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JARO International, SA. - (JT/MDJ)

Bucharest-Băneasa

This company obtained two Series 528FLs from British Airways plc in early October 1993. Apart from operating charter flights and a short lived scheduled service with the One-Elevens from its home base at Bucharest-Băneasa to Gatwick from December 1996 in its own name, JARO leased its aircraft out to operators in Eritrea, Kazakhstan and Macedonia. These airlines were Red Sea Air, Astanair and Palair Macedonian Airways. The airline was declared bankrupt in September 2001.

Names used on the aircraft:-

YR-JBA - Traian Vuia

YR-JBB - Aurel Vlaicu

Jetline, Inc. - ( )

Bucharest-Băneasa

This organisation operated on behalf of the Community of Sahel-Sahara operating corporate flights throughout Africa and the Middle East. Its first two aircraft were Series 401AKs which were taken on in June and December 2001. In March 2003 a Srs.492GM was added while the company’s first Stage 3 hush-kitted aircraft, a further Series 401AK was added in December of the same year enabling operations to be extended into Europe. All aircraft were operated in VVIP configurations. Although headquartered in Dubai, the centre of operations was located at Bucharest-Băneasa. From approximately May 2005 the company was renamed JetEX Express Flight Support with the operational side trading as MIA Airlines S.R.L. (see below).

LAR – Liniile Aeriene Romane. - (QR/RMV)

Bucharest-Otopeni

LAR, the charter subsidiary of TAROM, obtained four Series 424EUs from the parent company beginning in December 1975 and also utilised at least one of their Series 561RCs by August 1990.  They were operated on charter services throughout Europe.

Names used on the aircraft:-

YR-BCC - Bacau

YR-BCF - Arad

MIA Airlines, S.R.L. - (JLA)

Bucharest-Băneasa

Formed in early 2005 out of Jetline Inc, this new operator took over a Series 488GH, a Series 492GM and two Series 401AKs all of which were VVIP configured.  One of the last aircraft was Stage 3 hush-kitted and as such, suitable for operations in Europe.  A third Series 401AK was also taken on for spares use only with a fourth purchased for spares use only in March 2006.  Jet Technics, which was responsible for the maintenance of this company’s aircraft, set about a programme to Stage 3 hush-kit the Series 475 One-Elevens utilising the Quiet Technologies programme already approved on the Series 400 aircraft.  The first such conversion was carried out on c/n 260 and first flew as such on 15th June 2005 before being approved by the Romanian Civil Aviation Authority.  Since that time the company’s second Series 475 aircraft was similarly converted enabling operations throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa leading to the withdrawal from service of the only non hush-kitted aircraft in the fleet in July 2006.  The single Stage 3 hush-kitted Series 401AK that was operational was transferred to the Mali register in April 2007 for operation on behalf of the Mali Government but was still maintained at Băneasa.  It was joined by YR-MIA which was re-registered as TZ-BSA and YR-HRS which became TZ-BSC.

 ROMAVIA, R.A. - (WQ/RMV)

Bucharest-Otopeni

ROMAVIA is a state owned company that came into existence on 3rd April 1991 and has operated three Series 561RC One-Elevens, two of which came from TAROM while the third came direct from Romaero.  The company operated a once weekly scheduled service with the type between Bucharest-Otopeni and Casablanca via Malta starting in the summer of 1997.  The company has specialised in operating its aircraft for other carriers with two aircraft leased to Citylink Airways of India from November 1992 to October 1993, two aircraft to Aero Asia of Pakistan from March 1994 and November 1994 for an unknown period, two aircraft to Air Memphis of Egypt in early 2000 and one aircraft to Aerotrans of Cyprus from March to August 2002.  One of the aircraft was operated in a VIP configuration for government charter flights while the other had been noted carrying out trooping flights to Iraq.  The last aircraft was retired by the end of September 2009.

 TAROM – Transporturile Aeriene Romaine. - (RO/ROT)

Bucharest-Otopeni

TAROM ordered six new Series 424EUs on the 26th February 1968.  These were delivered in an 84 seat single class configuration between June 1968 and December 1969 while a Series 409AY was leased from the manufacturer from May to August 1969.  Two used aircraft were obtained in June and August 1972, these being a Series 401AK and a Series 402AP.  The airline later ordered five new Series 525FTs with delivery between March and August 1977.  Later two further Series 525FTs were added in June 1981 and March 1982.  Following completion of a deal to transfer production of the One-Eleven from Hurn to Bucharest-Băneasa, further Romaero built Series 561RCs were added to the fleet.  A new pure freighter Series 487GK was bought from BAe with delivery in late July 1981.  This was initially used by TAROM to transfer components for the new production line from Hurn to Băneasa.  The first of the Romanian built aeroplanes was delivered in late December 1982 with the last of eight aircraft that were accepted arriving in March 1989.  The aircraft were used on an extensive network of scheduled services throughout Europe, the Middle East and North Africa together with charter work.  Points served in Europe on a scheduled basis included Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Berlin (Schönefeld), Brussels, Budapest, Copenhagen, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Istanbul, Larnaca, London (Heathrow and Stansted), Madrid, Manchester, Milan (Malpensa), Moscow, Paris (Orly and Charles de Gaulle), Prague, Rome, Skopje, Sofia, Stockholm, Stuttgart, Thessaloniki, Tirana, Vienna, Warsaw and Zürich.  In the Middle East Amman, Beirut, Cairo, Damascus, Kuwait and Tel Aviv were served while Algiers and Tripoli were served in North Africa.  The company also leased its One-Elevens to numerous carriers in Europe and Africa.  The pure freighter Series 487GK was leased to Anglo Cargo from March 1986 until it ceased trading in January 1992 and reportedly to GAS Airlines of Nigeria soon after this and finally to Chrome Air of Nigeria from April 1999 to July 2002.  Four of the Series 400 aircraft were transferred to LAR, TAROM’s separate charter arm, together with one of the Series 561RCs.  Series 500s were leased to Ryanair in Eire, Adria Airways, Inex Adria, Air Alfa and JAT in Yugoslavia and to Anadolu Hava Yollari, Istanbul Hava Yollari and Marmara Hava Yollari Airlines in Turkey.  The company also leased aircraft to British Island Airways, Dan-Air Services and London European Airways in the United Kingdom, to Aero Asia in Pakistan, to Lauda Air in Austria and to GAS Airlines in Nigeria.  One Series 500 was still operating schedules with TAROM in late March 2000 but it is believed the type was finally withdrawn soon after this.

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