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Carpatair
IATA Code
ICAO Code
IATA Prefix
Callsign
V3
KRP
021
Carpatair

Carpatair Fokker 70
Carpatair
Timisoara International Airport
307210 Timisoara
ROMANIA

Tel.: +40 256 306 933
Fax: +40 256 306 962
SITA:
Email: timisoara@carpatair.com
Website: www.carpatair.com

Type: Scheduled, charter, international, regional, domestic, pax, cargo
Owner: Romanian shareholders (51%); Swiss & Swedish shareholders (49%)
Base: Timisoara (TSR)
Hubs: Cluj (CLJ)
Ops start: February 1999
Alliances: KD Avia, Lufthansa, Malev, Moldavian Airlines
Carpatair operates this equipment: Executives:
  • 3 x Fokker 70
  • 3 x Fokker 100
  • 12 x Saab 2000
CEO: Nicolae Petrov
Chief Commercial Officer: Paula Ardelean
CFO: Victor Mitrofan
COO: Dorel Batovski
Director Ground Operations: Nicolae Britcaru
Marketing Manager: Silviu Tanase

Carpatair S.A. is a regional airline based in Timişoara, Romania. It operates services to 34 destinations in Europe. It co-operates closely with Moldavian Airlines on fleet, maintenance and logistics. Its main base is Traian Vuia International Airport, Timişoara.
Carpatair was established in 1999 and started operations in February 1999 in Cluj-Napoca. It was formed as Veg Air operating one leased Yakovlev Yak-40 from Moldavian Airlines. The present title was adopted in December 1999 when Swiss and Swedish investors took a 49% stake in the company. The airline is owned by Romanian shareholders (51%) and Swiss and Swedish shareholders (49%).

Accidents and Incidents:
Date
Aircraft
Registration
Location
Country
Fatal
Damage
22-Apr-08
British Aerospace BAe 146-200 YR-BEB Bucharest-Otopeni International (OTP) Romania
0
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