Blue Panorama Airlines
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Founded | 3 September 1998 | ||||||
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Fleet size | 10 | ||||||
Destinations | 34 | ||||||
Headquarters | Fiumicino, Rome, Italy | ||||||
Key people | Luca Patanè, President | ||||||
Website | www |
Blue Panorama Airlines S.p.A. is an Italian airline headquartered in Fiumicino operating scheduled and charter flights from Italy – especially Rome-Fiumicino and Milan-Malpensa – to various international destinations.[4] Blu-express is the brand name for low-cost short and medium range flights operated by Blue Panorama.[5] Additional business charter flights are operated under the name Executive Blue.[6]
History
Blue Panorama Airlines
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Blue Panorama is a private Italian airline operating intercontinental, international, and national charter and scheduled flights.[5][7] It was founded in Rome in 1998 by Franco Pecci,[4] and has been an IATA member since 2002 (IATA code BV).[8][9] Since 2005, Blue Panorama Airlines' Boeing 737 fleet has operated national and international flights for the Blu-Express low-cost division.[10]
In January 2012, Alitalia declared interest in a merger with Blue Panorama, as well as with Wind Jet, another Italian airline.[11][12][13][14][15][16] In April 2012 Alitalia decided not to proceed with the acquisitions.[17][18] In October 2012, Blue Panorama entered bankruptcy protection.[19][20] This license gave the airline the ability to restructure itself.[21][22][23] On 25 November 2013, Blu-express started flights from Italy to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza after Belle Air ceased operations there.[24][25]
In January 2014, Blue Panorama Airlines requested to be admitted to extraordinary administration procedure and the abandonment of the composition procedure in continuity.[26] The management of the airline is left to the company's founder. Blue Panorama confirmed that company business and flights are fully operational.[27]
Luke Air
In October 2019, the airline announced it would be changing its name to Luke Air by the end of 2019, revealing a new yellow-blue livery on an Airbus A330-200 which was then due to be delivered.[28] On 7 March 2020, the first A330-200 was delivered. However, the rebranding had yet to take place. In late 2020, Blue Panorama retired their last Boeing 767-300ER.[29] In January 2021, it has been announced the rebrand will go ahead.[30]
Destinations
Blue Panorama Airlines codeshares with the following airlines:
Fleet
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As of January 2021, the Blue Panorama fleet includes the following aircraft:[29]
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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C | Y | Total | ||||
Boeing 737-300 | 1 | — | — | 148 | 148 | |
Boeing 737-400 | 1 | — | — | 168 | 168 | |
Boeing 737-800 | 8 | — | — | 189 | 189 | |
Total | 10 | — |
Controversies
For several years, it has been the policy of Blue Panorama Airlines to charge significant fees to passengers for minor name changes.[32] In most airports where it operates, the company charges passengers €50 to €80 to have their middle names added on their boarding pass.[33]
In popular culture
- Blue Panorama, a Boeing 757-200 and Boeing 767-300ER appeared in John Legend's music video for "Show Me".[34]
Accidents and incidents
- On 16 July 2004, a Boeing 767 operating as flight 1504 experienced an uncontained engine failure on takeoff from Rome-Fiumucino Airport. The plane returned and conducted a successful emergency landing. Investigation revealed that a high pressure fuel hose leaked approximately 700 kilograms of fuel into the engine's nacelle during taxi, which ignited upon takeoff.[35][36]
- On 22 September 2018, a Blue Panorama Spanish pilot, Emilio Leone, was arrested by Albanian police as his colleagues reported him for trying to fly the aircraft intoxicated.[37]
References
- ^ "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ "Elenco delle imprese titolari di licenza di trasporto aereo". enac.gov.it. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ https://www.pasazer.com/news/40888/blue,panorama,zbazuje,w,polsce,dwie,maszyny,obsluzy,rejsy,dla,itaki.html
- ^ a b "Blue Panorama Airlines". Archived from the original on 2014-11-02. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Blu Express - ch-aviation.com". ch-aviation. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ fonte: Executive Blue web site[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Profile on Blue Panorama Airlines - CAPA - Centre for Aviation". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ IATA. "IATA - Current Airline Members". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Blue Panorama Airlines". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ UBM Information Ltd. 2015 (6 December 2012). "Blu Express to Start Rome – Moscow Service from April 2013". Routesonline. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "Alitalia to merge with Wind Jet and Blue Panorama Airlines". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Airline merger The integration of Blue Panorama, Wind Jet and Alitalia - eTurboNews.com". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Alitalia, Blue Panorama and Wind Jet plan to merge". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Alitalia moves ahead with a merger with Blue Panorama and Wind Jet". World Airline News. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Alitalia plans merger with Blue Panorama and Wind Jet". Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Integration of Wind Jet operations with Alitalia receives board approval". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Avionews.com - Alitalia will integrate Wind Jet: operation approved". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Italy's Blue Panorama enters bankruptcy protection". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ N. Tchallabes. "volaspheric". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Blue Panorama Airlines enters into bankruptcy protection and reorganization". World Airline News. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ N. Tchallabes. "volaspheric". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Blue Panorama applies for bankruptcy protection, continues operations". ch-aviation. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso. "Albania, Belle Air stops flights". Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ Business Traveller. "Belle Air ceases operations - Business Traveller". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "Avionews.com - Blue Panorama confirms business continuity and that its flights are fully operational". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Blue Panorama Airlines enters administration, in negotiations with an 'international investor'". D.
- ^ a b "Blue Panorama Airlines Fleet Details and History". planespotters.net. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ ch-aviation.com - Italy's Blue Panorama proceeds with rebranding 6 January 2021
- ^ "Route Map". www.albawings.com. Archived from the original on 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "Another added fee: Airline required passenger to pay extra to add a middle name".
- ^ "Blue Panorama Airlines Customer Reviews".
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6fcyTEqkeo
- ^ "Accident Boeing 767-3G5ER EI-CXO, 16 Jul 2004".
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJBlzal6g0k
- ^ Shqiptarja.com https://shqiptarja.com/lajm/ekskluzive-rinas-shmanget-tragjedia-ne-avionin-me-200-pasagjere-kapet-i-dehur-piloti-i-blue-panorama.
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