Hatfield, Hertfordshire….BAE Systems Regional Aircraft announced today the long-term lease of a further BAe 146-200 to Romanian air carrier, Romavia. The aircraft, (msn E2220) was delivered at the beginning of March.

In addition, Romavia has extended the lease of its existing Series 200 (E2227) by several more years.

Romavia is fully owned by the Romanian state and commenced operations in 1991. As well as offering chartered and scheduled passenger flights to European destinations, the airline also operates state and governmental flights for the Romanian Presidency and Government. The Romavia fleet consists of two BAC One-Eleven 500s and one Boeing 707, as well as the BAe 146.

The airline’s first BAe 146 was originally earmarked primarily for regional charter flights from Romania, but has been used increasingly for governmental duties. The decision to lease the second aircraft means that the scheduled charter programme will be re-instated from April 2007.

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