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==History== [[File:StampRomania1928Michel336.jpg|thumb|right|A photo of a [[Blériot-SPAD S.46]] on an [[airmail stamp]].]] [[File:BAC 1-11 424 YR-BCF Tarom LAP 21.08.71 edited-2.jpg|thumb|right|A TAROM [[BAC One-Eleven|BAC 1-11]] at [[Heathrow Airport|London Heathrow Airport]] in 1971.]] [[File:Tupolev Tu-154B YR-TPC Tarom Vienna 07.05.77.jpg|thumb|A TAROM [[Tupolev Tu-154#Variants|Tupolev Tu-154B]] at [[Vienna International Airport|Vienna Airport]] in 1977.]] [[File:Airbus A310-325, Tarom - Romanian Air Transport JP6328663.jpg|thumb|right|A TAROM [[Airbus A310#A310-300|Airbus A310-300]] in 2008.]] [[File:TAROM, YR-ATC, ATR 42-500 (22441783343).jpg|thumb|A former TAROM [[ATR 42-500]] wearing the [[SkyTeam]] special livery.]] [[File:Tarom Romania Boeing 737-700 YR-BGG (42346425181).jpg|thumb|60th anniversary livery on a TAROM Boeing 737-700. The same aircraft had been used to promote the airline's 55th jubilee.]] ===The beginnings=== The history of the Romanian National Air Transport Company can be traced back to 1920, when [[CFRNA]] - (''French-Romanian Company for Air Navigation'') was founded.<ref name="history">{{Cite web |title=History - tarom.ro |url=https://www.tarom.ro/en/about-us/tarom-company/history/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421012925/http://www.tarom.ro/en/about-us/tarom-company/history/ |archive-date=21 April 2017 |access-date=25 May 2017 |website=www.tarom.ro}}</ref><ref name="about">{{Cite web |title=TAROM supports the training of future specialists in aviation |url=https://www.tarom.ro/en/about-us/news-and-media/press-releases/details.html?news=414 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624074245/https://www.tarom.ro/en/about-us/news-and-media/press-releases/details.html?news=414 |archive-date=24 June 2016 |access-date=25 May 2017 |website=www.tarom.ro}}</ref> On 13 April 1920, the company registered its headquarters at 194 Rue Rivoli, in Paris. A decree issued on 26 April 1920 establishes ''Direcțiunea Aviației'' (The Directorate of Aviation), in the subordination of the Ministry of Communications. In the same year, the Kingdom of Romania offered CFRNA exploitation rights. The country offered the airline two aerodromes: one in Arad, and another one in [[Aurel Vlaicu International Airport|Bucharest–Băneasa]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Iliescu |first=Silvia |date=2018-07-13 |title=Stârnind văzduhul… – "La Franco-Roumaine, mama-mare a lui Air France" |trans-title=Fostering the sky… – "La Franco-Roumaine, the big mother of Air France" |url=http://www.rador.ro/2018/07/13/starnind-vazduhul-la-franco-roumaine-mama-mare-a-lui-air-france/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809103105/http://www.rador.ro/2018/07/13/starnind-vazduhul-la-franco-roumaine-mama-mare-a-lui-air-france/ |archive-date=2018-08-09 |access-date=2020-08-17 |website=[[Agenția de presă RADOR|RADOR]] |language=ro}}</ref> The airline used French-built [[Potez 15]] aircraft for its passenger/mail service between [[Paris]] and [[Bucharest]] via several cities in [[Central Europe]]. In 1925, the city of [[Galați]] became the first destination in Romania served by regular flights followed, from 24 June 1926, by an extended service to [[Iași]] and [[Chișinău]]. Ten [[Airco DH.9|de Havilland DH.9]] and five [[Ansaldo A.300]], in addition to the Potez aircraft, operated the service. In 1928 the airline changed its name to SNNA (''Serviciul Național de Navigație Aeriană'', The National Service of Air Navigation). On 9 July 1930, the company adopted the name {{ill|LARES Airlines|lt=LARES|ro|LARES}}<ref name="RADOR">{{Cite web |last=Iliescu |first=Silvia |date=2015-07-09 |title=L.A.R.E.S., "Patru avioane, patru linii, patru piloți…" |trans-title=L.A.R.E.S., "Four planes, four lines, four pilots…" |url=http://www.rador.ro/2015/07/09/l-a-r-e-s-patru-avioane-patru-linii-patru-piloti/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001110811/http://www.rador.ro/2015/07/09/l-a-r-e-s-patru-avioane-patru-linii-patru-piloti/ |archive-date=2015-10-01 |access-date=2020-08-17 |website=[[Agenția de presă RADOR|RADOR]] |language=ro}}</ref>{{Sfnp|Balotescu et al.|1984|p=240}} (''Liniile Aeriene Române Exploatate de Stat'', Romanian Airlines Operated by the State) while 20 July 1937<ref name=RADOR /> saw the merger of LARES with its competitor, {{ill|SARTA Airlines|lt=SARTA|ro|SARTA}} (''Societatea Anonimă Română de Transporturi Aeriene'').<ref name=RADOR /><ref name="interbelic">{{Cite web |last=Mulder |first=Rob |date=2010-06-17 |title=Airline companies in Rumania (1918-1945) |url=https://www.europeanairlines.no/airline-companies-in-rumania-1918-1945/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415061241/http://www.europeanairlines.no/airline-companies-in-rumania-1918-1945/ |archive-date=2014-04-15 |access-date=2020-08-15 |website=Europeanairlines.no}}</ref>{{Sfnp|Balotescu et al.|1984|p=243}} ===Post-World War II=== Immediately after [[World War II]], in 1945, when the [[Soviet Union]] had extended its influence across Eastern Europe, a new reorganization replaced LARES with TARS (''Transporturi Aeriene Româno-Sovietice''),{{Sfnp|Balotescu et al.|1984|p=439}}<ref name="about" /> jointly owned by the governments of Romania and the Soviet Union. Domestic operations were started from Bucharest ([[Aurel Vlaicu International Airport|Băneasa Airport]]) on 1 February 1946, when TARS took overall air services and aircraft from LARES.<ref name="interbelic" /> Over the following decade, the company's Soviet share was purchased by the Romanian government and, on 18 September 1954, the airline adopted the name of TAROM (''Transporturi Aeriene Române'', Romanian Air Transport).{{Sfnp|Balotescu et al.|1984|p=440}} By 1960, TAROM was flying to a dozen cities across Europe. 1966 saw the operation of its first transatlantic flight. On 14 May 1974, it launched a regular service to [[New York City]] ([[John F. Kennedy International Airport]]). Being part of the regional group of airlines within [[Eastern Bloc]] states meant that for much of its history TAROM has operated Soviet-designed aircraft. These included [[Lisunov Li-2]]s, [[Ilyushin Il-14]]s, [[Ilyushin Il-18]] long-range turboprops, [[Ilyushin Il-62]] long-range jet airliners, [[Antonov An-24]] regional turboprops, and [[Tupolev Tu-154]] medium-range tri-jets. As was the case with several other nations, the Il-62 was the first long-range jet airliner to be put into operation by Romania, in 1973. Five examples (three Il-62s and two later version Il-62Ms) were owned by TAROM, which also leased the aircraft to other operators. Exceptions to Soviet-built aircraft were made in 1968, when TAROM bought six [[BAC One-Eleven]] 400s<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 1968 |title=Communist International Civil Air Activities in the Free World Since 1965 |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP85T00875R001600010078-5.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170124001802/https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP85T00875R001600010078-5.pdf |archive-date=2017-01-24 |access-date=2020-08-17 |website=CIA |page=14}}</ref> for European and Middle Eastern destinations, and in 1974 when it acquired [[Boeing 707]] aircraft to share its long-haul operations with the Il-62. Plans were made to acquire [[Vickers VC10]] aircraft as well, but in the end, the Soviets did not allow it, and made them buy the Il-62 instead.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Henderson |first1=Scott |title=Silent Swift Superb: The Story of the Vickers VC10 |last2=Walker |first2=Timothy |date=1998 |publisher=SCOVAL Publishing Ltd. |isbn=9781902236025 |location=Newcastle upon Tyne}}</ref> With 59 aircraft in operation, in the late 1970s, TAROM had the largest fleet in the Eastern Bloc, after [[Aeroflot]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stroud |first=Michael |date=1978-04-22 |title=1978 Flight World Airline Directory |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1978/1978%20-%200623.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630131019/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1978/1978%20-%200623.html |archive-date=2016-06-30 |archive-format=PDF |access-date=2020-08-15 |website=[[Flight International]] |format=PDF |issn=0015-3710}}</ref> In 1978, a contract was signed with the UK enabling Rombac to manufacture the BAC One Eleven at [[Romaero]], near Bucharest. Meanwhile, the 707 and Il-62 long-range aircraft were operating to New York (via Amsterdam, later London and finally Vienna), Abu Dhabi-Bangkok-Singapore, and Karachi-Beijing. TAROM was the only Eastern Bloc airline to operate flights to [[Tel Aviv]], Israel. ===The 1990s=== After the [[Romanian Revolution|collapse of the communist regime]] in 1989, the airline, operating a fleet of 65 aircraft of six basic types, was able to acquire more Western-built jets.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 1990 |title=Airbus beats Boeing in Tarom update |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1990/1990%20-%201875.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630111310/https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1990/1990%20-%201875.PDF |archive-date=2016-06-30 |access-date=2020-08-15 |website=[[Flight International]] |issn=0015-3710}}</ref> In 1992, TAROM bought 3 Airbus A310 planes, nicknamed: "Transilvania" (YR-LCA),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Străuț |first=Dan |date=2016-10-30 |title=TAROM a renunțat la ultimul avion Airbus A310 din lotul cumpărat în 1992 |trans-title=TAROM has given up on its last Airbus A310 plane from the lot bought in 1992 |url=https://www.mediafax.ro/economic/tarom-a-renuntat-la-ultimul-avion-airbus-a310-din-lotul-cumparat-in-1992-15883394 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031150604/https://www.mediafax.ro/economic/tarom-a-renuntat-la-ultimul-avion-airbus-a310-din-lotul-cumparat-in-1992-15883394 |archive-date=2016-10-31 |access-date=2020-08-17 |website=[[Mediafax]] |language=ro}}</ref> "Moldova" (YR-LCB)<ref name="Băse">{{Cite web |last=Etveș |first=Ștefan |date=2016-09-20 |title=Ultima aeronavă cu care s-a plimbat Băsescu ruginește pe platforma aeroportului Henri Coandă |trans-title=The last aircraft with which Băsescu went on trips is rusting on the Henri Coandă airport's platform |url=https://www.capital.ro/ultima-aeronava-cu-care-s-a-plimbat-basescu-rugineste-pe-platforma-aeroportului-henri-coanda.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920124331/https://www.capital.ro/ultima-aeronava-cu-care-s-a-plimbat-basescu-rugineste-pe-platforma-aeroportului-henri-coanda.html |archive-date=2016-09-20 |access-date=2020-08-17 |website=Capital |language=ro}}</ref> and "Muntenia" (YR-LCC).<ref name="Balotești">{{Cite web |last=Gavrilă |first=Alina |date=2008-03-31 |title=Drama echipajului, la puterea a treia |trans-title=The crew's drama, to the third power |url=https://jurnalul.ro/special-jurnalul/drama-echipajului-la-puterea-a-treia-121069.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526031204/https://jurnalul.ro/special-jurnalul/drama-echipajului-la-puterea-a-treia-121069.html |archive-date=2015-05-26 |access-date=2020-08-17 |website=Jurnalul Național |language=ro}}</ref> By 1993, TAROM had introduced long-haul flights to [[Montreal]] and [[Bangkok]] using Ilyushin Il-62 and [[Airbus A310]] aircraft. The YR-LCC Airbus A310 joined TAROM's fleet on 10 April 1994,<ref name="pensie">{{Cite web |last=Bobon |first=Gabriel |date=2016-09-12 |title=Adio YR-LCB! Al doilea Airbus A310 din flota TAROM a fost "pensionat" astăzi |trans-title=Goodbye YR-LCB! The second Airbus A310 from the TAROM fleet has been "retired" today |url=https://boardingpass.ro/adio-yr-lcb-al-doilea-airbus-a310-din-flota-tarom-a-fost-pensionat-astazi/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507003517/https://boardingpass.ro/adio-yr-lcb-al-doilea-airbus-a310-din-flota-tarom-a-fost-pensionat-astazi/ |archive-date=2018-05-07 |access-date=2020-08-17 |website=BoardingPass.ro}}</ref> to then [[TAROM Flight 371|crash near Balotești]] on 31 March 1995.<ref name="Balotești"/> During the 1990s, TAROM replaced its long-haul fleet of Boeing 707s and IL-62s with [[Airbus A310]]s (the last Il-62 being sold in 1999). ===2000s and 2010s=== TAROM is recovering from a difficult period that began in the 1990s when losses of up to $68 million per year were registered, caused by unprofitable routes. At the beginning of the new millennium, the airline initiated a programme that was aimed at restoring profitability. This was achieved by terminating loss-making intercontinental services. In 2001, the airline cancelled its non-profitable long-haul services to Bangkok and Montreal and also terminated services to its remaining intercontinental destinations of [[Chicago]] in 2002, and [[Beijing]] and New York City in 2003.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-03-23 |title=Central European (CE) carriers abandon many long-haul routes; Delta, LOT leading long-haul airlines at CE airports |url=http://www.anna.aero/2010/03/23/central-european-ce-carriers-abandon-many-long-haul-routes/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327134005/https://www.anna.aero/2010/03/23/central-european-ce-carriers-abandon-many-long-haul-routes/ |archive-date=2010-03-27 |access-date=2020-08-15 |website=anna.aero}}</ref> TAROM terminated loss-making domestic services to [[Craiova]], [[Tulcea]], [[Caransebeș]], and [[Constanța]], and focused its activity on service to key destinations in Europe and the Middle East. TAROM has decided to focus its operations on Bucharest ([[Henri Coandă International Airport]]) (OTP) and [[Cluj International Airport|Cluj-Napoca International Airport]] (CLJ), and initiated direct international flights from [[Sibiu International Airport]]. 2004 was the first profitable year of the last decade.<ref name="profit">{{Cite web |date=2005-06-05 |title=După profit operațional anul trecut, Tarom este cu jumătate de aripă în SkyTeam |trans-title=After operating profit last year, Tarom is half a wing into SkyTeam |url=https://www.zf.ro/companii/dupa-profit-operational-anul-trecut-tarom-este-cu-jumatate-de-aripa-in-skyteam-3022171 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817004238/https://www.zf.ro/companii/dupa-profit-operational-anul-trecut-tarom-este-cu-jumatate-de-aripa-in-skyteam-3022171 |archive-date=2020-08-17 |access-date=2020-08-17 |website=Ziarul Financiar |language=ro}}</ref> By 2005, TAROM tried selling its A310 fleet three times, which was being preserved since 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Purdea |first=Iohanna Onaca |date=2005-08-03 |title=Tarom, pusă să-și taie aripile transoceanice |trans-title=Tarom, forced to cut its transoceanic wings |url=https://jurnalul.ro/special-jurnalul/tarom-pusa-sa-si-taie-aripile-transoceanice-40092.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526031033/https://jurnalul.ro/special-jurnalul/tarom-pusa-sa-si-taie-aripile-transoceanice-40092.html |archive-date=2015-05-26 |access-date=2020-08-17 |website=Jurnalul Național |language=ro}}</ref> A fleet upgrade programme started in 2006 with the acquisition of four [[Airbus A318]]s, three [[Boeing 737 Next Generation#737-800|Boeing 737-800s]], and two [[ATR 72#ATR 72-500|ATR 72-500s]], which resulted in a fleet increase to 26 by 2009. From 2003 till 2007, the airline spent €1 million per year to preserve its A310s "Moldova" and "Transilvania". In 2007, TAROM modernized its two Airbus A310 planes at the Airbus plant in Bordeaux. After being reconditioned, the pair was used in medium-haul flights, which were not successful.<ref name="Băse"/> The airline had a frequent-flyer programme "Smart Miles", which was turned into [[KLM#Flying Blue|Flying Blue]] on 5 June 2010. [[Codeshare agreement|Codeshare]] agreements with foreign partner airlines are in place for several international routes. On 25 June 2010, TAROM joined [[SkyTeam]] as the alliance's thirteenth member. Starting with November 2012, in accordance with the Romanian state-company legislation, TAROM was led by a private manager, the Belgian Christian Heinzmann occupying the positions of CEO and Accountable Manager until March 2016. During Heinzmann's leadership, the company reduced its financial losses by more than 75%, grew its yearly passenger number to a record 2.4 million and stabilised its load-factor around 70%. However, broad reforms like the fleet renewal and harmonisation, as well as the establishment of profit centers such as the TAROM Maintenance and TAROM Charter services, were not accomplished due to a constant lack of a decision from the company's board of administrators.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Melenciuc |first=Sorin |date=2016-03-21 |title=INTERVIU: Heinzmann: Am avut la Tarom doar pălărie de manager privat, dar nicio putere. Angajații își iau concedii medicale și lucrează în altă parte |trans-title=INTERVIEW: Heinzmann: I only had a private manager hat at Tarom, but no power. The employees are taking sick leaves and working elsewhere |url=https://www.news.ro/economic/interviu-heinzmann-am-avut-la-tarom-doar-palarie-de-manager-privat-dar-nicio-putere-angajatii-isi-iau-concedii-medicale-si-lucreaza-in-alta-parte-1922415721002016032015410977 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2020-08-15 |website=News.ro |language=ro}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=News.ro |date=2016-03-21 |title=INTERVIU Heinzmann: Am fost un corp străin la Tarom. Am fost un manager fără putere reală de decizie |trans-title=Heinzmann INTERVIEW: I was a foreign body at Tarom. I was a manager without real decision power |url=https://www.economica.net/interviu-heinzmann-am-fost-un-corp-strain-la-tarom-am-fost-un-manager-fara-putere-reala-de-decizie_116703.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410215127/https://www.economica.net/interviu-heinzmann-am-fost-un-corp-strain-la-tarom-am-fost-un-manager-fara-putere-reala-de-decizie_116703.html |archive-date=2016-04-10 |access-date=2020-08-15 |website=ECONOMICA.net |language=ro}}</ref> On 12 September<ref name="Băse"/><ref name=pensie /> and 29 October 2016, TAROM retired their remaining two [[Airbus A310#A310-300|Airbus A310-300]]s after final flights from [[Madrid]] to Bucharest. The A310s will be replaced with new smaller aircraft.<ref name="A310retirement">{{Cite news |date=2016-11-01 |title=Romania's Tarom ends A310 operations |url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/50443-romanias-tarom-ends-a310-operations |access-date=2019-07-17 |website=ch-aviation}}</ref> In May 2017, TAROM received its first of two leased [[Boeing 737 Next Generation#737-800|Boeing 737-800]]s.<ref name="737s">{{Cite web |last=Liu |first=Jim |date=2017-05-19 |title=TAROM outlines 737-800 operations from June 2017 |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/272917/tarom-outlines-737-800-operations-from-june-2017/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170523033122/https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/272917/tarom-outlines-737-800-operations-from-june-2017/ |archive-date=2017-05-23 |access-date=2020-08-15 |website=Routesonline}}</ref> Another two ex-[[Malaysia Airlines|Malaysian Airlines]] 737-800 were added to the fleet in 2018 and a contract for five [[Boeing 737 MAX#737 MAX 8|Boeing 737 MAX 8]] was signed with deliveries stated to begin in 2023. On 27 December 2019, the Ministry of Transport announced that 9 new [[ATR 72#ATR 72-600|ATR 72-600]] leased from [[Nordic Aviation Capital]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bobon |first=Gabriel |date=2019-06-26 |title=Cele nouă ATR-uri 72 vor fi închiriate de TAROM de la Nordic Aviation Capital |trans-title=The nine ATR 72s will be leased by TAROM from Nordic Aviation Capital |url=https://boardingpass.ro/cele-noua-atr-uri-72-vor-fi-inchiriate-de-tarom-de-la-nordic-aviation-capital/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710083614/https://boardingpass.ro/cele-noua-atr-uri-72-vor-fi-inchiriate-de-tarom-de-la-nordic-aviation-capital/ |archive-date=2019-07-10 |access-date=2020-08-16 |website=BoardingPass.ro |language=ro}}</ref> for a 10 year-period would replace the existent [[ATR 42#ATR 42-500|ATR 42-500]] and [[ATR 72#ATR 72-500|72-500]], manufactured in 1999–2000 and 2009, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sbîrn |first=Cristina |date=2019-12-27 |title=TAROM semnează pe final de an contractul de leasing pentru 9 avioane ATR, folosite în zborurile interne și regionale. Primele 4 vor veni în februarie 2020 |trans-title=TAROM signs at the end of the year the leasing contract for 9 ATR airplanes, used for internal and regional flights. The first 4 will come in February 2020 |url=https://www.g4media.ro/tarom-semneaza-pe-final-de-an-contractul-pentru-inchirierea-a-9-avioane-atr-folosite-pentru-zborurile-interne-si-regionale-primele-4-vor-veni-in-februarie-2020.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815205005/https://www.g4media.ro/tarom-semneaza-pe-final-de-an-contractul-pentru-inchirierea-a-9-avioane-atr-folosite-pentru-zborurile-interne-si-regionale-primele-4-vor-veni-in-februarie-2020.html |archive-date=2020-08-15 |access-date=2020-08-16 |website=G4Media |language=ro}}</ref> TAROM received the first four aircraft in February 2020, with the first one, registered with code YR-ATJ, landing in Bucharest on 18 February 2020, at 2:50 PM [[Eastern European Time|EET]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bobon |first=Gabriel |date=2020-02-18 |title=Foto: primul ATR 72-600 din cele nouă comandate de TAROM a fost livrat |trans-title=Photo: the first ATR 72-600 from the nine ordered by TAROM has been delivered |url=https://boardingpass.ro/foto-primul-atr-72-600-din-cele-noua-comandate-de-tarom-a-fost-livrat/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815205851/https://boardingpass.ro/foto-primul-atr-72-600-din-cele-noua-comandate-de-tarom-a-fost-livrat/ |archive-date=2020-08-15 |access-date=2020-08-15 |website=BoardingPass.ro |language=ro}}</ref> === 2020s === The [[COVID-19 pandemic]] caused TAROM to temporarily cease all scheduled operations from 25 March 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-26|title=Ce zboruri sunt anulate în perioada stării de urgență|url=https://www.libertatea.ro/stiri/zboruri-anulate-in-europa-2926987|access-date=2021-10-11|website=Libertatea|language=ro}}</ref> TAROM operated flights for the Romanian Government during the state of emergency, bringing medical equipment from China.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-09|title=Un avion Tarom a adus din China o nouă încărcătură de 350.000 de măști medicale FFP2|url=https://www.economica.net/un-avion-tarom-a-adus-din-china-o-noua-incarcatura-de-350-000-de-ma-ti-medicale-ffp2_182603.html|access-date=2021-10-11|website=Economica.net|language=ro}}</ref> After the state of emergency expired, TAROM resumed scheduled operations from May 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zborurile interne, reluate treptat în România. Ce reguli trebuie să respecte pasagerii|url=https://stirileprotv.ro/stiri/actualitate/s-au-reluat-primele-curse-aeriene-in-romania-spre-ce-destinatii-opereaza-companiile.html|access-date=2021-10-11|website=Stirileprotv.ro|language=ro}}</ref> In 2021, TAROM's then new [[CEO]] stated that none of the airline's current routes were profitable.<ref>[https://www.aerotelegraph.com/keine-strecke-von-tarom-ist-rentabel aerotelegraph.com] (German) 15 November 2022</ref> In October 2022, it was reported that the operator of [[Henri Coandă International Airport]], TAROM's home base, was considering legal action against the airline over unpaid fees exceeding 10 million Euros, and also might suspend all services for the carrier.<ref>[https://www.romania-insider.com/cnab-recover-claims-tarom-october-2022 romania-insider.com - Bucharest Airport seeks to recover claims from Tarom, insolvency option floated] 27 September 2022</ref> In November 2024, the European General Court rejected a legal challenge by low-cost carrier Wizz Air against a capital injection provided by the Romanian government to TAROM. The aid, valued at €2 million, was approved by the European Commission as part of efforts to compensate TAROM for losses related to COVID-19 travel restrictions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tamm |first=Heike |date=2024-11-07 |title=TAROM wins EU court battle as Wizz Air's challenge against state aid is dismissed |url=https://avitrader.com/2024/11/07/tarom-wins-eu-court-battle-as-wizz-airs-challenge-against-state-aid-is-dismissed/ |access-date=2024-11-08 |website=AviTrader Aviation News |language=en-GB}}</ref> Wizz Air argued that this financial support violated EU competition laws, but the court affirmed the European Commission’s decision, ruling that the subsidy was in compliance with EU state aid regulations.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tamm |first=Heike |date=2024-11-07 |title=TAROM wins EU court battle as Wizz Air's challenge against state aid is dismissed |url=https://avitrader.com/2024/11/07/tarom-wins-eu-court-battle-as-wizz-airs-challenge-against-state-aid-is-dismissed/ |access-date=2024-11-08 |website=AviTrader Aviation News |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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