Fleet
As of 29 October 2008 the fleet has been grounded, due to Sterling declaring bankruptcy. Several airplanes are stored at Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (5 737-700 and 2 737-800) and the nearby Batajnica Airport (4 737-700) in Belgrade, Serbia.
The Sterling Airlines fleet included the following aircraft (as of October 2008):
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers |
Routes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-500 | 4 | 126 | Europe | |
| Boeing 737-700 | 15 | 148 | Europe | |
| Boeing 737-800 | 7 | 189 | Europe | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | 1 | 165 | Europe | operated by FlyExcellent |
| Total | 27 |
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