Croatia

As of Dec. 1, Zagreb has temporarily handed over the peacetime protection of Croatia’s airspace to Hungary and Italy.

Croatia is set to become the next NATO nation to acquire the Turkish-made Bayrakytar TB2 uncrewed air system.

Croatia has become the fifth export operator of Dassault’s Rafale fighter following delivery of the first aircraft into the country’s capital of Zagreb.

Spain is to bolster its aerial firefighting capacity by purchasing seven new De Haviland Canada DHC-515 amphibious fire bombers.

Croatia and Greece have signed contracts to purchase de Havilland Canada DHC-515 amphibious aircraft to modernize their aerial firefighting fleets.

The congressional notification released on Jan. 26 by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency clears Croatia to move forward with the $500 million purchase.

France has placed a long-awaited order for 42 more Dassault Rafale combat aircraft to equip the country’s air force.

The two-seat Rafale B was formally transferred on Oct. 2 during a ceremony at the Mont-de-Marsan air base, where Croatian pilots are being trained on the type.

Ministers hope the agreement will lead to the launch of nonstop Croatia-Japan routes.

The planned expansion from Zagreb comes as the Irish carrier pushed up its annual passenger traffic forecast on the back of growth in summer bookings.

Croatia Airlines has had a troubled financial record.

Routes rounds up the latest new route announcements, as well as services returning to carrier’s networks.

The market for nonstop routes between Croatia and the US continues to grow.

The Atlanta-based carrier will serve the country nonstop for the first time ever.

New seasonal long-haul routes to Croatia, Greece and Iceland are set to begin in July.

A combined 29 new routes are being launched from the two bases.

LOT Polish Airlines has launched its 12th and 13th routes from Hungary’s capital city.

Flights will begin in May with Dash 8-400 turboprops.

After growing capacity by 8% in 2019, Serbia’s national air carrier is launching six new routes in 2020.