 thumb|right|bulgaria air airbus a319 at sofia airport bulgaria air (), is the national carrier of bulgaria,&nbsp; with its headquarters at sofia airport in sofia."contacts." bulgaria air. retrieved on 10 may 2010. "head office 1, brussels blvd sofia airport sofia 1540" address in bulgarian: "Ð±ÑÐ». "ÐÑÑÐºÑÐµÐ»" â 1 ÐÐµÑÐ¸ÑÐµ Ð¡Ð¾ÑÐ¸Ñ Ð¡Ð¾ÑÐ¸Ñ 1540" the company is owned by chimimport inc. and is a leader in terms of local market share. in 2008, according to the company's annual report, bulgaria air carried 1,185,430 passengers. bulgaria airâs fleet consists of 10 aircraft for short and medium range flights. ==history== ===company=== the airline was established in 2002 as a successor to the insolvent balkan bulgarian airlines. by order of the minister of transport and communications it was declared the national flag carrier in november 2002, starting operations on the 4th of december, 2002. the name and initial logo were determined by a public competition.about bulgaria air. air.bg (2009-09-23). retrieved on 2010-12-21. bulgaria air was privatised in 2006; although it was rumoured that the government wanted to sell the carrier to a major foreign investor, a union of locally-owned companies, led by hemus air, emerged as the buyer with italian air one being the only other contender.[http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/candidate-for-bulgaria-air-selected/id_18350/catid_23
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