Προς χρεωκοπία η μοναδική αεροπορική εταιρεία (MAT) των Σκοπίων

Στο τέλος αυτού του μήνα, αναμένεται να κηρύξει πτώχευση η αεροπορική εταιρεία της FYROM, MAT, η οποία έμεινε πλέον χωρίς αεροπλάνο. Το έργο της μεταφοράς θα αναλάβουν, όπως λέει το άρθρο, αεροπορικές εταιρείες της Σερβίας, οι οποίες αυξάνουν τις πτήσεις από και προς Σκόπια.

Τα δημοσιεύματα αναφέρουν ότι οι αρχές της FYROM, προσπάθησαν να κατοχυρώσουν το όνομα "Mat Airways ", το οποίο όμως ανήκει σε Κυπριακή εταιρεία, οπότε κατέληξαν στο "Aeromak".

http://exyuaviation.blogspot.com/2009/09/macedonian-aviation-in-disarray.html
Since FYROMacedonia’s national carrier MAT was grounded, the country’s commercial aviation sector has been in chaos. Most affected by the disorganisation are passengers. Although some FYROMacedonians did not have a favourable opinion of their national carrier, the airline did have schedules, destinations and aircraft. Since the demise of the national carrier many airlines, particularly EX-YU national carriers have significantly increased services to Skopje in hope of attracting FYROMacedonian passengers to...

transit through their hub airports on route to other European destinations.

Adria Airways and Jat Airways hold the greatest share of departures from Skopje at the moment. Recently, a new airline called Skywings International from Germany began services from Skopje to some European cities however they have not proved much relief. Passengers are complaining that the airline often delays its flights by more than 5 hours and destinations are dumped without announcement. The downfall of MAT has not seen air fares decline with Skopje Airport having some of the highest passenger taxes in Europe.
Meanwhile, MAT is expected to officially declare bankruptcy by the end of the month despite the fact that the airline has not been operating for some time. FYROMacedonia becomes the only European country (that is not classified as a micro state) not to have a designated national flag carrier.

Εν τω μεταξύ,τα Σκόπια προσπαθούν να κατοχυρώσουν σχετικές επωνυμίες, όπως "ΜΑΤ AIRWAYS" και "AEROMAK".
MAT Macedonian Airlines has now officially been left without a single aircraft after the Macedonian Civil Aviation Directorate (ACV) removed the airline’s single Boeing B737-500 aircraft, currently located in Belgrade, from the country’s aircraft register. While the airline has still not been shut down, its end is expected to be near. The airline still has pilots employed with valid licenses, meaning that the airline could fly again only if it acquired at least one new aircraft. MAT’s management did not hand in its 2008 financial report to the ACV, as it was required to do so by September 1. Macedonian media speculate that the management is purposely shutting down MAT so it could launch a new airline called Mat Airways by the end of October. However, the ACV did not issue a license to Mat Airways which is registered in Cyprus with its offices in Macedonia registered as being Jat Arways’ Skopje office.

Meanwhile, Jat Airways is stepping away from Mat Airways which it planed to launch with MAT Macedonian Airlines’ managment. Instead, Jat is now looking into launching Aeromak. Aeromak was registered by Jat during the late 1990s but was never launched. Since MAT cannot repay the millions in debt it owes to Jat it is believed that the Macedonian government will allow Aeromak to launch flights from Skopje and become the country’s largest airline. MAT’s management wouldn’t play a role in Aeromak’s management.

http://exyuaviation.blogspot.com/2009/09/mat-airways-or-aeromak.html