Alitalia Express
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| IATA code : | XM |
| ICAO code : | SMX |
| Call sign : | ALIEXPRESS |
| Founding: | 1997 |
| Operation stopped: | 2015 |
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Rome , Italy
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| Home airport : | Rome Fiumicino |
| Management: | Berardino Libonati |
| Alliance : | SkyTeam |
| Frequent Flyer Program : | MilleMiglia |
| Fleet size: | 1 |
| Aims: | National and international |
| Alitalia Express ceased operations in 2015. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
Alitalia Express was an Italian regional airline based in Rome and a subsidiary of Alitalia .
history
Alitalia Express started operations on October 1, 1997 as the successor to Avianova , in which Alitalia had a stake .
In March 2003, it was announced that Alitalia was considering acquiring Minerva Airlines , which had ceased operations, to outsource the full fleet of Alitalia Express turboprop aircraft . This takeover was not completed, however, and in September 2004 Alitalia announced instead that it would order twelve Embraer 170s for Alitalia Express.
As part of the restructuring of Alitalia , all Embraer ERJ-145 and ATR 72 were sold from the end of 2008 , so the Alitalia Express fleet was drastically reduced from 30 to 6 machines.
Under the new operating company CAI was from autumn 2011 finally begun the remaining six Embraer 170 replacement to the French Regional to transfer. At the same time, the sister company Alitalia CityLiner was equipped with a new and larger fleet. In order to obtain the operating license and the slots in Milan, the parent company transferred an Airbus A320-200 to Alitalia Express after all aircraft had been decommissioned .
In February 2015 the company was dissolved and integrated into Alitalia, including the fleet.
Destinations
Most recently, Alitalia Express served mainly from Milan on the Alitalia route network, in addition to flights to several domestic destinations such as Naples and Palermo, as well as some European destinations such as Brussels and Barcelona .
fleet
As of February 2015, the Alitalia Express fleet consisted of an Airbus A320-200 aircraft operated for Alitalia .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ aero.de - Alitalia puts 46 aircraft for sale ( Memento from January 2, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) December 30, 2008
- ↑ a b c ch-aviation.com (English) accessed on February 26, 2015
- ↑ ch-aviation.com - Alitalia cancels CAI First and Second's AOCs (English) March 20, 2015
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