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Air Sofia was an airline based in Sofia, Bulgaria. It operated charter flights to destinations in Europe, Africa, the Far East, South America and the Middle East. It also leased and wet leased aircraft to other airlines.2 It was founded in 1992.1 It ceased to exist in 2007.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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Air Sofia was an airline based in Sofia, Bulgaria. It operated charter flights to destinations in Europe, Africa, the Far East, South America and the Middle East. It also leased and wet leased aircraft to other airlines. Its main base was Sofia Airport.2
The airline started operations on February 1, 1992. It was owned by Georgi Ivanov (Managing Director) and Lilian Todorov (President). By March 2007 it employed 150 staff. On 5 March 2007 Bulgaria prohibited the operations of five Bulgarian air carriers including Air Sofia. In the following weeks the airline relocated to Serbia under the name United International Airlines.
From Wikipedia’s article on Air Sofia, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
At January 2005 the airline operated:
6 Antonov An-12
1 Antonov An-24
1 Boeing 737-800, disposed of April 2005
Cessna 172 N
Piper PA-44 Seminole180 turbo
From Wikipedia’s article on Air Sofia, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
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