Ada Air Explained

Airline:	Ada Air
Fleet Size:	1
Destinations:	2
Iata:	ZY
Icao:	ADE
Callsign:	ADA AIR
Founded:	1991
Ceased:	2007
Headquarters:	Tirana, Albania
Key People:	Marsel Skëndo
Hubs:	Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
Website:	www.adaair.com

Ada Air Sh.p.k was a regional airline based in Tirana, Albania, which operated from 1991 to 2007. It operated scheduled services from Albania to Bari, Italy, and overnight freight services for DHL. Its main base was Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza.^[1]

History

The airline was established in 1991 and started operations on February 3, 1992. It started scheduled flights to Bari on February 5, 1992, and was accepted by the IATA on May 25, 1992. It has operated flights to Greece, Italy, Kosovo and the Republic of Macedonia and charter services throughout the Balkans and Europe. The airline was owned by Julien Roche (50%), vice-president and founder, and Marsel Skendo (50%), president and founder of Ada Air.^[2]

Destinations

Ada Air operated the following international scheduled service (at March 2007):

• Albania
  • Tirana (Tirana International Airport)
• Italy
  • Bari (Bari International Airport)

Fleet

As of March 2009 the ADA Air fleet included:^[3]

• 1 Embraer EMB 110P2 Bandeirante

Previously operated:

• 1 Fokker 100 (leased from Montenegro Airlines, with Montenegrin crews)
• 1 Yakovlev Yak-40^[4]

See also

• List of defunct airlines of Albania

External links

Notes and References

1. [Flight International]
2. Web site: Ada Air Albania Airline History Portrait Porträt Historie Geschichte.
3. Directory: World Airlines (2009) . . 41–87. 31 March 2009.
4. World Airline Directory . . 38. 28 March 2000.