Avioimpex

Avioimpex
IATA ICAO Callsign
M4 AXX IMPEX
Founded September 1992
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

Avioimpex was an airline carrier from the Republic of Macedonia, based out of Skopje. It operated both scheduled and charter services to and from Skopje and Ohrid.

History

Avioimpex McDonnell Douglas MD-80 33RC.
Avioimpex Tupolev Tu-154 in 1993.

[1][2] Avioimpex was established as Interimpex-Avioimpex in September 1992. The airline changed its name to Avioimpex on November 2, 1999 and operations were suspended in September 2002 after the Macedonian CAA revoked its operating license due to financial difficulties

Fleet

The fleet included:

Accidents

On 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

  1. ↑ Avioimpex Macedonian Airways - M4 - Skopje - Macedonia - - ATI, Air Transport Intelligence - ATI – Air Transport Intelligence from Reed Business Information, UK
  2. ↑ Avioimpex
  3. 1 2 3 4 Avioimpex at rzjets.com, retrieved 13-12-2014
  4. ↑ Plane Crash Kills 115 in Macedonia

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