Bulgaria's GullivAir eyes scheduled operations

Bulgaria's GullivAir gets the go-ahead for US plans

Bulgarian start-up GullivAir (G2, Sofia) has been awarded a Foreign Air Carrier Permit and Exemption Authority for a two-year period by the US Department of Transportation, which will enable it to proceed with its plans to launch three weekly scheduled return flights between Sofia and New York JFK.

In a regulatory notice, the DOT confirmed the FACP was valid from March 2, 2021.

It covers foreign schedules and charters of persons, property, and mail from any point/s behind any European Union member state, via any point/s in any member state, and via intermediate points, to any point/s in the US and beyond. It also allows foreign schedules and charters ferrying persons, property, and mail between any point/s within the US; and within the European Common Aviation Area.

GullivAir is also allowed to operate foreign cargo schedules and charters between any point/s in the US and any other point/s; and other charters with prior approval according to CFR Part 212 of the department’s economic regulations; as well as transportation authorised by any additional...

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Bulgaria's GullivAir targets US flights

Bulgarian start-up GullivAir (G2, Sofia) has unveiled plans to operate three weekly scheduled return flights between Sofia and New York JFK.

The privately-owned carrier has applied for a US Foreign Air Carrier permit for scheduled and chartered, passenger, property, and mail cargo flights and for exemption authority to enable it to provide the services while its application is pending.

The airline currently dry-leases one A330-200, LZ-ONE (msn 811), from Aircastle for a combination of passenger and cargo flights. It is in the process of dry-leasing two more A330s that are expected to be added to its AOC in a few months, Chief Executive Officer Georgi Kolev said in the application to the US Department of Transportation dated September 29, 2020.

According to supporting documents, GulliVair obtained a Bulgarian AOC (BG 56) on July 24, 2020. It was granted a Category A operator’s license (BG 1008-23) by the Bulgarian Civil Aviation Administration on October 12, 2016, last amended on September 25, 2020, allowing it to operate aircraft with more than 20 seats...

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