Air Holstija

Air Holstija is the flag carrier and the largest airline of Holstija and it has it's hub at Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport.It started as HST Air in 1924,Then it was rebranded as Air Holstija in 1956.

Founding
HST Air was founded by Adam Kovač (1904-1987), An American-Holstijan from Los Angeles,flying from LAX to BEG with a DC-2 arrived in Holstija to make the airline with his friends and Anto.

Making the fleet
They started with the Douglas M-1 as the first aircraft,they also fly the M-2,M-3 and M-4 until they we're retired in 1947,in the 1930's the air company has started the DC Series (DC-1,DC-2 and DC-3). Later in 1940's they added the DC-4,DC-5 and DC-6.

Rebranding
In 1956,The HST Air has been rebranded to Air Holstija, with 3 DC-7's being leased to Blue Skyways Airlines.Later.Because of this,all the DC-1 to DC-7 planes were retired and replaced with DC-8's in 1960.

New Livery
In 1986,They Changed the livery to the current one.and they started the retirement of 727-100's.

75 years anniversary celebration
In 1999 They celebreated the 75th Year Anniversary by making a heritage of HST Air on a Airbus A321.

Ownership of SpeedAir
In 2002,Air Holstija announced that they will buy SpeedAir for 23 Million Dollars.SpeedAir refused to be bought and struggles until 2003,when the Concordes starts to be retired.SpeedAir had no choice but to be bought by Air Holstija.Air Holstija bought the entire fleet and retired them with it's own Concordes.In 2013,one retired Concorde was repainted into SpeedAir livery and was put into The Museum of Historic Planes in Belgrade,Holstija.As of now,SpeedAir currently has been rebranded in 2009 as Global Airways.

Future Logo of Early 2018
Air Holstija has their new logo made,but it was revealed on 4th of January and it was applied on it's planes on the 12th of January,the day after it,it has a new design on Mapperdonian Skies livery.Currently the sketch can be found in the gallery.

New logo and livery
On 13th February,2018, Air Holstija merged with Holstijair (Which was formely as HST Air Regional, and created as a regional airline after the rebranding of HST Air.Originally went bankrupt in 2005,Reopened operations in 2017,but ceased again due to merger),and it used the Holstijair Airlines livery basis,and made the new livery,currently applied to an A321 and some 737-900ERs.In the future,many planes will be repainted into the new livery.

Exiting Mapperdonia Skies,Joining Oneworld
On 2nd of March,2018,Air Holstija left Mapperdonia Skies due to wanting a more professional airline alliance like Skycon.They joined Oneworld in the same date.

2019
Air Holstija didn't have that much change in 2019, Although a new progam called Air Holstija Black is scheduled to open in June 2019 and end in September 2019 as seasonal flights around the world in the summer.

2020
In March 2020, Air Holstija has shut down all destinations to Europe,South Korea,China,Taiwan,Japan,Australia,Canada,Malaysia,United States and all countries with over 30 cases. In Europe, Air Holstija only flies to Turkey and Cyprus.

Codeshare Agreements
Air Holstija has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:



Note:European and African routes would be leased to Air Holstija Regional.

Air Holstija Flight 734
The Air Holstija''s worst accident was the Flight 734.In 9th April, 1972,a Boeing 747-200,crashes in Belgrade Airport after having the vertical stabilizer ripped off due to a catastrophic failure.All 432 Passangers and 10 Crew Members are killed.This is the deadliest crash in Holstija's History.Including the 2nd Deadliest Single-Aircraft Disaster,Just Behind Japan Airlines Flight 123.This is also the 3rd deadliest aircraft accident in aviation history,just behind Japan Airlines Flight 123 and Tenerife Airport Disaster.

Other Accidents

 * In 24 July, 1951,a Douglas DC-4 has a unsupected engine failure,It crash landed in Belgrade International Airport.all passengers survived with minor injuries.
 * In 13 June, 1970,a Douglas DC-8-58 Collided with a Viva Airlines Douglas DC-7,Ripping off the Vertical Stabilizer on the DC-8-58 and damaging the engine number 2 on the DC-7.Causing the DC-8-58 to Dive and Crash on a Boeing 747-200,Sending the 2 planes down and crash,The DC-7 Managed to stay until it hit a Boeing 727-200,Causing both planes to fall down and crash,a total of 4 planes were involved in this mid-air disaster,All 325 Passengers and 24 Crew Members died on the 4 planes.It was nicknamed the Air Chain Reaction of Holstija by the president of Holstijan Aviation Society, Markus Davidovic.
 * In 12th February,1970,an Air Holstija Boeing 747-200 suffered a problem and crash lands at Belgrade with no gear,almost all passangers were minorly injured,5 of them were seriously injured and 1 died.In the "Will it Splat?" comedy show,it was destroyed.
 * In 15 March, 1971 a Boeing 747-200 Collided with a Lufthansa Boeing 747-100,Killing 354 passengers.It is the worst Mid-air Collision,With 5 more people Killed than the Charki Dadri Mid-Air Collision.
 * In 13th April, 1982,Air Holstija Flight 191,a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Suddenly hit a private Learjet 28's left winglet.However,both aircraft managed to make an emergency landings in nearby airports safely.
 * In 17 August, 2013,A Boeing 787-9 has suddenly engine number 2 exploding in mid-air,causing the plane to bank to the right,they attempt to steer to the left,but they can't because the explosion damages the hydarulic system.Instead of making it worse,they decide to use the banking until it reaches the Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport,then they make an emergency landing there.All 213 people on board and 12 crew members survived.
 * In 10 January, 2017,Air Holstija Flight 43,An Airbus A320 slipped off the Henri Coanda Airport Runway,caused by icy conditions.All people in board survived,but 21 got minor injuries.The Day After, Blue Skyways Airlines Flight 321,An Airbus A340-300 ran out of fuel, and crashed in a highway between Belgrade and Novi Sad.73 Out of 104 People Died,and the others got serious injuries.
 * In 22 March, 2017,Air Holstija Flight 91,A Boeing 787-9,had a landing gear failure and crash lands in Kraków International Airport,Kingdom of Inkami.All 174 people and 9 crew members survived,but 42 people and 2 crew members got minor injuries.

TV Program Accidents

 * In 19th June,2002,in a comedy show called "Will it Splat?",they used the plane that crash landed in 1970,the pilot was eqquiped with a parachute in case it disintigrates,while in mid-air,a crack starts at the front.After 3 hours,an explosion happened and the crack reaches the meeting,launching some front part off the plane,the pilot ejected at 15,000 Ft and used his parachute at 1,000 Ft.He survived,while the rest of the aircraft crashed in the ocean.As there were only dummies,nobody died.