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| airline = Trade Air
| logo = Tradeaircroatialogo.png
| logo_size = 200150
| IATA = C3
| ICAO = TDR
| hubs = <div>
* [[Zagreb Airport]]
* {{nowrap|[[Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport|Ljubljana Airport]]<ref name=ref5>{{cite web| url = https://tangosix.rs/2020/16/01/trade-air-otvara-bazu-u-ljubljani/ | title = Trade Air otvara bazu u Ljubljani | date = 2020-01-16 | accessdate = 2020-02-03}}</ref>}}</div>
| focus_cities =
| frequent_flyer =
| alliance =
| fleet_size = 6
| destinations = 67 (scheduled)
| website = [http://www.trade-air.com/ trade-air.com]
}}
'''Trade Air [[Limited liability company#Croatia|d.o.o.]]''' is a [[Croatia]]n passenger and cargo [[charter airline]] headquartered in [[Zagreb]] and based at [[Zagreb Airport]]. The company is registered as an airline whose main activities are passenger charter flights and cargo operations, organised either on charter chain flights or ''ad hoc'' flights. Trade Air also specialises in the transportation of [[dangerous goods]].
'''Trade Air [[Limited liability company#Croatia|d.o.o.]]''' is a [[Croatia]]n passenger and cargo [[Air charter|charter airline]] headquartered in [[Zagreb]] and based at [[Zagreb Airport]]. The company is registered as an airline whose main activities are passenger charter flights and cargo operations, organised either on charter chain flights or ''ad hoc'' flights. Trade Air also specialises in the transportation of [[dangerous goods]].
== History ==
[[File:L410Trade UVPAir ELogo.JPGpng|thumb|right|A former and now retiredFormer Trade Air [[Let L-410 Turbolet]]logo]]
Trade Air was established in April 1994 and started operations on 22 May 1995. It is a private company fully owned by Mihajlo Cvijin. In April 1999, the airline started to operate their first [[Let L-410 Turbolet]] aircraft, with two more aircraft of the same type added to their fleet during the summer of 2000.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}
Trade Air was established in April 1994 and started operations on 22 May 1995. It is a private company fully owned by Mihajlo Cvijin.{{cn|date=June 2024}}
In 2004, the airline added two [[Fokker 100]] aircraft to their fleet and started to use them to operate [[air charter|charter flights]] for passengers in March 2005. In November 2007, Trade Air operated flights with their Fokker 100 aircraft in [[Australia]], transporting journalists as one of two dedicated carriers for the [[2007 Australian federal election|Australian federal elections]]. Both Fokker 100 aircraft operated by the airline were painted in the Sun Adria, now Trade Air [[Fokker 40]] [[aircraft livery|livery]].{{Citation neededcn|date=June 20222024}}
Between November 2004 and February 2005, Trade Air based one of its Let 410s in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], in a short-lived and ultimately failed attempt to operate flights between [[Mostar]] and [[Zagreb]] under the ''Bosnia Airlines'' brand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ch-aviation.ch/portal/airline/BOS|title=Bosnia Airlines on ch-aviation|website=ch-aviation}}</ref>
In March 2007, the airline was anonymously accused of allegedly overloading their aircraft with cargo and having pilots who allegedly flew every consecutive day for two or three weeks without taking a minimum 36-hour rest period within any 7seven consecutive days. Legislators dismissed the anonymous accusations.<ref name=ref2>{{cite web | url = http://www.nacional.hr/clanak/32816/trade-air-baca-rh-na-crnu-listu-eu | title = Trade Air baca RH na crnu listu EU|trans-title=Trade Air places Croatia on an EU blacklist | date = 2007-03-27 | accessdate = 2010-05-05 | work = [[Nacional (weekly)|Nacional]] | language = Croatian|author=Eduard Šoštarić|archivedate=6 April 2012|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406190756/http://www.nacional.hr/clanak/32816/trade-air-baca-rh-na-crnu-listu-eu }}</ref><ref name=ref1>{{cite news | url = http://www.poslovni.hr/hrvatska/nakon-air-adriatica-i-trade-air-gubi-dozvolu-za-letenje-38016 | title = Nakon Air Adriatica i Trade Air gubi dozvolu za letenje? | date = 2007-03-28 | accessdate = 2010-05-05 | newspaper = [[Poslovni dnevnik]] | language = Croatian}}</ref>
In May 2008, the airline received [[IATA Operational Safety Audit|IOSA]] certification.<ref name=ref3>{{cite web | url = http://www.iata.org/ps/certification/iosa/Pages/Registry.aspx | title = IATA Operational Safety Audit | date = 2008-05-02 | accessdate = 2010-07-14 | work = [[IATA]] }}</ref>
Until June 2010, Trade Air operated scheduled flights between [[Zagreb]], [[Ljubljana]] and [[Sarajevo]] with two Let L-410 Turbolet aircraft besides other charter flights for either cargo or passengers. In Summerthe summer of 2013, Trade Air started scheduled operations supported by the Croatian Ministry for Sea Transport and Infrastructure between Osijek and Zagreb.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://exyuaviation.blogspot.ch/2013/09/trade-air-launching-scheduled-flights.html|title=Trade Air launching scheduled flights|website=EX-YU Aviation News}}</ref> This iswas the first time this route is beingwas served after 26 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.croatiaweek.com/osijek-zagreb-flight-returns-after-26-years/|title=Osijek-Zagreb Flight Returns After 26-Years}}</ref> In May 2016, Trade Air started operating scheduled flights for [[Croatia Airlines]] from [[Zagreb International Airport|Zagreb]] to [[Athens International Airport|Athens]], [[Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport|Barcelona]], [[Brussels Airport|Brussels]], [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen]], [[Dubrovnik Airport|Dubrovnik]], and [[Lisbon Airport|Lisbon]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/253619/croatia-airlines-outlines-planned-fokker-100-operation-in-s16/|title=Croatia Airlines Outlines Planned Fokker 100 Operation in S16|first=UBM (UK) Ltd|last=2017|website=Routesonline}}</ref>
In February 2017, Trade Air secured a contract with Swiss travel agency ''PowdAir'' to operate winter ski-charter flights to several destinations from [[Sion Airport]] from winter 2017.<ref>see http://www.exyuaviation.com/2017/02/trade-air-secures-switzerland-contract.html</ref> In 2018, Trade Air secured an ongoing contract with Israeli company [[Israir Airlines]] for flights from Tel Aviv to destinations in Europe.
In 2018, Trade Air has secured an ongoing contract with Israeli company Israir <ref>see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israir_Airlines</ref> for flight from Tel Aviv to destinations in Europe.
== Destinations ==
As of JuneMay 20182023, Trade Air operates scheduled flights between the following domestic and international destinations under its own brand:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trade-air.com/ScheduledFlights|title=TradeAir - Redovni letovi|website=www.trade-air.com}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable sortable toccolours" style="margin:1em auto;"
|[[Zagreb]]||Croatia||align=center|ZAG||align=center|LDZA||[[Zagreb Airport]]
|-
|[[MostarZadar]]||Bosnia and HerzegovinaCroatia|| align="center" |OMOZAD|| align="center" |LQMOLDZD||[[MostarZadar Airport]]
|-
|}
== Fleet ==
===Current fleet===
[[File:Trade_Air_Airbus_A320Berlin Brandenburg Airport Trade Air Airbus A320-212_214 9A-_MSN795_-_REG_9A-BTG_BTK (DSC07439).jpg|thumb|Trade Air [[Airbus A320-200]]]]
[[File:9A-BTE_(20781722532).jpg|thumb|Trade Air [[Fokker 100]]]]
As of NovemberMay 20212023, the Trade Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:<ref>{{cite web |last1=Šćurić |first1=Alen |title=Trade Air dijeli lekcije svima u regiji |url=https://tangosix.rs/2020/25/08/kolumna-alena-scurica-trade-air-dijeli-lekcije-svima-u-regiji/ |website=Tango Six |access-date=23 May 2021 |language=Serbian |date=25 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=NOVI ČLAN TRADE AIR FLOTE – 9ABTJ |url=https://www.trade-air.com/novosti/novi-clan-trade-air-flote-9abtj/ |website=Trade Air |access-date=29 October 2021 |language=hr |date=24 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=6 February 2022|title=TRADE AIR WELCOMES NEW AIRCRAFT|url=https://www.trade-air.com/news/trade-air-welcomes-new-aircraft/|access-date=6 February 2022|website=Trade Air}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto;"
|+ '''Trade Air Fleetfleet'''
|-
!Aircraft
!Passengers
!Notes
|-
|[[Airbus A320 family|Airbus A319-100]]
|align=center|1
|align=center|—
|align=center|144
|
|-
|[[Airbus A320 family|Airbus A320-200]]
|align=center|—
|align=center|180
|
|-
|[[Airbus A320 family|Airbus A319-100]]
|align=center|1
|align=center|—
|align=center|150
|
|-
|align=center|1
|align=center|—
|align=center|10933
|Leased from [[SprintAir]]
|
|-
!Total
!6
!—
!
!
!
===Former fleet===
[[File:9A-BTE_(20781722532).jpg|thumb|A former Trade Air [[Fokker 100]]]]
The airline formerly operated aircraft cited in the table below:
Trade Air also formerly operated the following aircraft types:{{cn|date=April 2024}}
*1 [[ATR 42#ATR 42-500|ATR 42-500]] (2008-2009, leased from [[DAT (airline)|Danish Air Transport]])
{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; margin: 1em auto;"
*1 [[British Aerospace Jetstream|British Aerospace Jetstream 32]] (2016-2018, leased from [[AIS Airlines]])
|+ '''Trade Air historical fleet'''
*1 [[Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia]] (2013-2016, leased from [[Budapest Aircraft Service]])
|- style="background:darkblue;"
*3 [[Fokker 100]] (2004-2022)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mehić |first=Juraj |last2=Šćuric |first2=Alen |date=25 October 2022 |title=Trade Air prodao Fokkera F100 |trans-title=Trade Air sold Fokker F100 |url=https://zamaaero.com/25/10/2022/novosti-iz-regije/trade-air-prodao-fokkera-f100/ |access-date=24 May 2023 |website=zamaaero |language=hr}}</ref>
! {{color|white|Aircraft}}
*7 [[Let L-410 Turbolet]] (1995-2009)
! {{color|white|Registration}}
! {{color|white|Active in fleet}}
! {{color|white|Seats}}
! {{color|white|Notes}}
|-
|[[Let L-410 Turbolet]]
|
|1995
|15
|Hired from Farair
|-
|[[Let L-410 Turbolet]]
|
|1995-1998
|19
|Hired from company in Slovakia
|-
|[[Let L-410 Turbolet]]
|
|1998-1999
|19
|Hired from [[Budapest Aircraft Service|BAS]]
|-
|[[Let L-410 Turbolet]]
|9A-BTA
|1999-2005
|19
|Trade Air aircraft, crashed near Bergamo, Italy
|-
|[[Let L-410 Turbolet]]
|9A-BTB
|2000-2009
|19
|Trade Air aircraft
|-
|[[Let L-410 Turbolet]]
|9A-BTC
|2000-2009
|19
|Trade Air aircraft
|-
|[[Fokker 100]]
|9A-BTD
|2005-2019
|109
|Trade Air aircraft, sold to Flywings Aviation
|-
|[[ATR 42]]
|
|2008-2009
|0
|Hired from [[Danish Air Transport|DAT]]
|-
|[[Fokker 100]]
|9A-BTF
|2011-2013
|100
|Trade Air aircraft sold to [[Karun Airlines]]
|-
|[[Embraer|Embraer EMB 120]]
|
|2013-2016
|30
|Hired from [[Budapest Aircraft Service|BAS]]
|-
|[[British Aerospace Jetstream|Jetstream J32]]
|PH-HCI
|2016-2018
|19
|Hired from [[AIS Airlines|AIS]]
|}
{{clear}}
==Accidents and incidents==
* On 30 October 2005, [[Trade Air Flight 729]] crashed near [[Bergamo]], [[Italy]], shortly after taking off from [[Milan Bergamo Airport|Orio al Serio Airport]] in poor weather. The flight was a night-time cargo flight from Bergamo to [[Zagreb International Airport|Zagreb]] operated by a [[Let L-410 Turbolet]] with the [[aircraft registration|registration]] 9A-BTA. All three people on board, two pilots and a passenger, were killed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20051030-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Let L-410UVP-E19A 9A-BTA Bergamo-Orio Al Serio Airport (BGY)|first=Harro|last=Ranter|website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
*On 9 May 2021, Trade Air Flight 125 was forced to return to [[Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport]] after a [[bird strike]]. No one was hurt.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Letalo s slovenskimi dopustniki, namenjenimi na Madeiro, pri poletu trčilo s ptico|url=https://www.24ur.com/novice/slovenija/letalo-z-dopustniki-namenjenimi-na-madeiro-s-tezavami-pri-vzletu.html|access-date=2021-05-09|website=www.24ur.com|language=sl}}</ref>
== References ==
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