Competition Commission should be by the end of this week to issue its consent to an agreement on strategic partnership with ” Etihad ” , the transaction on which will be the national airline of United Arab Emirates to become co-owner of 49 percent of ” Jat Airways ” says Sinisa Mali , an advisor to the first deputy of government. Upon receipt and approval of agreement, ” Etihad ” will assume management of Serbian air carrier. Practically , if the ” green light ” of  antimonopoly commission arrive by the end of this week , next week, the Serbian government will propose to the General Assembly  of  ” Jat ” to appoints Dane Kondić as the CEO and ” Jat Airways ” will change its name to ” Er Serbia” by the end of the year.

– The first ” Airbus” plane , which Serbian carrier will buy in the lease , it will be operational 27th October – says Small . – Then, in November will be bought four or five more planes, and the last aircraft of the planned ten ” Airbus ” will enter in Serbian national airline fleet by March next year. The talks with the unions, about social social programs and about resolving the issue of surplus employees are ongoing

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” Jat ” , says Vukašinović , in July and August had transported 400,000 passengers without a single canceled flight.