Jedan vrlo interesantan link o Caraveli, prvom jet avionu u JAT-u ali i o usponu i uspjehu YU avio kompanije. Nedugo za Caravellom, nov i napredniji DC-9, prvi u Evropi imali B-737 300, uskoro smo bili i prvi, što bi dobili nove MD-11.
Mogao bih ovo staviti i u topic Firme, fabrike SFRJ. I za one koje vide u "doba mraka" samo lošu ekonomiju i promašaje. JAT je dokaz (i daleko od toga da je jedini), da se i u mraku moglo, znalo i bilo medju najboljima.
https://www.exyuaviation.com/2023/01/sixty-years-of-jet-age-and-first.htmlDetaj lu vezi prvog mlaznog aviona:
It wasn't a simple task to introduce the Caravelle jet into the JAT fleet. First, there was political pressure to choose the Ilyushin IL-18, a brand-new Soviet aircraft at the time. After long and difficult talks, JAT finally decides in favour of the Caravelle, thanks only to General Milan Simović, the CEO of JAT, and his team. Second, the importance of bringing Caravelle jets into EX-YU aviation was reflected in the need for new maintenance facilities, practices, company organisation changes, expertise, and business philosophy.
In 1963, JAT handled 33% more passengers than the previous year. The biggest improvement was in international traffic, which rose by 45% and was directly influenced by the advent of jet aircraft to the sky. By 1965, 80% of JAT's international flights were operated by the Caravelles. After the visa requirement for foreign visitors was repealed, the number of passengers carried tripled, and the percentage rose to 88% two years later (albeit only on 7% of domestic flights)
Ne mogu da nadjem, još jedan članak u kojem se navodi, kako su JATove stevardese za vreme tog mraka pobedjivale u izboru za elegancu u Parizu, a jela na avionima su bila toliko dobra, da je AirFrance ugovorio njihov catering.
Par rečenica iz wikipedie:
1963. prvi avion sa mlaznim motorima, Karavela, je uvedena u Jatovu flotu. 1963. stigao je prvi (od 16) aviona Mekdonel-Daglas DC-9 dok su 1974. stigla prva dva (od ukupno 9) aviona Boing 727-200.
Dugolinijski saobraćaj za Ameriku, Australiju i Daleki Istok je obavljan avionima Boing 707 koji su u flotu uvedeni 1970. Prvi širokotrupni avion DC-10 stigao je u flotu 1978.
1985. Jat je bio prva kompanija u Evropi koja je kupila u to vreme najmodernije avione Boing 737-300. Ti avioni su postali poznati po srebrnoj boji u koju ih je Jat farbao.
Tokom tih „zlatnih godina“ kompanija je prevozila 5 miliona putnika godišnje i letela na 80 destinacija na pet kontinenata (19 domaćih, 45 evro-mediteranskih i 16 dugolinijskih).
