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.[2] On 30 April 1969, Aviogenex operated its first flight from Belgrade to Düsseldorf Airport using a Tupolev Tu-134. Prior to the break-up of Yugoslavia, Aviogenex was the busiest charter airline in the country, handling over half a million passengers per year in the late 1980s.[3] Aviogenex brought their first two Boeing 727-200 from Yugoslav Air Force in 1983.[4]
The last Tu-134's in the fleet were retired in the early 90s. [5] 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.[6] 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 Boeing 737-200 Advanced.[7]
In February 2015, it was announced that Aviogenex will cease operations to be liquidated as the government failed to attract investors for the airline.[1][8]
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.)
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,[10][11] 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.[12]
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.[13]
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Aviogenex Serbian Cyrillic Aviogeneks was 1 a Serbian and Yugoslavian charter airline based at Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport It operated regular and ad hoc charter flights as well as wet lease services 2 AviogenexIATA ICAO CallsignJJ AGX GENEXFoundedMay 1968Ceased operations2015Fleet size1Destinations19Parent companyGenex GroupHeadquartersBelgrade SerbiaKey peopleBojan NikolicWebsiteaviogenex com Contents 1 History 2 Services 3 Destinations 4 Fleet 5 Incidents and accidents 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditAviogenex 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 2 On 30 April 1969 Aviogenex operated its first flight from Belgrade to Dusseldorf Airport using a Tupolev Tu 134 Prior to the break up of Yugoslavia Aviogenex was the busiest charter airline in the country handling over half a million passengers per year in the late 1980s 3 Aviogenex brought their first two Boeing 727 200 from Yugoslav Air Force in 1983 4 The last Tu 134 s in the fleet were retired in the early 90s 5 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 6 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 Boeing 737 200 Advanced 7 In February 2015 it was announced that Aviogenex will cease operations to be liquidated as the government failed to attract investors for the airline 1 8 Services EditThis article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Aviogenex news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 Edit Aviogenex Tu 134 at Zurich Airport in 1982 Aviogenex Boeing 727 200 at Faro Airport in the 1980s Aviogenex Boeing 737 200 at Zurich Airport in 1999 Aviogenex operated charter services to the following leisure destinations Africa EgyptHurghada Hurghada International Airport Sharm el Sheikh Sharm el Sheikh International Airport TunisiaDjerba Zarzis International Airport Monastir Monastir Habib Bourguiba International AirportAsia JordanAqaba King Hussein International AirportEurope CyprusLarnaca Larnaca International Airport GreecePreveza Lefkada Corfu Corfu International Airport Heraklion Heraklion International Airport Kos Kos Island International Airport Rhodes Rhodes International Airport Santorini Skiathos Skiathos Island National Airport Zakynthos Zakynthos International Airport SerbiaBelgrade Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport Base SpainBarcelona Barcelona El Prat Airport Palma de Mallorca Palma de Mallorca Airport TurkeyAntalya Antalya Airport Dalaman Dalaman AirportFleet EditAs of June 2015 the Aviogenex consisted of one single Boeing 737 200 The historic fleet of Aviogenex included 12 Tupolev Tu 134 9 7 Boeing 737 200 9 and 5 Boeing 727 9 Incidents and accidents EditOn 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 10 11 killing 78 people and leaving five survivors Among the victims was the Croatian poet Josip Pupacic 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 12 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 13 References Edit a b Aviogenex on ch aviation a b Directory World Airlines Flight International 2007 03 27 p 82 The end of Aviogenex at EX YU Aviation News 3 5 2015 retrieved 1 12 2015 World Airlines Directory Flight International 19 March 1983 p 706 Aviogenex www aerobernie bplaced net Archived from the original on 2018 04 01 Aviogenex International CG 2008 05 08 Archived from the original on 2010 11 23 Retrieved 2010 10 07 Aviogenex Rises From Dead Serbia to liquidate ACMI Charter specialist Aviogenex a b c Aviogenex at rzjets com retrieved 13 12 2014 ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev 134A YU AHZ Rijeka Airport RJK 2 photographs Aviakatastrofy samolyotov Tu 134 in Russian Aviation Safety Network aviation safety net Retrieved 2019 07 08 Aviation Safety Network aviation safety net Retrieved 2020 01 04 External links Edit Media related to Aviogenex at Wikimedia Commons Official websitePortals Serbia Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index 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