Avioimpex was an airline carrier from the Republic of Macedonia (now North Macedonia), based in Skopje. It operated both scheduled and charter services to and from Skopje and Ohrid.
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| Founded | September 1992 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | September 2002 | ||||||
| Hubs | Skopje Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Ohrid Airport | ||||||
| Headquarters | Skopje, Republic of Macedonia | ||||||
| Key people | General Director | ||||||
| Website | http://www.unet.com.mk/mbc/avioimpex.htm | ||||||
History
edit[1][2] Avioimpex was established as Interimpex-Avioimpex in September 1992. The airline changed its name to Avioimpex on 2 November 1999, and operations were suspended in September 2002 after the Macedonian CAA revoked its operating license due to financial difficulties.
Destinations
editAvioimpex operated from Skopje and Ohrid, main focus was on Switzerland (Zurich)
Fleet
editThe fleet included:
Accidents
editOn 20 November 1993 Avioimpex Flight 110, a Yak-42, crashed near Ohrid Airport. The aircraft was on a flight from Geneva, Switzerland to Skopje, Macedonia, but had been diverted to the airport in Ohrid due to poor weather conditions.[4]
On final approach the aircraft struck into the Trojan Hills, that lie in close vicinity to the airport. All eight crew members and 116 passengers died. One passenger, identified as Rade Jevremovich, survived the initial impact but died from his injuries on December 2.
References
edit- ^ "Avioimpex Macedonian Airways - M4 - Skopje - Macedonia - - ATI, Air Transport Intelligence - ATI – Air Transport Intelligence from Reed Business Information, UK". Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
- ^ "Avioimpex". Archived from the original on 2008-01-22. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
- ^ a b c d Avioimpex at rzjets.com, retrieved 13-12-2014
- ^ Plane Crash Kills 115 in Macedonia