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| Founded | 29 May 2005 | |||
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| Hubs | Malpensa Airport Verona Airport |
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| Focus cities | Turin Airport | |||
| Fleet size | 10 | |||
| Destinations | 15 | |||
| Headquarters | Gallarate, Italy | |||
| Key people | Giuseppe Gentile (Founder and GM) | |||
| Website | http://www.airitaly.it | |||
Air Italy S.p.A. is an airline based in Gallarate, Italy. It operates scheduled services for tour operators to destinations in Europe, Brazil and Kenya. Its main bases are Naples Airport and Verona Airport with a hub at Malpensa Airport, Milan[1].
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History
The airline started operations on 29 May 2005 with a flight from Turin to Budapest. It is owned by BV Asset Management (40%), Giuseppe Gentile (40%) and Pathfinder (20%)[1].
An independent investment company has acquired a 40% share in Air Italy for 280m euros and the funding is to be used to acquire a further three Boeing 767 aircraft in 2007 and 2008 for services to leisure destinations in Africa, the Indian Ocean and the Caribbean [2].
Destinations
Subsidiaries
On 30 April 2007, Air Italy created Air Italy Polska, a Polish charter subsidiary, which currently operates a single Boeing 757-200.
Also in 2007, Air Italy created Euro Mediterranean Airlines, an Egyptian charter subsidiary, which operates a single Boeing 757-200. The Boeing 757-200 is to be sold to FedEx, and replaced by a Boeing 737-800.
Fleet
The Air Italy fleet consists of the following aircraft (at 16 November 2009):[3]
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers | Notes |
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| Boeing 737-300 | 3 | 136 | 1 leased from Bulgaria Air |
| Boeing 737-700 | 1 | 149 | Fitted with Blended Winglets |
| Boeing 737-800 | 1 | ? | Fitted with Blended Winglets To be transferred to Euro Mediterranean Airlines |
| Boeing 757-200 | 2 | 209 | |
| Boeing 767-200ER | 2 | 241 | |
| Boeing 767-300ER | 1 | 296 | Tested and prepared in Miami for delivery |
External links
References and notes
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 58. 2007-03-27.
- ^ Airliner World January 2007
- ^ Air Italy Fleet
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