JAT Yugoslav Airlines

JAT Yugoslav Airlines (Serbian: Jugoslovenski aerotransport) is the flag carrier and largest airline of Yugoslavia.

= History = The Kingdom of Yugoslavia established Aeroput as its national airline in 1927; it was given its current name in 1947.

JAT in British Columbia
JAT inaugurated a Belgrade–Detroit–Vancouver service in 1983; this was replaced by the non-stop service in 1996.

In 1970, JAT became De Havilland BC's first customer from a communist country when it took delivery of two DHBC-7 Trident 7B; this was made possible by the fact that although Yugoslavia was communist at the time, it was not part of the Warsaw Pact and was one of the founders of the Non-Aligned Movement. JAT received a further seven between 1971 and 1975. The first one was sold to Talia Airways of Turkey in 1987, and crashed a year later. The remaining eight remained in service into the 21st century, being retired between 2001 and 2006. One, registered YU-AKF (c/n C1325/1973) was preserved, returned to its original livery, and is on display at the aviation museum at Nikola Tesla Airport in Belgrade.

With the Tridents having proved popular with both passengers and crews, JAT returned to DHBC in 1986, placing an order for eight DHBC-9 Kehloke. Deliveries began in 1988, with JAT receiving two per year through 1991. They enjoyed a three-decade career with JAT, and like the Tridents they were well-liked. One was retired in 2017 and another in 2018, followed by three in 2019; the last three were retired in 2020. The first one to have been delivered, YU-AKJ (c/n C2027/1988) was retired in 2019 and is on display at Nikola Tesla Airport next to the Trident, painted in its final livery.

= Fleet =

Current

 * Airbus A220-300 - 2, +22 on order
 * Airbus A318 - 15
 * Airbus A319 - 11
 * Airbus A340-600 - 8
 * Boeing 737-500 - 8, to be retired by 2028, to be replaced by MC-21
 * Boeing 737-700 - 8, to be retired by 2028, to be replaced by MC-21
 * Boeing 737-800 - 24
 * Boeing 747-8 - 3
 * ATR 72 - 23
 * ATR 42 - 18
 * Ilyushin Il-96M - 4
 * Irkut MC-21-200 - 0, +12 on order, to be delivered by 2028, to replace 737-500 and 737-700
 * Irkut MC-21-300 - 0, +12 on order, to be delivered by 2028, to replace 737-500 and 737-700
 * Sukhoi Superjet 100 - 24

Historic

 * Airbus A330-200 - 2 (2016-2020)
 * Antonov An-28 - 1 (1990-1993)
 * Boeing 707-300 - 3 (1970-1976)
 * Boeing 707-300C - 6 (1974-1990)
 * Boeing 737-300 - 12 (1985-2022)
 * Boeing 737-400 - 3 (2002-2010)
 * Convair CV-340 - 3 (1954-1972)
 * Convair CV-440 - 6 (1957-1974)
 * DHBC-7 Trident 7B - 9 (1970-2006)
 * DHBC-9 Kehloke - 8 (1988-2020)
 * Douglas DC-3 - 3 (1950-1970)
 * Douglas C-47 - 13 (1947-1974)
 * Douglas DC-6B - 2 (1958-1964)
 * Douglas DC-Douglas DC-9-32 - 16 (1969-2004)
 * Ilyushin Il-14 - 6 (1956-1963)
 * Ilyushin Il-18 - 1 (1967-1978)
 * Junkers Ju-52 - 1 (1947-1951)
 * McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 - 7 (1985-1999)
 * McDonnell Douglas MD-11 - 6 (1997-2018)
 * ROMBAC 1-11-500 - 1 (1989-1991)
 * Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III - 1 (1972-1973)
 * Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle IV-N - 1 (1965-1978)
 * Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VI-N - 6 (1963-1978)
 * Tupolev Tu-204-120 - 2 (2001-2007)

= Routes = Entries with a green background indicates a destination in British Columbia. "Domestic" refers to services within Yugoslavia.