Bulgarian Air Charter Bulgarian Air Charter was established as in June 2000 and started operations on 14 December of that same year as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Aviation Service Group. It operated flights for several
tour operators to destinations mostly in
Austria, the
Czech Republic,
Germany,
Israel and
Poland. Since the period the airline was founded, it has transported more than 3.5 million passengers. The company has 330 employees. The airline has its own maintenance unit which has capabilities on
McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series and
Airbus A320 series aircraft covering airframe, engines and landing gear services and overhaul of aircraft components. The airline started operations with five
Tupolev Tu-154s. In 2004, the airline retired these aircraft and replaced them with seven
McDonnell Douglas MD-80. By 2011, the Bulgarian Air Charter fleet had grown to 12 MD-80s. In September 2015, the air carrier added its first
Airbus A320-200 to its fleet.
European Air Charter In May 2021, Bulgarian Air Charter announced it was changing its name to European Air Charter. In October 2023, European Air Charter phased out their remaining
McDonnell Douglas MD-82s as the last European operator. == Destinations ==