Airlines
Bulgaria Air Prepares Fleet Modernization and Expansion Plan
The Sofia-based full-service carrier aims to deploy a single type of narrowbody aircraft across its regional and international network.
A Bulgaria Air Airbus A319 takes off from Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by airlines470)
A Bulgaria Air Airbus A319 takes off from Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by airlines470)

Bulgaria Air has started analyzing the next steps of its fleet expansion and renewal, and a decision on a new aircraft order could happen before summer, according to CEO Yanko Georgiev. “Negotiations are ongoing with at least two providers of single-aisle aircraft,” Georgiev told AIN. “We would like to evolve to a single type fleet to achieve cost reductions and optimize processes like pilot training and maintenance.” The Sofia Airport-based carrier currently operates six Airbus A319/320s and four Embraer E190s on a network spanning 22 scheduled destinations in Europe and the Middle East. “The aim is to grow the fleet to possibly 15 narrowbodies over the next four to five years,” noted Georgiev, an A320 captain. The larger fleet would support the airline’s scheduled flights, as well as its growing ACMI business and charter ops.


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