Aviogenex ( sr-Cyrl, Авиогенекс) was a

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n and Yugoslav charter airline based at Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport. It operated regular and ad hoc charter flights as well as wet-lease services.

History

Aviogenex had more than 40 years of experience in flying under charter, sub charter and wet lease agreements. Aviogenex was founded on 21 May 1968 as an air transport division of Generalexport, an enterprise for foreign and domestic trade, tourism and air transport. On 30 April 1969, Aviogenex operated its first flight from Belgrade to Düsseldorf Airport using a Tupolev Tu-134. Aviogenex brought their first two

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-200 from

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in 1983. The last Tu-134's in the fleet were retired in the early 90s. In 1990, the airline flew 633,932 passengers, with 10 aircraft (5 Boeing 727 and 5 Boeing 737) reaching 17,000 flight hours per year. Since 1991, Aviogenex has oriented to leasing of aircraft and crews, and achieved more than 40,000 flight hours. In this period Aviogenex operated in Europe, Africa, the Middle and Far East, and South America. In 2010, they restarted flights under their own name using a

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737-200 Advanced. In February 2015, it was announced that Aviogenex will cease operations to be liquidated as the government failed to attract investors for the airline.

Services

Aviogenex services included: * International and domestic charter operations * Aircraft lease with or without crew and technical personnel ("wet" or "dry" lease) * Transfer of technology/know-how and logistic support * AGX Engineering Dept maintains Boeing 727-200 and Boeing 737-200 Adv aircraft, to "B"-check level, and operates maintenance facilities (workshops) for its own needs and for the needs of others * Aviogenex has a Training Center approved by the Ministry for Transportation of the Republic of Serbia for the education and training of its flight and ground staff, cockpit and cabin crew. * Carriage of cargo and special cargoes * Ad hoc transport arrangements for special purposes (artistic tours, football matches, VIP flights etc.)

Destinations

Aviogenex operated charter services to the following leisure destinations: ;Africa ; * Hurghada – Hurghada International Airport *

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– Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport ; * Djerba – Zarzis International Airport * Monastir – Monastir – Habib Bourguiba International Airport ;Asia ; *

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– King Hussein International Airport ;Europe ; * Larnaca – Larnaca International Airport ; * Preveza/Lefkada *

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– Corfu International Airport *

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– Heraklion International Airport * Kos – Kos Island International Airport *

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– Rhodes International Airport * Santorini * Skiathos – Skiathos Island National Airport *

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– Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport Base ; *

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– Barcelona–El Prat Airport *

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* Dalaman – Dalaman Airport

Fleet

As of June 2015, the Aviogenex consisted of one single Boeing 737-200. The historic fleet of Aviogenex included 12 Tupolev Tu-134, 7 Boeing 737-200 and 5

Incidents and accidents

* On 23 May 1971, an Aviogenex Tupolev Tu-134A (tail number YU-AHZ) crashed on approach to Rijeka Airport located on the island of Krk, because of rough landing in bad weather conditions,Авиакатастрофы самолётов Ту-134
killing 78 people and leaving five survivors. Among the victims was the Croatian poet Josip Pupačić with his wife and daughter. *On 2 April 1977, an Aviogenex Tupolev Tu-134A (registration YU-AJS) crashed on approach to Libreville Airport located in Gabon. It was a cargo flight, killing 6 crew and 2 passengers, without survivors. *On 22 February 1998, while operating for Chanchangi Airlines of Nigeria, an Aviogenex Boeing 737-200 (registration YU-ANU) was destroyed by a fire at Kaduna Airport, Nigeria. The aircraft was used for rejected takeoff training, with four rejected takeoffs in 12 minutes (in the conditions at the time at Kaduna, a single exercise of a rejected take off would have required a cooling period of at least ten minutes). A wheel caught fire due to overheating, and the aircraft burned completely. There were no fatalities.

References

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