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Avio Linee Italiane (ALI) was an Italian independent airline owned by the Fiat Group, which operated between 1926 and 1952. It was ultimately acquired by Linee Aeree Italiane (LAI). ALI was the country's only pre-World War II airline not to be nationalized by the Italian Government.

Avio Linee Italiane
IATA ICAO Callsign
AV
Commenced operations1926
Ceased operationsMarch 31, 1952
Operating basesTaliedo
HeadquartersMilan

History


Avio Linee Italiane Fiat G.18
Avio Linee Italiane Fiat G.18

Some sources indicate that ALI began operations in 1926.[1] ALI began passenger service between Rome and Munich in May 1928 and extended service to Berlin in 1931.[2] As of 1931, ALI had a fleet of seven aircraft Fokker F.VII.[3] During the 1930s, ALI expanded service to other Italian cities, and beginning in 1938, it added at least one international route (Venice-Milan-Turin-Paris-London)[citation needed]. As of 1939, ALI had a fleet of 16 aircraft, including one DC-2 (I-EROS),[4] nine Fiat G.18/G.18V, and six Savoia-Marchetti aircraft (possibly the S.73s).[5]

In 1940, with the Italian entry into World War II, ALI was incorporated into the Regia Aeronautica (Royal Italian Air Force). At least one S.73 and four G.18 were lost in operational accidents during the war.[6]

ALI was reconstituted in 1947, using the Fiat G.12.[7] The airline reportedly ordered six G.212 in 1947, and, at some point, acquired at least one C-47. In 1949, ALI merged with two small post-war Italian independent airlines: Airone (also a Fiat G.12 operator) and Transadriatica, to form ALI - Flotte Riunite, with a combined fleet of seven G.12/G.212s and a dozen C-47s.[8] The combined airline had an extensive route structure, encompassing Barcelona, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Prague, Vienna, Athens and Brussels[citation needed].

ALI-Flotte Riunite was liquidated in 1952 and subsequently was acquired by LAI.[citation needed].


Notable accidents


The Aviation Safety Network reports four notable peacetime accidents:[9]

On 4 May 1949, an ALI G.212CP, registration I-ELCE, on a charter flight carrying the Turin soccer team home from Lisbon, struck a church on approach to the Turin airport, killing four crew members and all 27 passengers.

On 6 December 1948, an ALI C-47, registration I-ETNA, crashed on takeoff from Milan-Linate airport, killing six crew members and one passenger.

On 1 July 1948, an ALI G.212PW, registration I-ELSA, crashed while attempting an emergency landing at Keerbergen Airfield, Belgium, killing four crew members and four passengers.

On 16 March 1940, an ALI S.73, registration I-SUTO, en route from Tripoli to Rome via Catania, crashed on the slopes of Mount Stromboli, killing five people.


See also



References


  1. "A list of airlines from Italy".
  2. Davies 1964, p. 96.
  3. Davies 1964, p. 69, one F.VIIa and six F.VIIb 3m.
  4. Peter Berry, The Douglas Commercial Story, 1971, p. 19
  5. Davies 1964, p. 96. A 1939 ALI timetable shows a photograph of an S.75, with a caption praising its high speed. However, a S.75 production list does not show an S.75 delivered to ALI. An S.75, I-BETA, listed as belonging to "Nucleo Comunicazioni Avio Linee," was lost in an operational accident in 1943, apparently belonged to LATI.
  6. Aviation Safety Network database, entries for ALI and Nucleo Communicazioni Avio Linee.
  7. Davies 1964, p. 292.
  8. Davies 1964, p. 292. Davies writes "seven G.12," but the airline had ordered six G.212s two years earlier, so it is probable that the fleet consisted largely of G.212s.
  9. "Avio Linee Italiane - ALI". Retrieved 8 July 2015.

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На других языках


[de] Avio Linee Italiane

Die Avio Linee Italiane (ALI) war eine Fluggesellschaft aus Italien. Die Gesellschaft führte Linienflüge im Inland und ins europäische Ausland durch.
- [en] Avio Linee Italiane

[es] Avio Linee Italiane

Avio Linee Italiane (Aerolíneas Italianas), abreviada como ALI, fue una compañía aérea italiana de navegación aérea activa principalmente en la primera parte del Siglo XX.

[fr] Avio Linee Italiane

La société Avio Linee Italiane, ou ALI S.p.A. est une compagnie aérienne privée italienne créée en 1926 à Turin par le sénateur Giovanni Agnelli, patron de FIAT. Elle a exercé une activité de transport de ligne durant la première moitié du XXe siècle.

[it] Avio Linee Italiane

Avio Linee Italiane, nota anche con la sigla ALI, è stata una compagnia aerea italiana di navigazione aerea attiva principalmente nella prima parte del XX secolo.

[ru] Avio Linee Italiane

Avio Linee Italiane (ALI) — бывшая итальянская авиакомпания, существовавшая в 1926—1952 годах и осуществлявшая внутренние авиапочтовые перевозки. Принадлежала Fiat Group, позже вошла в состав Linee Aeree Italiane (LAI). Единственная итальянская компания, не национализированная во время Второй мировой войны.



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