Neos (airline)
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| Founded | June 2001[4] | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | March 2002[4] | ||||||
| Operating bases | Milan-Malpensa Airport | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 9 | ||||||
| Destinations | 73 | ||||||
| Parent company | Alpitour S.p.A. | ||||||
| Headquarters | Somma Lombardo, Lombardy, Italy[4] | ||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||
Neos S.p.A. is an Italian leisure airline with its headquarters in Somma Lombardo[4] and main base at Milan-Malpensa Airport.[5]
History
Neos was established in June 2001 as a joint venture between two tourism companies, the Italian Alpitour S.p.A. and the German TUI Group. Revenue flights were launched on 8 March 2002.[6] In January 2004 however, TUI sold its entire shares to Alpitour.[7] Neos used to be part of TUI Airlines until then and today has no affiliation to the TUI Group anymore. As of March 2007, the company had 330 employees.[5]
Destinations
Neos operates flights to destinations in Southern Europe, Russia, Africa, the Middle and Far East, the Caribbean, Mexico and Brazil.
Fleet
As of March 2016, the Neos fleet consists of the following aircraft:[8]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Boeing 737-800 | 6 | 4 | — | 186 | 186 | to be delivered 2015-2016[citation needed] |
| Boeing 767-300ER | 3 | — | 12 – |
272 258 |
284 258 |
to be replaced by Boeing 787-8s from 2018[9] |
| Boeing 787-8 | — | 3 | TBA | to be leased from AerCap from 2018[9] | ||
| Total | 9 | 7 | ||||
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Incidents
- On 19 November 2012, Neos flight 731 suffered severe turbulence during a flight from Holguin to Milan. 66 passengers sustained minor injuries during the flight aboard the Boeing 767-300ER.[10]
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. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ airlinecodes.co.uk - ICAO Airline Designators beginning with N retrieved 6 January 2016
- ^ a b c d "Neos History". www.neosair.it. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-10. p. 55.
- ^ neosair.it - Neos history retrieved 6 January 2016
- ^ welt.de - "TUI leaves Italy" (German) 10 January 2004
- ^ ch-aviation.com - Neos retrieved 20 December 2015
- ^ a b ch-aviation.com - Italy's Neos to lease one more B787 from AerCap 18 June 2015
- ^ http://avherald.com/h?article=45946d01&opt=0
External links
Media related to Neos at Wikimedia Commons
