What is Adria Airways?
[[File:Adria Canadair CRJ-900 S5-AAL.jpg|thumbnail|right|An Adria airplane.]] [[File:Adria Airways Logo Star.svg|right|200px]] '''Adria Airways''' was the national [[airline]] of [[Slovenia]]. It began on 14 March 1961 and ended on 30 September 2019. In 1969, it bought its first [[jet aircraft]], the [[Douglas DC-9]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.adria.si/en/about-us/the-company/history/|title=History|work=adria.si|access-date=3 July 2015|archive-date=21 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921142904/https://www.adria.si/en/about-us/the-company/history/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In December 1981, an Adria airplane crashed in [[Corsica]]. The crash killed 180 [[people]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/12/02/world/178-are-killed-in-crash-of-yugoslav-jet-in-corsica.html|title=178 Are Killed in Crash of Yugoslav Jet in Corsica|last=Upi|date=2 December 1981|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> Adria bought its first [[Airbus A320]] in 1989.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.exyuaviation.com/2014/10/adria-phases-out-last-a320.html?showComment=1414076471696|title=EX-YU Aviation News: Adria phases out last A320|work=exyuaviation.com|access-date=3 July 2015}}</ref> As of June 2015, Adria has 12 airplanes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/Adria-Airways|title=Adria Airways Fleet Details and History|work=planespotters.net|access-date=3 July 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:1961 establishments in Europe]] [[Category:20th-century establishments in Slovenia]] [[Category:2019 disestablishments in Europe]] [[Category:Defunct airlines of Europe]]