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Albanian Airlines MAK Sh.p.k (trading as Albanian Airlines) was an airline based in Tirana, Albania. It operated scheduled international services. Its main hub was Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza.[1] On 11 November 2011 Albania's Civil Aviation Authority revoked the license of Albanian Airlines.[2]

Albanian Airlines

IATA ICAO Callsign LV LBC ALBANIAN
Founded	1991
Ceased operations	2011
Hubs	Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
Fleet size	22
Destinations	37
Parent company	Advanced Construction Group (ACG)
Headquarters	Tirana, Albania
Website	www.albanianair.com

History

The airline was initially established in May 1991 using Tupolev Tu-134 aircraft and operated under the name of Arberia Airlines. This was the private airline of politicians for communist Albania. The airline was later renamed to Albanian Airlines in May 1992 and started open operations to the public on 20 June 1992. The renamed airline was formed as a joint venture between the Albanian state-owned Albtransport and Tyrolean Airways of Austria. Albanian Airlines operated a single Austrian registered, De Havilland Canada Dash 8-102 (MSN 242, OE-LLI), flown by Canadian pilots and maintained by Canadian Engineers. Tyrolean opted out of the relationship in 1997, taking back the single Dash 8.

Privatisation

Albanian Airlines was privatised in the same year and sold to Kuwait-based M.A. Kharafi & Sons Group. As a result, it was restructured in 1997 when its operations were based on a single Airbus A320 aircraft leased from Shorouk Air of Egypt. By 2001 it operated a fleet of four Tupolev Tu-134 aircraft on scheduled services from Tirana to Bologna, Frankfurt, Istanbul, Pristina, Rome and Zürich. In July 2001, Albanian Airlines started upgrading its fleet by gradually removing its Tupolev aircraft and acquired its first BAe 146. Two more BAe 146 were added in 2003 and 2004. This upgrading process allowed the company to expand to new strategic markets such as Belgium and Germany.

Advanced Construction Group (ACG) Sh.p.k.

In August 2008, Albanian Airlines was purchased by the Advanced Construction Group (ACG) Sh.p.k. in Tirana, Albania, by the President Yahia Farwati, who purchased 100% of capital from the Kuwaiti-based M.A. Kharafi & Sons Group.

On 14 August 2009, it was announced that Albanian Airlines had been sold to Turkish Even Group, which was purchased by Evsen Group 93% and 7% retained by the Advanced Construction Group.

In March 2012, the 93% of Albanian Airlines shares was returned with a court decision to Advanced Construction Group (ACG) with owner Yahia Farwati. Now, Advanced Construction Group (ACG) owns 100% of its shares.

With this investment came a new logo, addition of destinations, and an addition of aircraft to the existing fleet. In 2009, the carrier saw the addition of aircraft, two Boeing 737 as well as one Boeing 757, all of which were leased from Air Slovakia.

On 9 October 2009, it was announced that Albanian Airlines would soon open new destinations to Paris, Amsterdam, Milan, Rome, Athens, Jeddah, Beijing and later the United States of America. Along with lower rates of travel, the addition of more Fokker 100, and scheduled use of the Boeing 747, such claims fell through due to financial problems, including the repossession of all leased aircraft from Air Slovakia.[3]

Destinations

Fleet

In October 2011, the Albanian Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft with an average age of 22.5 years:[4]

Albanian Airlines Former Fleet

Aircraft	Total	Orders	Passengers	Notes
BAe 146-100	1	0	73
BAe 146-200	1	0	92
BAe 146-300	2	0	92 and 98
Airbus A320-200	1	0	195	[5]
Boeing 737	2	0	126	[6]
Boeing 757	2	0	200	[7]
McDonnell Douglas DC-9	2	0	109	[8]
McDonnell Douglas MD-80	1	0	155	[9]
Tupolev Tu-134	4	0	84
Yakovlev Yak-40	3	0	83
Boeing 747-400	1	0	413
Tupolev Tu-154	1	0	157
Fokker 50	1	0	75
De Havilland Canada Dash 8	1	0	37
Total	22	0

See also

• List of defunct airlines of Albania

References

External links

• Official website(website defunct)

На других языках

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[de] Albanian Airlines

Albanian Airlines war eine albanische Fluggesellschaft mit Sitz in Tirana und Basis auf dem Flughafen Tirana.

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- [en] Albanian Airlines

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[es] Albanian Airlines

Albanian Airlines (IATA: LV, OACI: LBC) fue una aerolínea con sede en Tirana, Albania. Operaba servicios internacionales regulares. Su principal base de operaciones es el Aeropuerto Internacional de Tirana.

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[fr] Albanian Airlines MAK

Albanian Airlines (code IATA : LV ; code OACI : LBC) est une compagnie privée appartenant à Evsen Group. Elle relie l'Albanie à l'Allemagne, l'Italie, le Royaume-Uni et la Turquie. Depuis la suppression de sa licence de vol par la Direction générale de l'aviation civile albanaise en date du 11 novembre 2011, plus aucun vol n'est effectué.

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[it] Albanian Airlines

L'Albanian Airlines era una compagnia aerea albanese. La compagnia operava su rotte internazionali ed il suo hub era l'aeroporto internazionale di Tirana. L'11 novembre 2011, l'Autorità per l'Aviazione Civile dell'Albania ha deciso di revocarle la licenza, pertanto la compagnia è stata costretta a sospendere i voli.[1]

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[ru] Albanian Airlines

Albanian Airlines MAK, действующая как Albanian Airlines, — небольшая авиакомпания Албании со штаб-квартирой в городе Тирана, работавшая в сфере регулярных международных перевозок из столицы страны. Портом приписки авиакомпании являлся международный аэропорт Тираны[1]. 11 ноября 2011 года Управление гражданской авиации Албании отозвало лицензию Albanian Airlines[2].

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