Jat Airways is the national airline of Serbia and the former national carrier of Yugoslavia, based at Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport. It operates scheduled domestic, regional and international services to 32 destinations in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, as well as charters and wet leases.
The company was founded on June 17, 1927 as Aeroput (Аеропут). Its first international flight was in 1929 between Belgrade and Graz (Austria). In 19...
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Jat Airways is the national airline of Serbia and the former national carrier of Yugoslavia, based at Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport. It operates scheduled domestic, regional and international services to 32 destinations in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, as well as charters and wet leases.
The company was founded on June 17, 1927 as Aeroput (Аеропут). Its first international flight was in 1929 between Belgrade and Graz (Austria). In 1937, the expansion of international routes and an increase in passenger numbers enabled Aeroput to acquire the Lockheed Model 10 Electra. Aeroput continued to operate until the Second World War. On 1 April, 1947, the name was changed to JAT - Jugoslovenski aerotransport (Југословенски аеротранспорт), then to JAT Yugoslav Airlines and finally to Jat Airways in January 2003.
In 1946, it was apparent that, due to the nature of its tasks, the Yugoslav Air Force would not be able to become involved in the nation's post-war build-up of civil aviation...
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