Bulgaria and Lithuania are able to find flight crews and aircraft but JU struggles?
DeleteCan you back up statement that JU struggles with flight crews with some facts?
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DeleteI don't know about all of them, I can speak about one:
20 days flying 10 days at home roster pattern
minimum 4, often 5 star hotel accomodation when flying, free breakfast and free laundry included
Tickets provided going as passenger from your home city airport to operation base and back
All expenses paid for all trainings
Non-punitive policy for admitted and reported mistakes committed not deliberately while working
Yearly guaranteed net salary for commanders (non TRI-TRE) 100.000 euros.
Doubt JU offers conditions as above
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DeleteFly Lili, flyyo, airconnect ? A lot of romanian new start ups?
ReplyDeleteCapitalism at work.
DeleteFlyLili operated scheduled flights during this winter from Brasov and canceled them a few weeks ago, they aren't going to be around for long, just this month they took the delivery of a A321, operated a single flight and returned it
DeleteNow is transferred to Almasria in Egypt. Charters in Romania, Bulgaria, acmi for Arkia, scheduled flights from Brasov scheduled charters like the program of flyyo with two-three planes. Lol
DeleteSo Air Serbia will be among the top 5 in Europe using wet leases since they are gonna be 1/4 of the fleet .
ReplyDeleteSeems that way.
DeleteThe times of ACMI era.
ReplyDeleteSerbia needs with local acmi airline.
ReplyDeleteBBN Airlines is Indonesian, turkish or lithuanian airline? They have office in Vilnius but why in Indonesia?
ReplyDeleteBBN is part of Aviasolution group so same as Smartlynx or Avionexpress or KlasJet
DeleteInteresting fact.The new BBN Airlines Thailand will operate under the brand Thai Smarlynx. Interesting story 😅
DeleteFirst time I hear of Global Crossing Airlines
ReplyDeleteThey always use GlobalX; if you google them, you'll see the livery that should be familiar
DeleteTrue, thanks. Interesting one
DeleteI think Swiss is one of the biggest wet lease users. Although it's all Helvetic and air Baltic.
ReplyDeleteI love how AirBaltic is wet-leasing from Carpatair while also we-leasing its own capacity to Brusseles
ReplyDeleteNowadays is normal idea for one airline
DeleteWhen we will see big acmi airline in Ex yu? C3 Who waiting?
ReplyDeleteYeah there should really be a market for serbo-croatian speaking crew for all the current ex-yu airlines - especially with high variation in passenger numbers on many routes.
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