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Blue Panorama Airlines S.p.A. is an Italian airline headquartered in Fiumicino operating scheduled and charter flights mostly to domestic and international leisure destinations.[5] As of late 2021, the airline was in the process to change its brand name to Luke Air[6] also retiring their former Blu-express[7] brand used for domestic and short-haul destinations. Additional business charter flights used to be operated under the name Executive Blue.[8] As of late October 2021, it suspended all operations until further notice.[3]

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Blue Panorama Airlines
Luke Air

IATA ICAO Callsign BV[1] BPA[2] BLUE PANORAMA
Founded	3 September 1998
Commenced operations	26 December 1998
Ceased operations	26 October 2021 (suspended)[3]
Focus cities	Bergamo Bologna Katowice[4] Lampedusa
Fleet size	2
Destinations	5
Headquarters	Fiumicino, Rome, Italy
Key people	Luca Patanè (President)
Net income	€2.7 Million (2018)
Employees	624 (2020)
Website	www.blue-panorama.com

History

Blue Panorama Airlines

Blue Panorama is a private Italian airline operating intercontinental, international, and national charter and scheduled flights.[7][9] It was founded in Rome in 1998 by Franco Pecci,[5] and has been an IATA member since 2002 (IATA code BV).[10][11] Since 2005, Blue Panorama Airlines' Boeing 737 fleet has operated national and international flights for the Blu-Express low-cost division.[12]

In 2012, Alitalia declared interest in a merger with Blue Panorama, as well as with Wind Jet, another Italian airline,[13][14][15][16][17][18] but decided not to proceed with the acquisitions.[19][20] In October 2012, Blue Panorama entered bankruptcy protection.[21][22] This license gave the airline the ability to restructure itself.[23][24][25] On 25 November 2013, Blu-express started flights from Italy to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza after Belle Air ceased operations there.[26][27]

In January 2014, Blue Panorama Airlines requested to be admitted to extraordinary administration procedure and the abandonment of the composition procedure in continuity.[28] The management of the airline is left to the company's founder. Blue Panorama confirmed that company business and flights are fully operational.[29]

In 2018 the airline came under fire as it has been the policy of Blue Panorama Airlines to charge significant fees to passengers for minor name changes.[30]

Luke Air

In October 2019, the airline announced it would be changing its name to Luke Air by the end of 2019, revealing a new yellow-blue livery on an Airbus A330-200 which was then due to be delivered.[31] On 7 March 2020, the first A330-200 was delivered. However, the rebranding had yet to take place. In late 2020, Blue Panorama retired their last Boeing 767-300ER.[32] In January 2021, it was announced that the rebrand will go ahead.[33] As of September 2021, the airline's official website had its content changed to Luke Air operated by Blue Panorama Airlines.[6]

On 27 October 2021, the airline announced the suspension of all flights stating financial difficulties in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Blue Panorama went through recurring restructuring proceedings in recent years.[3] Shortly after, it filed for bankruptcy protection.[34]

In June 2022, it has been reported that the grounded airline retired both of their Airbus A330-200s leaving them without long-haul capable aircraft.[35]

Destinations

Blue Panorama operated a network of Italian domestic destinations branded as blu-express as well as long-haul leisure flights mainly around the Caribbean.

Codeshare agreements

Blue Panorama Airlines maintains Codeshare agreements with the following airlines:

• Albawings[36]
• Cubana de Aviación[37]

Fleet

Current fleet

As of June 2022, the Blue Panorama fleet includes the following aircraft:[32]

Blue Panorama Airlines fleet

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers			Notes
			C	Y	Total
Boeing 737-800	2	—	—	189	189	Both stored in Katowice.[32]
Total	2	—

Former fleet

Blue Panorama formerly operated the following aircraft:[32]

Blue Panorama Airlines former fleet

Aircraft	Total	Introduced	Retired	Notes
Airbus A330-200	2	2019	2022[35]
ATR 72-200	1	2015	2015	leased from Avanti Air[32]
Boeing 737-300	2	2000	2000	leased from Sterling European Airlines[32]
	2	2002	2003	leased from Ukraine International Airlines[32]
	1	2015	2020
Boeing 737-400	16	1999	2020	some leased from Air Horizont and Hapag-Lloyd Flug[32]
Boeing 737-500	1	2013	2016
Boeing 757-200	2	2005	2012
Boeing 767-300ER	10	2002	2020
Piaggio P.180 Avanti	3	2009	2014	Operated as Executive Blue

Accidents and incidents

• On 16 July 2004, a Boeing 767-300ER operating as flight 1504 experienced an uncontained engine failure on takeoff from Rome-Fiumucino Airport. The plane returned and conducted a successful emergency landing. Investigation revealed that a high pressure fuel hose leaked approximately 700 kilograms of fuel into the engine's nacelle during taxi, which ignited upon takeoff.[38][39]

• On 22 September 2018, a Blue Panorama Spanish pilot, Emilio Leone, was arrested by Albanian police as his colleagues reported him for trying to fly the aircraft intoxicated.[40]

In popular culture

• A Blue Panorama Boeing 757-200 and Boeing 767-300ER appeared in John Legend's music video for "Show Me".[41]

See also

• List of defunct airlines of Italy

References

External links

Media related to Blue Panorama Airlines at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Blue Panorama Airlines

Blue Panorama Airlines ist eine italienische Charterfluggesellschaft mit Sitz in Fiumicino und Basis auf dem Flughafen Rom-Fiumicino. Sie führte zudem unter der Marke Blu-Express Linienflüge durch.

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- [en] Blue Panorama Airlines

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[es] Blue Panorama Airlines

Blue Panorama Airlines S.p.A. es una compañía aérea con sede en Roma, Italia. Opera vuelos regulares y chárter de Italia a varios destinos internacionales. Sus bases principales son el Aeropuerto Internacional Leonardo Da Vinci, Roma, para Blue Express Airlines y el Aeropuerto de Milán-Malpensa, Milán para vuelos chárter y regulares de corto, mediano y largo alcance.[2]

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[fr] Blue Panorama Airlines

Blue Panorama Airlines S.p.A. (code AITA : BV ; code OACI : BPA) est une compagnie aérienne charter italienne, créée en décembre 1998.

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[it] Blue Panorama Airlines

Luke Air è il marchio commerciale di Blue Panorama Airlines S.p.A., compagnia aerea di linea e charter italiana , fondata a Roma nel 1998 le cui basi principali sono gli aeroporti di Roma-Fiumicino e Milano-Malpensa. Per problemi economici ha cessato le operazioni di volo il 27 ottobre 2021.[1] Con il marchio Blu-express operava inoltre voli low cost di medio e corto raggio. A maggio 2022 il gruppo Uvet e il fondo americano Bateleur Capital raggiungono un accordo per la cessione completa della compagnia al fondo americano. Offriva voli di linea e charter principalmente abbinati a viaggi con Settemari.[2]

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[ru] Blue Panorama Airlines

Blue Panorama Airlines S.p.A. — итальянская авиакомпания, базирующаяся в Риме. Это частная авиакомпания. выполняющая регулярные и чартерные перевозки из Италии по разным международным направлениям. Её основной базой является римский Международный аэропорт имени Леонардо да Винчи (для рейсов под брендом Blu-express) и миланский аэропорт Мальпенса для ближне-, средне- и дальнемагистральных регулярных и чартерных перевозок[1].

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