Two eastern European carriers - Carpatair and Moldavian Airlines - have each added ex-Swiss International Air Lines Saab 2000s to their fleets. Timisoara, Romania-based Carpatair is initially taking two Saab 2000s as part of a plan to operate six by March alongside its Saab 340s. Moldavian, based at Chisinau, Moldova, has wet-leased one aircraft from Swiss to meet increased demand between its base and Budapest.
Source: Flight International
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