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Founded | 1990 (as Prince Air) | ||||||
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Hubs | Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 11 | ||||||
Headquarters | Belgrade, Serbia | ||||||
Key people | Ðorđe Jovanović (President) Slobodan Stričević (CEO) | ||||||
Website | www |
Prince Aviation is a private charter operator and air taxi in Serbia. It was founded in 1990, and its hub is the Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport in Belgrade. It is best known as the firstVIP airline in the Balkans. Besides operating air taxi services, the company has a well-renowned flight school and a Part 145 maintenance center, primarily servicing its own aircraft.
Prince Aviation was founded in 1989 as Prince Air. It is the oldest private airline in Serbia. It made its first commercial flight in 1991. On New Year's Eve of 1993, Prince Air made its first flight from Belgrade Nikola Tesla International Airport using its first airplane, a Cessna 421.[ citation needed ]
Prince Aviation can fly to any destination within Europe, and select destinations in Northern Africa and Asia upon request.
Aircraft | In service [1] | Orders | Notes | |||
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Cessna 560XL Citation XLS | 4 | 0 | ||||
Dassault Falcon 2000LXS | 1 | 0 | [2] | |||
5 | 0 |
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Notes | |||
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Cessna 172N/R | 4 | 0 | ||||
Piper PA-44 Seminole | 1 | 0 | [3] | |||
5 | 0 |
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