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Jun 03, 2014 (newstodate): Posing a "America's newest airline" on its facebook site, Baltia Air Lines has still to prove its ability to fly 15 years after its first announced start-up date.
The company has been airing its intentions since 1989 and received its operational license in 1991, but the license was revoked by FAA few years later as the company did not have the financial background in order.
After wining traffic rights in 2006, Baltia Air Lines proclaimed that operations would start by the end of 2008, with flights from New York to Moscow, Kiev, Minsk, Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn to be added from 2009.
In 2009 the carrier acquired a 35-years old ex-Kalitta Air Boeing 747-200 and claims to have hired both cockpit and cabin crews - but little action has since been seen.
Baltia Air Lines is still a registered airline, but as share prices have now hit rock-bottom, investors are considering to start a class action lawsuit against the airline.
The company has been airing its intentions since 1989 and received its operational license in 1991, but the license was revoked by FAA few years later as the company did not have the financial background in order.
After wining traffic rights in 2006, Baltia Air Lines proclaimed that operations would start by the end of 2008, with flights from New York to Moscow, Kiev, Minsk, Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn to be added from 2009.
In 2009 the carrier acquired a 35-years old ex-Kalitta Air Boeing 747-200 and claims to have hired both cockpit and cabin crews - but little action has since been seen.
Baltia Air Lines is still a registered airline, but as share prices have now hit rock-bottom, investors are considering to start a class action lawsuit against the airline.