n 1998, CSA used three types of aircraft for regular flights and one type for charter flights. Altogether, CSA operated 25 airplanes, with an average age of five years.

The Airbus A310-300 for 209 passengers is used for long-distance flights, e.g. to the United States, Canada or Thailand. These aircraft are equipped with the Air Show system, where passengers may follow ongoing up-to-date information about the flight.

The Boeing 737-500 and 400 represent the largest number of aircraft in the CSA fleet. In 1998, according to a long-term contract, CSA added three new airplanes of this type to its fleet, one Boeing 737-500 and two longer versions - the Boeing 737-400. The "five hundreds" have a maximum seating capacity of 108, where the longer 400 version, has 144 seats.

On short and regional routes CSA operates ATR 72-200 and ATR 42-400 turbo-prop aircraft, for 64 and 42 passengers respectively. The Russian-designed Tupolev 154M aircraft are used for charter flights.

All newly delivered airplanes were equipped with the TCAS (Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System) which increases flight-safety by warning the crew against approaching aircraft from different directions, at the same or a similar flight level. Although the use of TCAS has been required in the United States since 1994, in Europe its obligatory introduction will not be required until the year 2000. Therefore all older aircraft will be gradually equipped with this system.

AIRCRAFT TYPE NUMBER MAXIMUM SEATING CAPACITY Airbus A310-300 2 209 144 108 64 42 148 Boeing 737-400 4 Boeing 737-500 9 ATR 72-200 4 ATR 42-400 2 Tupolev Tu-154M* 4 Note: * Tupolev Tu-154M aircraft are used for charter flights