Constanta Airlines (UZA, Zaporizhzhia) has launched operations with its first in-house B737-300(F), ch-aviation research has revealed.
UR-UAA (msn 29326) operated its first flight for the Ukrainian carrier on October 9, flying from Chisinau International, where it was stored since July 2024, to Iasi. It also flew back to Chisinau and then to Piestany and Liège on the same day, ADS-B data shows.
The 26.21-year-old airframe was previously flown by TAROM between 1998 and 2004, Capital Airlines (China) from 2004 to 2013, Suparna Airlines from 2013 to 2022, and Gryphon Air (Georgia) between 2022 and 2023. It is leased from UAE-based Ex Fusion.
Per the Ukrainian aircraft registry, Constanta Airlines has an additional fleet of 12 aircraft, all An-26s and An-74s. Only one An-26 is currently active, UR-UZA (msn 59-01), operating flights for the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service in Mogadishu, ADS-B data shows.