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JARO International, SA. (JT)

This company obtained two Series 528FLs from British Airways plc in early Oct93. 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 Dec96 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 Sep01.

Names used on the aircraft:-

YR-JBA Traian Vuia

YR-JBB Aurel Vlaicu

Jetline, Inc.

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 is located at Bucharest-Băneasa. From approximately May05 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)

 LAR, the charter subsidiary of TAROM, obtained four Series 424EUs from the parent company and also utilised at least one of their Series 561RCs by Aug90. They were operated on charter services throughout Europe

Names used on the aircraft:-

YR-BCC Bacau

YR-BCF Arad

MIA Airlines, S.R.L.

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 Mar06. Jet Technics, which is responsible for the maintenance of this company’s aircraft, set about a programme to Stage 3 hush-kit the Series 475 One-Eleven 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 15Jun05 and has now been approved by the Romanian Civil Aviation Authority. Since that time the company’s second Series 475 aircraft has been 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 Jul06. The single Stage 3 hush-kitted Series 401AK that is still operational was transferred to the Mali register in Apr07 for operation on behalf of the Mali Government but is still maintained at Băneasa. It has since been joined by YR-MIA which has been re-registered as TZ-BSA and YR-HRS which has become TZ-BSC.

 ROMAVIA, R.A. (WQ)

ROMAVIA is a state owned company that came into existence on 03Apr91 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 specialise in operating its aircraft for other carriers with two aircraft leased to Citylink Airways of India from Nov92 to Oct93, two aircraft to Aero Asia of Pakistan from Mar94 and Nov94 for an unknown period, two aircraft to Air Memphis of Egypt in early 2000 and one aircraft to Aerotrans of Cyprus from Mar to Aug02. 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 Sep09.

 TAROM – Transporturile Aeriene Romaine. (RO)

TAROM ordered six new Series 424EUs on the 26Feb68. These were delivered in an 84 seat single class configuration between Jun68 and Dec69 while a Series 409AY was leased from the manufacturer from May to Aug69. 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 Jun81 and Mar82.

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 July81. 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 Dec82 with the last of eight aircraft that were accepted arriving in Mar89. The aircraft were used on an extensive network of scheduled services throughout Europe, the Middle East and North Africa together with charter work. The company has also leased its One-Elevens to numerous carriers in Europe and Africa. The pure freighter Series 487GK was leased to Anglo Cargo from Mar86 until it ceased trading in Jan92 and reportedly to GAS Airlines of Nigeria soon after this and finally to Chrome Air of Nigeria from Apr99 to Jul02. Four of the 400s Series aircraft were transferred to LAR, TAROM’s separate charter arm together with one of the Series 561RCs. Series 500s have been 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 has 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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