Aviogenex
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| IATA code : | YY |
| ICAO code : | AGX |
| Call sign : | GENEX |
| Founding: | 1968 |
| Operation stopped: | 2015 |
| Seat: |
Belgrade , Serbia
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| Home airport : | Belgrade airport |
| Management: | Bojan Nikolic |
| Fleet size: | 1 |
| Aims: | National and international |
| Website: | www.aviogenex.com |
| Aviogenex ceased operations in 2015. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
Aviogenex was an originally Yugoslav , later Serbian charter airline based in Belgrade and based at Belgrade Airport .
history
Aviogenex was founded on May 21, 1968 by Generalexport Holding Corporation under the name Genex Airlines . In April of the following year, she began flight operations with two Tupolev Tu-134A . In 1987 the aircraft fleet consisted of four Tu-134A and four Boeing 727-200s .
After the outbreak of the Yugoslav wars, Aviogenex had to stop international air traffic in 1992 due to the UN embargo . Part of the fleet was subsequently sold to Chanchangi Airlines , the rest of the aircraft were leased to other airlines .
On September 26, 2006, Aviogenex sold all but one Boeing 737-200 to Pennant Aviation . In spring 2012, a Boeing 737-400 was supposed to replace the aging 737-200, but this was not implemented as of January 2013.
In February 2015 it was announced that Aviogenex would cease operations and liquidate due to a lack of interested investors.
The last aircraft in operation, a B737-200 (at the same time the last -200 version of the B737 operated in Europe), was decommissioned in Belgrade in 2014 and was due to be sold to a buyer in Africa on May 5, 2015. However, the sale was canceled by a Serbian court on June 2, 2015.
Destinations
Aviogenex offered its last only aircraft mainly to tour operators for charter flights or other airlines in leasing and flew to destinations in Europe , the Mediterranean region and the Middle East as part of these. The aircraft also flew for Jat Airways in summer 2013, for example .
fleet
As of August 2015, the Aviogenex fleet consists of one aircraft that is 28.2 years old:
- 1 Boeing 737-200 with 125 seats ( retrofitted with Hush Kits ; last operated for Westair Bénin ), parked in Belgrade.
Incidents
Aviogenex recorded two fatal accidents in its history:
- On May 23, 1971 a Tupolev Tu-134A of Aviogenex with the registration YU-AHZ from London had an accident while landing in Rijeka . The machine landed very hard on the runway during strong winds and heavy rains, breaking a wing and causing the machine to overturn and catch fire. 78 of 83 people on board were killed. Among the victims was the well-known Croatian poet Josip Pupačić with his wife and daughter (see also Aviogenex flight 130 ) .
- On April 2, 1977, another Aviogenex Tupolev Tu-134A loaded with meat products, with the registration number YU-AJS, was approaching Libreville Airport in Gabon when the pilots noticed that the runway was blocked by a shunting Boeing 707 . The air traffic controller on duty had not previously informed the pilots. When hastily initiating a go-around in the rain, the overtired captain tore the steering column, causing the machine to dangle, brushing against a 60-meter-high baobab tree and falling. All eight people on board were killed (see also Aviogenex's flight accident near Libreville )
See also
Web links
- Data on the airline Aviogenex the Aviation Safety Network (English)
- Aviogenex website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Aviogenex planira najam B737-400 za ovu sezonu ( Memento from September 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive ); aviokarta.net, March 14, 2012 (Serbian)
- ↑ a b c ch-aviation.ch - Aviogenex ( Memento from September 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (English) accessed in August 2015
- ↑ ch-aviation.com - Serbia to liquidate ACMI / charter specialist, Aviogenex (English) February 11, 2015
- ↑ ch-aviation.com - Aviogenex (English) February 13, 2015
- ↑ boeing-737-200 on Planespotters.net (English), accessed April 6, 2020.
- ↑ airfleets.net - Fleet age Aviogenex (English) accessed in August 2015
- ↑ aviogenex.com - Fleet (English) accessed on September 2, 2011
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report of the accident on May 23, 1971 in the Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on September 2, 2011.
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report of the accident of April 2, 1977 in the Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on September 2, 2011.
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