Editing TAROM (section)

===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>