Air Italy

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Air Italy
IATA
I9
ICAO
AEY
Callsign
AIR ITALY
Founded 29 May 2005
Hubs Malpensa Airport
Verona Airport
Focus cities Turin Airport
Fleet size 9
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 International Airport and Verona Airport with a hub at Malpensa Airport, Milan[1].

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[edit] 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].

[edit] Destinations

[edit] 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 Air Italy Egypt, a Egyptian charter subsidiary, which operates a single Boeing 757-200.

[edit] Fleet

An Air Italy Boeing 757-200 landing at Stuttgart Airport, Germany. (2006)
An Air Italy Boeing 767-200ER landing at Verona Airport, Italy. (2008)

The Air Italy fleet consists of the following aircraft (at 25 June 2009):[3]

Air Italy Fleet
Aircraft Total Passengers
(Business*/Economy)
Notes
Boeing 737-300 2 136
Boeing 737-500 1 131 Operated by Bulgaria Air
Boeing 737-700 1 149 Fitted with winglets
Boeing 737-800 1 Stored at MUC
Boeing 757-200 2 209 (10/199)[4]
Boeing 767-200ER 2 241
Boeing 767-300ER 1 296 (12/274)
Total 10

[edit] External links

[edit] References and notes

  1. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 58. 2007-03-27. 
  2. ^ Airliner World January 2007
  3. ^ Air Italy Fleet
  4. ^ Airliner World, June 2008 pg.73
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