Air Serbia retires oldest Airbus jet

Air Serbia has returned its oldest Airbus A319 aircraft, registered YU-APJ, to its owner after which it will be solded. The jet, which is 22 years old, departed from Belgrade to New York’s JFK Airport via Glasgow, Keflavik (Reykjavik) and Gander. Ultimately, it’s final destination is the Pinal Airpark.

In 2020, the carrier said it would retire older aircraft from its fleet to be better prepared for post-pandemic travel. Last year, the airline retired its remaining Boeing 737-300 jets, which were over thirty years old.

In addition, the carrier will phase out its ATR72-200 and -500 turboprops in the coming months as it begins to take delivery of newer ATR72-600s from February. As a result, Air Serbia currently has nine A319s in its fleet, one of which has been grounded since late November 2021 (registered YU-APB). It also utilises one A320, one A330-200 and five ATR72s. exyuaviation.com