Airline Name
MAT Macedonian Airlines
IATA: IN / ICAO: MAK / Callsign: MAKAVIO
Country of Origin
Aircraft Types Used (from those available in WoA)
CRJ9 (CRJ 900)(1 operated),(Not in-game),
B733 (737-300)(4 operated),
B735 (737-500)(1 operated),
DC93 (Douglas DC 9-30)(3 operated),
Not taken up aircraft,
E170 (Embraer 170)(1 not operated)(Ex-Embraer show aircraft),
https://www.planespotters.net/airframe/embraer-erj-170-zs-ybc-airlink/e01yy2
Why should this airline be added?
It was the flag carrier for the F.Y.R.O.M, now North Macedonia, between 1994 and 2009, based out of Skopje Airport and Ohrid Airport. The airline flew to mainly European capitals, including PRG, for most of its life however lost its AOC due to unpaid air traffic control fees banning it from German and Italian airspace. The CRJ 900 was used on many flights into Germany, Austria and Prague, which the E170 was to do. The E170 is an interesting one, I can’t find out how many they were supposed to have, and why they decided to cancel the order and just take up a leased CRJ 900. The E170s were ordered due to JAT taking back 2 737-300s from lease, use plural for the E170s here as the article I read suggested the above aircraft was the first of a couple ordered.It would be a cool airline to have in-game, giving North Macedonia its own identity in-game, increasing diversity of airline liveries at players airports and providing a ‘What if?’ scenario for players to enact.