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Air Albania adds two more A320s

Air Albania (ZB, Tirana) is in the process of doubling its fleet as it nears the induction of two more A320-200s - VP-CLP (msn 3676) and VP-CEK (msn 4934).

The Albanian flag carrier shared in a social media post that the aircraft have already been repainted in its livery and will be inducted "soon". Both are currently undergoing pre-delivery maintenance at Istanbul Sabiha Gökcen, having been last operated by Etihad Airways, the ch-aviation fleets advanced module shows. The carrier revealed that they will become ZA-MMK and ZA-ASM, although it is not clear which will bear which registration. Both jets will be configured in a single-class layout for up to 180 passengers.

Air Albania, which is 49.1%-owned by Turkish Airlines (TK, Istanbul Airport), currently operates one A319-100 and one A320-200, both of them transferred from its parent carrier.

Air Serbia, Turkish Airlines explore possible JV

Air Serbia (JU, Belgrade) and Turkish Airlines (TK, Istanbul Airport) have inked a Memorandum of Understanding to expand their existing cooperation, potentially through a new joint venture.

"We are pleased to further strengthen our good relations and cooperation with Turkish Airlines. It is our great pleasure to announce that Air Serbia and Turkish Airlines will continue to look for new commercial opportunities for creating efficient and mutually beneficial relationships while considering the option of joining forces to achieve better connectivity and offer for our customers through a possible joint venture on the services between Serbia and Türkiye," Air Serbia Chief Executive Jiri Marek said.

The airlines will aim to expand existing cooperation in terms of codeshare operations, cargo, and frequent flyer programme integration. It is not clear if, going forward, the partnership would be a purely commercial arrangement limited to the Serbia-Turkey market or go beyond that. Marek told ch-aviation the airlines are still exploring what kind of joint venture would best fit their goals but emphasised that it would be a commercial,...

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