Moldavian Airlines is an airline

Airline

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 based at Chişinău

Chisinau

Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc...

 in Moldova

Moldova

Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...

. It operates scheduled international services from Chişinău to destinations in Europe

Europe

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. Its main base is Chişinău International Airport

Chisinau International Airport

Chișinău International Airport is the main international airport in Chișinău, Moldova, located southeast of the centre of Chişinău, the capital city.-History:...

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The Moldavian Airlines air operators certificate permits the transport of passengers, goods and mail (at July 2007).

History

Moldavian Airlines was established on 26 July 1994 and started operations on 19 August 1994. It was the first private airline in Moldova. It became a joint Swiss-Moldovan company in November 1999, forming a partnership with Carpatair

Carpatair

Carpatair S.A. is the largest regional airline in Eastern Europe, based in Timişoara, Romania. It operates services to 34 destinations in Europe. It co-operates closely with Moldavian Airlines on fleet, maintenance and logistics...

, a regional airline

Regional airline

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 based in Romania

Romania

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In 2005, Moldavian Airlines transported 91,200 passengers. In 2006, 89,200 passengers were transported. In 2007 50,000 passengers were transported to Budapest. In 2008 the passenger number declined to 45,700 passengers.

Destinations

Moldavian fly to the following destinations, as at November 2011:

• Italy
  Italy
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  • Venice
    Venice
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     - Marco Polo Airport [operating for Carpatair]
• Hungary
  Hungary
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  • Budapest Ferihegy International Airport
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• Moldova
  Moldova
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  • Chişinău International Airport
    Chisinau International Airport
    Chișinău International Airport is the main international airport in Chișinău, Moldova, located southeast of the centre of Chişinău, the capital city.-History:...
    
    
• Turkey
  Turkey
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  • Istanbul
    Istanbul
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     - Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
    Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
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Fleet

As of November 2011, the Moldovan Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft:

Moldavian Airlines Fleet

Aircraft	In Fleet	Orders	Passengers	Registrations
Saab 2000 Saab 2000 |-See also:-References:* Lambert, Mark. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1993–94. Coulsdon, UK:Jane's Data Division, 1993. ISBN 0 7106 1066 1....	2	0	50	ER-SFA, ER-SFB
Fokker 100	1	0	102	ER-FZA