Air Sofia

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]

Air Sofia

IATA ICAO Call sign CT SFB AIR SOFIA [1]
Founded	1992
Commenced operations	11 February 1992
Ceased operations	5 March 2007
Operating bases	Sofia Airport
Fleet size	8
Destinations	Charters
Headquarters	Sofia, Bulgaria
Website	www.airsofia.com

More information: United International Airlines

Since 6 August 2008 Air Sofia's established Flight Training Organization FTO, according to JAR-FCL. Nowadays Air Sofia conducts flight training for PPL, CPL, ATPL, MCC.

History

The airline was established in 1992 and started operations on 11 February 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 five Bulgarian carriers including Air Sofia. The airline relocated to Serbia under a new name, United International Airlines.

Fleet

Air Sofia Antonov An-12BP

At January 2005 the airline operated: ^{[citation needed]}

• 6 Antonov An-12
• 1 Antonov An-24
• 1 Boeing 737-800, disposed of April 2005
• Cessna 172 N
• Piper PA-44 Seminole180 turbo