[3] The first season in the Divizia B was ended with a well-deserved salvation from relegation after a tough battle with teams such as: Metalul Plopeni, Dunărea Călărași or Chimia Fălticeni.

The team coached by Mircea Nedelcu was composed from following players: Iliuță, Marius Ionică, Gh.Poenaru, Mihai Cărpuci, Marian Ciudin, Alistar, Gh.

Munteanu, Pitica, Dan Manea, Robert Ghioane, Ursică, Bărbieru, Urdaru, Costel Manase, Giani Florian, Lucian Bîșcă, Iulian Trofin, Bondor, P.Grigoraș, Popa, Petre Firici and D.Scînteie.

The next season, 1989–90 was the best in the history of the club which achieved an unexpected 8th place, being situated over teams such as: Foresta Fălticeni, Poiana Câmpina or Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, among others.

After the Romanian Revolution of 1990 the aeronautical company and implicitly the team have been affected by disorganization from the leadership of public institutions and followed two disappointing rankings: 1990–91 – 13th and 1991–92 – 16th, the last result meaning also the relegation to the third league.

[7] But the return of Aerostar in the national football was difficult compared to other clubs, after five tough years spent at the county level, the team from Bacău promoted back to Divizia C at the end of the 1998–99 season.

Cristian Popovici was chosen to be the new manager of the team and important players such as: Ionuț Mihălăchioaie and Cătălin Vraciu signed contracts with "the Airmen".