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| Founded | 1989 | |||
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| Hubs | Verona Airport Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport |
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| Secondary hubs | Munich Airport | |||
| Frequent flyer program | Miles & More | |||
| Member lounge | Senator Lounge | |||
| Alliance | Star Alliance | |||
| Fleet size | 19 (6 on order) | |||
| Destinations | 21 | |||
| Parent company | Deutsche Lufthansa AG | |||
| Headquarters | Villafranca di Verona, Italy (registered office) Ronchi dei Legionari, Italy (executive headquarters) |
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| Website | http://www.airdolomiti.it/ | |||
Air Dolomiti L.A.R.E. S.p.A is an Italian regional airline with a registered office in Villafranca di Verona and an executive headquarters in Ronchi dei Legionari.[1] It is part of Lufthansa Regional linking 11 domestic destinations and Vienna with the Lufthansa network via Munich and Frankfurt. Its main bases are Verona Airport and Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, Trieste, with a hub at Munich Airport[2].
Air Dolomiti operates from 14 airports of which 11 are based in Italy. The others are Frankfurt, Munich and Vienna. Of the 15 routes currently operated 10 are to and from Munich. These account for the majority of the airline’s capacity.[3]
The airline's name derives from the section of the Alps known as The Dolomites.
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History
Air Dolomiti was established in January 1989 by the Leali Steel Group. It started regional operations in January 1991 with a Trieste-Genoa route and in 1992 started international services with flights from Verona to Munich. After several years of co-operation, Lufthansa acquired a 26% stake in January 1999 and increased it to 52% in April 2003 and 100% in July 2003[2]. Since then Air Dolomiti has been controlled by Lufthansa as a member of Lufthansa Regional, a strategic cooperation between five regional European airlines (Air Dolomiti, Augsburg Airways, Contact Air, Eurowings and Lufthansa CityLine).
The airline employs some 552 people (at March 2007)[2] and although most Lufthansa regional subsidiaries operate under their parent's name and colours, Air Dolomiti retains its own identity.
Destinations
Fleet
All of Air Dolomiti's aircraft are named after titles of famous Italian operas as a tribute to the city of Verona and its famous ancient theatre, the "Arena di Verona"[4]. As of September 2009, the fleet consists of following aircraft (registration, serial number and name):[5][6]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| ATR 42 | 6 | 0 | 46 |
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| ATR 72 | 7 | 0 | 64 |
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| Embraer ERJ-195 | 5 | 0 | 112 |
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| Total | 18 | 0 |
In August 2008, Air Dolomiti's average fleet age was 10.6 years.[7]
Accidents and incidents
- On November 7, 1999 Air Dolomiti Flight 2708, a Fokker 100, wet-leased from Alpi Eagles (registration I-ALPL, c/n 11250), flying from Venice Marco Polo Airport, Italy, with 44 on board suffered maingear failure while approaching Barcelona International Airport, Spain - it landed safely on a foam carpet.[8]
- On August 24, 2008, an Air Dolomiti ATR 72 (registration I-ADLM, c/n 543), operating flight LH3990 from Munich, Germany, to Bologna, Italy, abandoned take off after the pilot announced a smoke alarm. The airline treated the plane's evacuation as a mild incident. But on August 26, an amateur video, filmed by a bystander, was circulating to great interest on television and the Internet. The footage shows tense moments of some 60 passengers jumping from and fleeing the burning plane before fire department workers extinguish the flames.[9]
External links
References
- ^ "Office addresses." Air Dolomiti. Retrieved on 21 May 2009.
- ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 56. 2007-03-27.
- ^ "Lufthansa-owned Air Dolomiti focused on feeding MUC hub; new Malpensa base planned for 2009". anna.aero. 5 September 2008. http://www.anna.aero/2008/09/05/lufthansa-owned-air-dolomiti-focused-on-feeding-muc-hub/.
- ^ Fleet of Air Dolomiti on Air Dolomiti's homepage
- ^ Fleet of Air Dolomiti on www.airfleets.net
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- ^ Fleet age of Air Dolomiti on www.airfleets.net
- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Fokker 100 I-ALPL Barcelona Airport (BCN)". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19991107-0. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- ^ Amateur films flaming plane at Munich airport
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