European Air Charter (Bulgarian airline)

European Air Charter was established as Bulgarian Air Charter in 2000 and started operations on 14 December 2000 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Aviation Service Group. It operates flights for several tour operators to destinations mostly in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Israel and Poland.

Since the period the airline was founded, it has transported more than 3.5 million passengers. The company has 330 employees.[7] The airline has its own maintenance unit which has capabilities on McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series and Boeing 737 Classic series aircraft covering airframe, engines and landing gear services and overhaul of aircraft components.[8] The airline started operations with five Tupolev Tu-154s. In 2004, the airline retired these aircraft and replaced them with seven McDonnell Douglas MD-80. By 2011, the Bulgarian Air Charter fleet had grown to 12 MD-80s. In September 2015, Bulgarian Air Charter added its first Airbus A320-200 to its fleet.[9]

In May 2021, Bulgarian Air Charter announced it was changing its name to European Air Charter.[5][4]

A former Bulgarian Air Charter Tupolev Tu-154 in 2002.

A Bulgarian Air Charter McDonnell Douglas MD-82 landing at Frankfurt Airport, Germany in 2010.

A Bulgarian Air Charter Airbus A320-200 landing at Frankfurt Airport, Germany in 2018.

European Air Charter operates to the following destinations (as of August 2021):[1]

• List of airlines of Bulgaria

Media related to Bulgarian Air Charter at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website