New A319 arriving soon

Adria’s new A319

The first of 2 Airbus A319s to be delivered to Adria Airways this year is due to arrive in Slovenia soon. The new aircraft is on a long term financial lease from the AerCap investment group. The aircraft, with its test registration being D-AVWR, is currently in Hamburg, Germany undergoing its final checks prior to delivery. The aircraft will be registered S5-AAP once the test flights are complete.

This is the first time Adria will feature an A319 in its fleet. It has ordered a total of 3 aircraft of this type. The order is part of Adria’s multi million Euro fleet upgrade, which will see the Airbus A320 phased out.

Adria has moved all operations from Ljubljana Airport to Maribor recently as work on the runway upgrade at Slovenia’s largest airport began. Adria has been denied rights to operate charter flights and services to Istanbul from Trieste in Italy as it had apparently applied for a permit too late for the authorities to except.