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| Founded | 17 June 1927 (as Aeroput)[note 1][1] | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 1 April 1947 (as JAT Yugoslav Airlines) | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 26 October 2013 (became Air Serbia) | ||||||
| Hubs | Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Extra Flight Club | ||||||
| Fleet size | 17 | ||||||
| Destinations | 35 | ||||||
| Parent company | Government of Serbia | ||||||
| Headquarters | Belgrade, Serbia | ||||||
| Key people | Dane Kondić (last CEO) | ||||||
| Revenue |  €135.30 million (2013)[2] | ||||||
| Net income |  -€69.30 million (2013)[2] | ||||||
| Total assets | €304.97 million (2013)[2] | ||||||
| Total equity |  €0 (2013)[2] | ||||||
| Employees | 1,527 (2013)[2] | ||||||
Jat Airways (stylized as JatAirways; Serbo-Croatian: Jat ervejz / Јат ервејз) was the national flag carrier and largest airline of Yugoslavia and later Serbia and Montenegro and finally Serbia. Founded in 1927 as Aeroput, the airline ceased operations during World War II. After resuming flights in 1947, the airline was renamed Jugoslovenski Aerotransport (abbreviated JAT, pronounced [jât]; "Yugoslav Air Transport") on 1 April 1947. The airline was renamed again on 8 August 2003. Jat Airways and their predecessors were one of the oldest airlines still in operation. Flight operations were based at Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, and the airline operated scheduled services to 72 international destinations, outside the areas formerly part of Yugoslavia, as well as charters and wet leases.[3] Jat Airways was owned by the government of Serbia and had 1,250 employees.
On 1 August 2013, the Government of Serbia and Etihad Airways entered into an agreement that reorganized the operations of Jat Airways, and renamed it Air Serbia after the transitional period ended.[4] Certain assets, such as the ATR 72 aircraft, would be transitioned to Air Serbia, while other assets (such as the 737-300s) would remain in JAT Airways branding until retired.[5] The change marked the end of 66 years of the JAT brand.
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- ^ "Jat Airways – History". jat.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Основни подаци из консолидованог финансијског извештаја за 2013. годину. Serbian Agency for Business Registries (in Serbian). Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 3 April 2007. p. 97.
- ^ "Etihad Airways and Government of Serbia unveil strategic partnership". Etihad Airways. Archived from the original on 5 August 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- ^ "Air Serbia staff briefing". new.livestream.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2013.