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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.
Croatia Airlines Airbus Dash
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Year In Review: Croatia Had 69 Brand New Route Launches In 2021

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • December 31, 2021
The aviation boom in Croatia has continued in 2021, driven primarily by Ryanair’s arrival in Zagreb Airport and…
Wizz Air Airbus A321 Departing From Eindhoven
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Video: Wizz Air Passenger Tries To Escape Plane After Diversion To Serbia

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • December 29, 2021
A Wizz Air flight from Billund in Denmark to Tuzla in Bosnia and Herzegovina encountered two problems yesterday:…
flybosnia A319
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FlyBosnia Plans 2022 Return To The Skies: What You Need To Know

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • December 27, 2021
FlyBosnia intends to return to the skies in 2022 with a major plan to launch new routes and…
Boeing Conducts 787 Battery Certification Demonstration Flight
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LOT Polish Airlines Plots New York JFK Return In 2022

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • December 24, 2021
LOT Polish Airlines will resume flying between New York’s JFK Airport and its secondary hub in Hungary’s capital,…
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Air Serbia Launches New Routes After Winning Public Tender

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • December 22, 2021
Air Serbia won the public tender in the style of a PSO that will see it operate ten…
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Strong Start: Air Montenegro Handles 100,000 Passengers In Its First Six Months

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • December 20, 2021
Air Montenegro handled its 100,000th passenger last week. With this milestone, let’s take a look at how this…
Qatar A320 Sofia
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Qatar Airways Ups Bulgarian Connectivity With Sofia Return

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • December 17, 2021
Qatar Airways is celebrating yesterday’s return of its non-stop service between Doha and Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria.…
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Montenegro Looks To Subsidize Routes To Key European Cities

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • December 15, 2021
Montenegro has identified a list of 13 strategic routes originating from its two airports, Podgorica and Tivat, and…
Qatar Odesa
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Qatar Airways Operates Its Inaugural Flight To Odesa, Ukraine

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • December 13, 2021
Qatar Airways touched down in Odesa International Airport in Ukraine on Thursday 9th December, inaugurating its second route…
P1 Final Livery
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A350 Startup Pragusa.One Seeks All Premium Economy Cabin Config

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • December 10, 2021
Do you remember PRAGUSA.ONE, the company that wants to start an airline operating a fleet of Airbus A350…
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What Croatia Airlines Thinks Of Brussels Airlines’ Similar Livery

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • December 6, 2021
Croatia Airlines has responded to the new Brussels Airlines livery, which is remarkably similar to that of Croatia…
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What Caused The Crash Of A Bulgarian Tu-154 44 Years Ago?

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • December 3, 2021
44 years ago, on 2nd December 1977, a Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft crashed while operating a…
Ryanair Lauda
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Ryanair Launches Its Third Network Expansion From Zagreb

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • December 1, 2021
Ryanair has begun the third wave of its network expansion from Croatia’s capital Zagreb today, 1st December 2021.…
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LOT Prepares To Decide On 50-Aircraft Regional Jet Order

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • November 29, 2021
LOT Polish Airlines is planning a major fleet renewal process that will involve an order for 50 aircraft.…
Ukraine International Airlines UIA Boeing 737
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Ukraine Plans To Launch A New Airline Alongside Airbus

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • November 26, 2021
Ukraine’s President has unveiled a plan for its country to establish a state airline that will most likely…
FlyOne Armenia
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Airline Startup Of The Week: FLYONE Armenia

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • November 24, 2021
Our airline startup of the week is FLYONE Armenia, the Armenian subsidiary of Moldova’s airline FLYONE. The airline…
ETF Airways Boeing 737-800 Croatia
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ETF Airways To Sue Bremen For €1 million After 737 Rabbit Strike

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • November 22, 2021
Croatia’s ETF Airways intends to sue Bremen Airport for the damages it incurred after its Boeing 737 aircraft…
CSA
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Czech Airlines’ Reorganization Will Not Turn Into Bankruptcy

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • November 19, 2021
CSA, the Czech flag carrier, has lost 105 million Czech Crown ($4.6 million) in the first nine months…
SWISS Airbus
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Eurowings Competes On Pristina-Zurich Against Group Party SWISS

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • November 17, 2021
Eurowings has launched a new route between Zurich and Pristina last week. In doing so, Eurowings has become…
Croatia Airlines Airbus Dash
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Ryanair Effect: Croatia Airlines Launches A New Route Outside Of Zagreb

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • November 15, 2021
Croatia Airlines launched its first-ever international route out of Osijek Airport in Croatia today, linking it to Munich…
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Turkish Airlines Suspends One Way Ticket Sales To Minsk

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • November 12, 2021
Following a European Union diplomatic intervention as a result of the ongoing migrant crisis on the Poland-Belarus border,…
TAROM 737-300
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Farewell To A Classic: TAROM Retires Its Boeing 737-300s

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • November 8, 2021
TAROM retired its two remaining Boeing 737-300 aircraft from service today. The last scheduled flight with a 737-300…
Eurowings Berlin
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Eurowings And Smartwings Launch Codeshare Despite Alliance Differences

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • November 5, 2021
Eurowings announced it would start cooperating with Smartwings in Prague Airport despite the fact that Eurowings is owned…
Aircraft at Sheremetyevo International Airport near Moscow
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Vaccine Tourism: Russians Are Flying To Croatia For The EU COVID Pass

  • byJakov Fabinger
  • November 3, 2021
A Russian agency is running a vaccine tourism scheme to Croatia for Russians to get vaccinated in this…
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