Avio Linee Italiane
| Avio Linee Italiane (ALI) | |
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| IATA code : | (without) |
| ICAO code : | (without) |
| Call sign : | (unknown) |
| Founding: | 1926 |
| Operation stopped: | 1949 (transition to ALI-FR) |
| Seat: |
Milan , Italy
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| Home airport : | Milan |
| Fleet size: | 32 (1940) |
| Aims: | including London, Paris, Rome, Munich, Berlin, Frankfurt, Cologne |
| Avio Linee Italiane (ALI) ceased operations in 1949 (transition to ALI-FR) . The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
The Avio Linee Italiane (ALI) was an airline from Italy . The company operated scheduled flights in Germany and to other European countries.
history
The Avio Linee Italiane in 1926 as part of the Fiat established -Konzerns. In August 1934, it was the only airline to escape the state-ordered amalgamation of all Italian airlines to form Ala Littoria .
From 1936 three of the Fiat G.18 built by the owner Fiat Aviazione were used, which were very similar to the Douglas DC-2 that was also used . From 1937 onwards, ALI took over all six copies of the improved version Fiat G.18 V. Also in 1936 the delivery of six brand new three-engine Savoia Marchetti SM.73s for the European routes began; they were equipped with 18 passenger seats and carried the aircraft registration numbers I-SAMO, -SETI, -SUTO, -SAUL, -SITA and -STAR .
With the beginning of the Second World War, operations were initially partially discontinued. It was not until 1947 that operations on domestic routes were resumed. A total of 4 Douglas DC-3s were used for this.
Also in 1947 and 1948 six machines of the type Fiat G.212CP were acquired, which were used in regular European traffic.
In 1949, together with the three competitors Società Italiana Servizi Aerei (SISA), Transadriatica and Airone, the new airline ALI-Fleet Riunite was created . However, this only existed until 1952; the assets and most of the routes were taken over by Linee Aeree Italiane (LAI), which in turn became part of Alitalia in 1957.
Destinations
Avio Linee Italiane mainly flew from Milan . The most developed lines led to Rome , Paris and London . Since 1928 there was a connection from Milan to Munich , which was extended to Berlin in 1931 . Later, the route to Berlin was left to Ala Littoria and instead flew to Frankfurt and Cologne .
fleet
1940:
- 1 Douglas DC-2
- 9 Douglas DC-3
- 3 Fiat G.18
- 6 Fiat G.18 V
- 6 Fiat G.212
- 6 Savoia Marchetti SM.73
Incidents
- On March 16, 1940, a Savoia-Marchetti SM.73 of the Avio Linee Italiane ( aircraft registration I-SUTO ) was flown into the Stromboli volcano ( Italy ) in adverse weather . The machine was on a flight from Tripoli via Catania to Rome. In this CFIT, controlled flight into terrain , all 14 occupants were killed, 5 crew members and 9 passengers.
- On November 26, 1940, the Fiat G.18 with the aircraft registration I-ELIO of the Avio Linee Italiane / Regia Aeronautica made a total break on landing at Milan Linate airport . All inmates survived.
- On November 16, 1942, a Fiat G.18 (I-ETNA) made an emergency landing due to lack of fuel in fog near Milan; all people on board survived.
- On January 29, 1943, the Fiat G.18 V I-EURE of the Avio Linee Italiane / Regia Aeronautica was flown into the sea on a flight from Belgrade to Venice at an altitude of 30 m in fog fields 500 meters in front of the Venice airport, whereby the four-man Crew and one other person perished.
- On July 1, 1948, a Fiat G.212CP of Avio Linee Italiane (I-ELSA) crashed near the Belgian town of Keerbergen while approaching the wrong airfield. Four crew members and four of the seven passengers died.
- On December 6, 1948, a Douglas DC-3 (registration: also I-ETNA ) had an accident while taking off in the fog at Milan Linate Airport . The plane was supposed to fly to Brussels . All 7 inmates were killed.
- On May 4, 1949, a Fiat G.212CP of the Avio Linee Italiane (I-ELCE) flew against the mountain of the Superga pilgrimage church on its approach to Turin Airport . All 31 occupants were killed, including almost all of the AC Turin crew (see Superga plane crash ).
See also
literature
- John Stroud: European Transport Aircraft since 1910. Putnam & Company, London 1966.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stroud 1966, pp. 414-416.
- ↑ Stroud 1966, p. 648.
- ↑ Stroud 1966, p. 420.
- ↑ accident report SM.73 I-SUTO , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 2 June 2020th
- ↑ accident report Fiat G.18 I-ELIO , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 2 June 2020th
- ↑ accident report Fiat G.18 I-ETNA , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 1 December 2017th
- ↑ accident report Fiat G.18 I-Eure , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 2 June 2020th
- ^ Accident report Fiat G.212 I-ELSA , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on November 30, 2017.
- ^ Accident report DC-3 I-ETNA , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on December 1, 2017.
- ^ Accident report Fiat G.212 I-ELCE , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on November 23, 2017.
