Alitalia Express
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| Founded | 1 October 1997 | |||
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| Ceased operations | 31 December 2008 (merged with Air One CityLiner to from Alitalia CityLiner) | |||
| Hubs | Linate Airport | |||
| Frequent-flyer program | MilleMiglia | |||
| Airport lounge | Alitalia VIP lounges | |||
| Alliance | SkyTeam | |||
| Destinations | was 12 in 6 country | |||
| Parent company | Alitalia | |||
| Headquarters | Rome, Italy | |||
| Key people | Berardino Libonati | |||
Alitalia Express S.p.A. was a regional airline based in Rome, Italy and a wholly owned subsidiary of Alitalia. It operated regional scheduled and charter services on behalf of Alitalia. Its main bases were Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport, Rome, and Malpensa International Airport, Milan.[1] Since the Alitalia / Air One merger, Alitalia Express was formally changed into CAI-First and currently operates flights on behalf of Alitalia at Milan Linate Airport [2]
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[edit] History
The airline was established and started operations on 1 October 1997. It was founded from the defunct Avianova. It had 710 employees by 2007.[1] In March 2003 it was reported that Alitalia was considering taking over Minerva Airlines which had suspended flight operations and transferring the turboprop fleet of Alitalia Express to Minerva Airlines. This did not happen and in September 2004 Alitalia announced plans to acquire twelve additional Embraer E-170 aircraft for Alitalia Express.[citation needed] This did not happen, either.
[edit] Air One and Alitalia merger
In December 2008, Compagnia Aerea Italiana (CAI) took over Alitalia - Linee Aeree Italiane and Air One merging the two companies together to create the "new Alitalia". With the take over, the CAI also received Alitalia Express and Air One CityLiner. The Alitalia Express brand is being phased out and the regional arm of Alitalia will become Alitalia CityLiner by rebranding Air One CityLiner. The fleet of Alitalia Express is being phased out.
[edit] Destinations
[edit] Fleet
As of February 2012, the Alitalia Express fleet consists of the following aircraft:
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |||
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| Embraer E-170 | 2 | 0 | var. | 0 | var. | 72 | Being phased out until 2012 |
As of 20 May 2010, the Alitalia Express average fleet age was 5.9 years old.[3]
[edit] Fleet history
Over the years, Alitalia Express has operated the following aircraft types:[4]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 73. 2007-03-27.
- ^ Linate Airport departures - some Alitalia flights use the XM (Alitalia Express) code
- ^ Alitalia Express Fleet Age
- ^ "Alitalia Express historic fleet at airfleets.net. Retrieved 14 February 2012". Airfleets.net.
