Defunct Airlines of the Republic of Macedonia - Mat Macedonian Airlines, Avioimpex, Palair, Air Vardar (Paperback)

Chapters: Mat Macedonian Airlines, Avioimpex, Palair, Air Vardar. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 22. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: MAT-Macedonian Airlines (Macedonian:, Latin alphabet: Makedonski Avio Transport) was the national flag carrier airline of the Republic of Macedonia, based in Skopje. It operated scheduled services between Skopje and Ohrid and several destinations in Europe. Its main base was Skopje Airport. Macedonian Air Transport was established on 16 January 1994 and started operations on 23 June 1994 flying from Skopje to Zurich using a Boeing 737-200. In 2000 the Government of the Republic of Macedonia signed an agreement with MAT that gave MAT the status of National flag carrier for the following 10 years. MAT Macedonian Air Transport is a share holding private Company, owned by two major stockholders. In 2007 MAT introduced electronic tickets available for purchase over the internet. The electronic ticket offers our customers an easy and simple way for purchasing a ticket and traveling. MAT Macedonian Airlines Bombardier CRJ-900 at Skopje Airport, Macedonia. (2008)On 31 October 2008, MAT received its first Boeing 737-500 aircraft. The aircraft had 126 seats divided in two cabin classes (business and economy) and 4 tons capacity for baggage and cargo. The registration of the aircraft was Z3-AAH and it is carrying MAT traditional colors. In December 2008, the airline was forced to give up its services from Skopje to Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg and Rome after Eurocontrol banned the carrier from entering German and Italian airspace because of unpaid air traffic control fees from period 1999 to 2005. MAT Airlines is also banned from Greek airspace, because of the Macedonia naming dispute. Although this year Greek and Macedonian states agreed on Macedonian and Gr...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=994029