Hemus Air

Infobox_Airline
airline = Hemus Air

logo_size = 150
fleet_size = 13 to Bulgaria Air
IATA = DU
ICAO = HMS
callsign = HEMUS AIR
founded = 1999
key_people =
headquarters = flagicon|Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
hubs = Sofia International Airport
destinations =
website = [http://www.air.bg Hemus Air]

Hemus Air (Bulgaria Air) (Bulgarian title: Хемус Ер) was an airline based in Sofia, Bulgaria. It operates scheduled domestic and international services from Sofia and Varna, as well as charter, cargo and air ambulance services. It's main base is Sofia Airport, with a hub at Varna Airport.Flight International 3 April 2007] After the acquisition of Bulgaria Air, all of Hemus Air's destinations are now under the plate of Bulgaria Air.

History

Hemus Air is owned by Varna-based industrial/financial enterprise TIM. [Airliner World January 2007] The airline was established and started operations in 1986, when it branched off from Balkan Bulgarian Airlines. It initially operated as a separate department providing ambulance services, flight calibration and aerial photography. In 1996 it became a separate legal entity from Balkan and was named Hemus Air. The company was privatized by Bulgarian corporate investors in 2002 and has since faced stiff competition from foreign carriers, as well as the newly-established successor of Balkan, Bulgaria Air. Hemus Air's management pledged to unite the major Bulgarian airlines and was selected as the preferred bidder for the sale of Bulgaria Air by the Bulgarian government. Hemus acquired a 99.9% stake in the flag carrier, reportedly for Euro 6.6m and a promise to invest a further €86m over the next five years. Hemus and Bulgaria Air have already started codesharing on the Sofia-Berlin Tegel route, coordinating their schedules and operations early in 2007. Hemus Air received some aircraft from Bulgaria Air.

Destinations

Hemus Air operates the following services (as of August 2008): Fact|date=June 2007

All Hemus Air destinations are now operated under the commercial brand of Bulgaria Air.

Fleet

The Hemus Air fleet includes the following aircraft (at August 2008):
*2 Airbus A319-112
*1 Avro RJ70 (which is operated for TIM Holding)
*4 BAe 146-200 (one aircraft is operated for Belle Air)
*4 BAe 146-300 (two aircraft are operated for Taban Air)
*1 Boeing 737-300
*1 Boeing 737-400

All of these aircraft have gone to Bulgaria Air's fleet.

References

External links

* [http://www.air.bg Bulgaria Air]
* [http://www.hemusair-varna.com Hemus Air - Varna]