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Air Italy S.p.A., operating as Air Italy[4] was an Italian airline, headquartered in Milan. Using wet-leased aircraft from Boeing, it operated from 2005–2018, later as the main airline of Air Italy Group together with two other subsidiaries, Air Italy Egypt and Air Italy Polska, which both later ceased operation. After 2011, Air Italy was a fully integrated subsidiary of Meridiana, then known as Meridiana fly, and continued its operation under the Meridiana Brand but keeping its own AOC. On 28 February 2018, Air Italy reorganised with Meridiana to create the new Air Italy under the new ownership of Meridiana's parent company, AQA Holding.

Air Italy
IATA ICAO Callsign
I9[1] AEY[2] AIR ITALY
Founded2005; 17 years ago (2005)
Ceased operations28 February 2018 (2018-02-28)
Merged with Meridiana to create the new Air Italy[3]
AOC #YXYF237F
HubsMalpensa Airport (Milan)
Focus cities
Frequent-flyer programMeridiana Club
Fleet size12
Destinations36 Pisa
Parent companyMeridiana
HeadquartersOlbia, Sassari, Italy
Websitemeridiana.com

History



Early years


The airline was set up in 2005 and was originally owned by BV Asset Management (40%), Giuseppe Gentile (40%) and the Pathfinder Corporation (20%).[5] It started operations on 29 May of the same year with an inaugural flight from Turin to Budapest. In late 2006, an independent investment company[which?] acquired a 40% share in Air Italy.

The funding of 280 million Euros was used to buy three used Boeing 767 aircraft (one -200ER and two -300ERs) in 2007 and 2008 for services to leisure destinations in Africa, the Indian Ocean and the Caribbean.[6] Most of Air Italy's independent flights left from either Naples Airport, Turin Airport, Verona Airport or Milan Malpensa Airport.[5]


Under Meridiana ownership


On 18 July 2011, Meridiana, then known as Meridiana fly, announced that it would merge with Air Italy.[7] Since 2013, Air Italy operated entirely on behalf of Meridiana using their corporate design.

On 2 September 2017 it was announced that Qatar Airways had bought 49% of AQA Holding, the new shareholder of Meridiana (Air Italy's parent company). On 7 November 2017 it was announced that Qatar Airways would be merging Meridiana and Air Italy under the Meridiana brand and AOC.


Merger and rebranding as Air Italy


On 19 February 2018, Meridiana was officially re-branded and merged with Air Italy in a bid to become Italy's flagship carrier under the new Air Italy brand, in place of the bankrupt Alitalia.[8] Eight new aircraft were to be added in 2018, comprising three Boeing 737 MAX 8 and five Airbus A330-200s. Air Italy confirmed a commitment to receive 20 new 737 MAX aircraft from April 2018 over three years, while the A330s would be sourced from Qatar Airways as it replaces its A330 aircraft with 787s. Air Italy planned to operate 50 aircraft by 2022.[9]


Subsidiaries


Air Italy used to maintain two subsidiaries, which have since ceased to exist:


Destinations


All of Air Italy's flights were operated on behalf of its parent, Meridiana, under the Meridiana brand.


Fleet



Fleet at closure


The Air Italy fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of February 2018):[10]

Air Italy Boeing 767-200ER
Air Italy Boeing 767-200ER
Air Italy fleet
Aircraft In fleet Orders Passengers Notes
J Y Total
Boeing 737-700 1 148 148 Operated for Meridiana
Boeing 737-800 7 189 189
Boeing 767-200ER 1 12 241 253
Boeing 767-300ER 3 18 258 276
Total 12

Historical fleet


The airline previously operated the following aircraft as of August 2016:[11]


See also



References


  1. "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  2. "Elenco delle imprese titolari di licenza di trasporto aereo". enac.gov.it. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  3. "Meridiana fly confirms AirItaly rebranding, plots growth".
  4. "Air Italy (2005) on ch-aviation". ch-aviation. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  5. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 27 March 2007. p. 58.
  6. Airliner World January 2007
  7. "Air Italy - Biglietti aerei - Voli nazionali - internazionali - intercontinentali" (PDF).
  8. "Air Italy expands as UAE-backed Alitalia goes bankrupt". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  9. "Meridiana to rebrand as Air Italy, confirms future fleet and network plans | CAPA". centreforaviation.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  10. "Air Italy Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  11. "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 18.

На других языках


[de] Air Italy (2005)

Air Italy war eine italienische Fluggesellschaft mit Sitz in Gallarate und Basis auf dem Flughafen Mailand-Malpensa. Im Jahr 2011 stellte das Unternehmen die Flüge unter eigenem Markenauftritt ein und betrieb ihre Flugzeuge anschließend für Meridiana, mit der sie zum 1. März 2018 fusionierte.[1] Meridiana trat in Folge selber als neue Air Italy auf.
- [en] Air Italy (2005–2018)

[it] Air Italy (2005)

Air Italy era una compagnia aerea charter italiana, con sede a Gallarate, acquisita totalmente da Meridiana nell'ottobre 2011. Il marchio entrò definitivamente a far parte del gruppo, operando collegamenti per conto e con livrea esclusivamente Meridiana.



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