Romavia


Compania Românã de Aviatie Romavia R.A., usually referred to as Romavia, was a governmental airline from Romania, owned and controlled by the Romanian Ministry of National Defense. It operated VIP and charter flights, serving the demands of the Romanian state and its politicians. Romavia had its headquarters in Bucharest, with the base for its flight operations being located at the city's airports Henri Coandă and Băneasa.

History

Romavia was formed by the Romanian government in 1990 and launched flight operations in the following year.
Romavia set up an Aircraft Maintenance Organization, for the benefit of their own fleet and for other customers. The fleet consisted, among other models, of two Romanian built BAC 1-11.
As of August 2014, the company is bankrupt.

Fleet

Over the years, Romavia operated the following aircraft types:
AircraftIntroducedRetired
Antonov An-24
Antonov An-26
Rombac One-Eleven
BAe 146-200
2005
2010
Boeing 707
Ilyushin Il-18

Incidents and accidents