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Slovak Government Flying Service

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Slovak Government Flight Service
IATA ICAO Call sign
- SSG SLOVAK GOVERNMENT
Founded1993
HubsBratislava Airport
Fleet size5
HeadquartersBratislava, Slovakia
Websiteminv.sk

Slovak Government Flight Service is the governmental airline of Slovakia headquartered in Bratislava and based at Bratislava Airport.

Fleet

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Current fleet

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The Slovak Government Flight Service fleet includes the following aircraft in 2025:

  • 2 Airbus A319 (OM-BYA, in new colors (YOM:2005, with SSG since 2016)), OM-BYK, in new colors (YOM:2002, with SSG since 2017))
  • 1 Fokker 100 (OM-BYB, in new colors (YOM:1992, with SSG since 2017)) (as of August 2025)[1]
  • 1 Bell 429 (OM-BYD, in black livery (YOM:2014, with SSG since 2015))
  • 1 Agusta-Westland AW-189 (OM-BYW, in green livery (Entered service in Feb. 2025))

Former fleet

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Since July 2016 one Tupolev Tu-154M (OM-BYO) was replaced with Airbus A319-115 ACJ (OM-BYA) and two Yakovlev Yak-40 (OM-BYE, OM-BYL) with two Fokker 100 aircraft, acquired from MJET.[2] Yak-40 (OM-BYE) and Tupolev Tu-154M (OM-BYO) were ferried to Košice where they are used as an exhibit in the national aviation museum.[3] In September 2024, the era of Mil Mi-171 helicopters in service with the Slovak Government Flying Service came to an end.[4] Other retired aircraft include Mil Mi-2 and Mil Mi-8 helicopters. In February 2025, one Fokker 100 (OM-BYC) was withdrawn from use after a farewell flight over the Slovakia.[5]

References

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  1. "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Slovak Government Flying Service". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 74.
  2. "Slovak Fokker". Airliner World (December 2016): 10.
  3. "Slovakia is changing fleet of state aircraft, the Russian aircraft will be replaced by Fokker and Airbus". Nový Čas. 3 May 2016.
  4. "Dňom 12.9.2024 sa skončila éra vrtuľníkov Mi-171 v službách Leteckého útvaru Ministerstva vnútra SR. Z dôvodu sankcií na Ruskú federáciu". instagram.com. 13 February 2025.
  5. "Slovak Air Force is modernising its transport capacity". scramble.nl. 20 February 2025.
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