'MAT Macedonian Airlines' grounded at DUS?

[airwatch]

In newspapers and on TV in Bulgaria and Macedonia appeared last

night and this morning the news that the only (!) plane they own, an

Embraer, was grounded at DUS for unpaid bills.

 

Has anything been said in the German press about this, or is there any

link or guidance how one can find out more on this subject?

 

Greets - Airwatch

[debonair]

well, lets move on in German... ;-))

 

Nunja, MAT hat keine Embraer, sondern CRJ900. PLäne eine B737-500 dieses Jahr zu übernehmen sind gescheitert.

 

Lt. internet sind heute alle MAT Flüge nach Plan geflogen, wenn auch etwas verspätet.

[airwatch]

Apologize, but my German might just be good enough to read and understand

some of this, but no chance for writing, sorry.

 

Re Embraer you are correct, it naturally is a CanadAir. The envisaged

B737 has long been canceled, apperently.

 

The impounded CRJ is, nevertheless, still on ground at DUS (19:30h LCL

today), but there were rumors the outstanding bills would be (or have been)

settled and the plane return to SKP (first picking up stranded paxs at HAM) tonight.

 

There is confusion, though, who had instigated this: some airports using

DUS as a front, or EUROCONTROL? Purposed misinformation in order not

to be able to blame the right party?

 

Thats why I was wondering if the German Press reported anything about

this, or if anywhere else any news appeared.

 

One operation out of SKP operated today (ZRH return) with a leased spanish

B737. Flts to VIE/HAM/BER were 'postponed'.

 

Greets - Airwatch

[Thomas_Jaeger]

They have been flying with wet-leased equipment for months. They returned their B737-300 to CIT last October and have been struggling to find a replacement for it since then. A lease for an ex-S7 Airlines B737-500 has not materialized either, so they have been using a variety of aircraft including Air VIA A320-200s and now a Hola B737-300 since then to have a second aircraft allowing them to continue with their existing schedule.

[airwatch]

Thomas, tks. That pretty much sums it up. Another airline in a not-so-pretty operational

and financial chaos.

 

Just wonder if that was also the reason for impounding their plane at DUS, and what was

actually behind it.

 

Greets - Airwatch