Ada Air Sh.p.k was a

regional airline A regional airline is a general classification of airline which typically operates scheduled passenger air service, using regional aircraft, between communities lacking sufficient demand or infrastructure to attract mainline flights. In North ...

based in

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, which operated from 1991 to 2007. It operated scheduled services from Albania to

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, and overnight freight services for DHL. Its main base was

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History

The airline was established in 1991 and started operations on February 3, 1992. It started scheduled flights to

on February 5, 1992, and was accepted by the

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on May 25, 1992. It has operated flights to

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and the

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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.

Destinations

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

**Tirana (

Tirana International Airport Tirana ( , ; aln, Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea ...

) * Italy **Bari (

Bari International Airport Bari ( , ; nap, label= Barese, Bare ; lat, Barium) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, southern Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Ita ...

)

Fleet

As of March 2009 the ADA Air fleet included: *1 Embraer EMB 110P2 Bandeirante Previously operated: *1

Fokker 100 The Fokker 100 is a regional jet produced by Fokker in the Netherlands. The Fokker 100 is based on the Fokker F28 with a fuselage stretched by to seat up to 109 passengers, up from 85. It is powered by two newer Rolls-Royce Tay turbofans, an ...

(leased from

Montenegro Airlines Montenegro Airlines a.d. ( cg, Montenegro erlajns) was the flag carrier of Montenegro, headquartered in Podgorica. It operated scheduled and charter services throughout Europe from its hub at Podgorica Airport with a second base maintained at Tiv ...

, with Montenegrin crews) *1

Yakovlev Yak-40 The Yakovlev Yak-40 (russian: Яковлев Як-40; NATO reporting name: Codling) is a regional jet designed by Yakovlev. The trijet's maiden flight was in 1966, and it was in production from 1967 to 1981. Introduced in September 1968, the Ya ...

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{{Airlines of Albania Defunct airlines of Albania Airlines established in 1991 Airlines disestablished in 2007 1991 establishments in Albania 2007 disestablishments in Albania

History

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