European Air Charter (Bulgarian airline)

Bulgarian Air Charter

Bulgarian Air Charter was established as in June 2000 and started operations on 14 December of that same year as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Aviation Service Group. It operated flights for several tour operators to destinations mostly in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Israel and Poland.

Since the period the airline was founded, it has transported more than 3.5 million passengers. The company has 330 employees.[4] The airline has its own maintenance unit which has capabilities on McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series and Airbus A320 series aircraft covering airframe, engines and landing gear services and overhaul of aircraft components.[5]

The airline started operations with five Tupolev Tu-154s. In 2004, the airline retired these aircraft and replaced them with seven McDonnell Douglas MD-80. By 2011, the Bulgarian Air Charter fleet had grown to 12 MD-80s. In September 2015, the air carrier added its first Airbus A320-200 to its fleet.[6]

European Air Charter

In May 2021, Bulgarian Air Charter announced it was changing its name to European Air Charter.[7][8]

In October 2023, European Air Charter phased out their remaining McDonnell Douglas MD-82s as the last European operator.[9]

Current fleet

As of August 2025, European Air Charter operates the following aircraft:[10]

Former fleet

Bulgarian Air Charter operated Tupolev Tu-154s[11] and - as one of the last European airlines to do so - McDonnell Douglas MD-82s,[9] which have since been phased out.