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Jakov Fabinger

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Lead Journalist - Central & South Eastern Europe - A background in economics and education gives Jakov the ability to translate complex subjects into easily digestible formats. Published in sources including Economics Today and Ex-Yu Aviation News, Jakov is regularly cited in leading publications including CAPA, TTG Italia, AIRportal.hu and a variety of regional publications, and even at Prime Minister’s Question in Croatian Parliament. His extensive knowledge of the Balkans and close relationship with the industry there brings inimitable vision to our coverage in the region. Based in London, UK.
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Eastern Airlines Eyes Sarajevo For Transatlantic Flight Launch

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • April 14, 2021
America’s Eastern Airlines is launching its first-ever route to Europe this summer. It will inaugurate flights from Chicago…
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Romania’s TAROM Puts All Its A318 Baby Busses Up For Sale

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • April 12, 2021
Romania’s flag carrier TAROM is selling 14 aircraft out of its fleet of 29, and all three aircraft…
Croatia Airlines
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Croatia Airlines Isn’t Happy With Ryanair’s Zagreb Arrival

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • April 12, 2021
Croatia Airlines has reacted angrily to the news that Zagreb Airport will provide financial incentives to Ryanair to…
An Air Albania Boeing 737-800 leaves Milan Malpensa airport
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Military Steps In To End Albania ATC Strike After Flight Chaos

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • April 9, 2021
Flights at Tirana International Airport resumed today after a strike by the local air traffic controllers that started…
Wizz Air A321
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Could Wizz Air Fly To China Via Kazakhstan?

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • April 7, 2021
Wizz Air might soon start scheduled services to China, operating from Budapest to Beijing with a stopover in…
Air Serbia A330
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Serbia Aims Big: Will Build 2 New International Airports

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • April 5, 2021
Serbia today published plans to build two brand new airports, one of which will replace Belgrade Nikola Tesla…
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Smartwings Secures $90m In Financing

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • April 2, 2021
Czech Republic’s Smartwings, which also owns CSA Czech Airlines, has finally managed to secure a financial injection. It…
Ryanair
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Ryanair Invests $200 Million In New Zagreb Lauda A320 Base

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • March 30, 2021
Ryanair announced in a press conference this morning that it would be opening a base in Zagreb Airport…
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HiSky Moldova Set To Lease An A320-200 From ALC

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • March 29, 2021
Moldova’s startup airline, HiSky Moldova, has signed a long-term lease agreement for an Airbus A320-200 aircraft with Air…
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Lufthansa Beats Boeing And PwC To Help Launch ToMontenegro

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • March 26, 2021
The Government of Montenegro has selected the consulting arm of Lufthansa Systems for the task of setting up…
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Air Serbia Helps Deliver 100,000 Sputnik Vaccines To Belgrade

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • March 24, 2021
Air Serbia’s Airbus A330-200 aircraft has been busy again. Apart from operating scheduled flights to New York JFK,…
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Air Astana Is Considering Launching Flights To Montenegro

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • March 19, 2021
Air Astana, the flag carrier of Kazakhstan, intends to launch flights to Montenegro. The airline also expressed an…
flybosnia A319
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FlyBosnia Hiring 30 Cabin Crew For Its New Airbus A320

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • March 17, 2021
FlyBosnia is hiring 30 cabin crew. The startup airline, based in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Sarajevo International Airport, is…
CSA Airbus
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Czech Airlines Declared Bankrupt After Previously Laying Off Staff

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • March 15, 2021
The fifth oldest airline in the world, Czech Airlines, has been declared bankrupt in Prague last week. The…
Air Serbia Airbus A330
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Huge Demand Prompts Air Serbia To Up New York Frequency

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • March 12, 2021
Air Serbia is increasing the frequency of its flights from Belgrade to New York JFK due to increased…
Air Serbia A330
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Air Serbia Eyes IATA Health Passport Trial To Zurich

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • March 10, 2021
Air Serbia will start testing the International Air Transport Association’s digital passport in April. Known as the IATA…
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A Look At The Routes A350 Startup PRAGUSA.ONE Wants To Fly

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • March 8, 2021
Earlier today, Simple Flying brought to you the exclusive story of PRAGUSA.ONE, a startup airline that plans to…
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Coming Soon: An All Premium Economy Airbus A350 Startup Airline: PRAGUSA.ONE

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • March 8, 2021
Exclusive: A new all-A350 airline is coming, and its name is PRAGUSA.ONE. The ambitious carrier plans to base…
A330-200
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Bulgaria’s GullivAir Receives Permission To Operate A330 Flights To The US

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • March 5, 2021
Bulgarian startup airline GullivAir was this week awarded permission to fly scheduled and chartered flights to the United…
Air Serbia A330
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Air Serbia Reportedly Gearing Up To Take Second A330

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • March 3, 2021
It has not been confirmed yet by Air Serbia itself, but reports have emerged that the airline is…
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Ex-Adria Airways Pilot To Launch An All-A320 Slovenian Airline

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • March 1, 2021
Slovenia has a new airline, SouthEast Airlines, and its founders mean business. SouthEast Airlines was founded at the…
Czech Airlines
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Czech Airlines Seeks Reorganization To Save Company

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • February 26, 2021
The flag carrier of the Czech Republic, Czech Airlines (CSA), today filed company reorganization proposal in the Municipal…
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Czech Airlines Intends To Lay Off All 430 Members Of Staff

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • February 24, 2021
Czech Airlines (ČSA), one of the world’s oldest airlines, looks to be on the verge of bankruptcy. The…
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