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AeroItalia

Not to be confused with Aeritalia, Alitalia, or ITA Airways.

Aeroitalia SRL is an Italian airline.[5][6] It operates a fleet of Boeing 737s and ATR 72s from operating bases in Bergamo, Comiso and Rome–Fiumicino.

Aeroitalia
IATA ICAO Call sign
XZ AEZ AEROITALIA
Founded2021
Commenced operations9 July 2022; 2 years ago (2022-07-09)
Operating bases
SubsidiariesAeroitalia Regional
Fleet size14
Destinations16[4]
HeadquartersRome, Italy
Key people
Websitewww.aeroitalia.com

History

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The airline was launched in 2022, by an ex-consultant of Italy's Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, Francesco Gaetano Intrieri, who is Aeroitalia's CEO. AeroItalia's backers include Germán Efromovich, the airline's president and previous owner of Avianca, and a French banker named Marc Bourgade.[7][8]

On 9 July 2022, it started operating scheduled flights from Forlì to domestic destinations as well as Malta and Zakynthos. The airline planned to operate long-haul flights to the United States and Latin America by 2023,[9] but has since stalled the plan in order to consolidate its domestic and European operations.[3]

It announced an increase of flights to Sicily in 2023 including additional flights to Trapani, Palermo, and Catania with the support of the Sicilian government.[10]

On 6 November 2023, it was announced the airline had acquired a 93.86% stake in AirConnect, a Romanian regional airline,[11] which was rebranded as Aeroitalia Regional in April 2024. In July 2024 the airline announced the opening of a new base in Bacau, Romania.

Destinations

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As of August 2024, Aeroitalia flies to the following destinations:[12]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Austria Vienna Vienna International Airport Terminated [13]
Czech Republic Brno Brno-Tuřany Airport Begins 23 March 2025 [14]
Greece Heraklion Heraklion International Airport Terminated
Karpathos Karpathos Island National Airport Terminated [15]
Mykonos Mykonos Airport Terminated [15]
Zakynthos Zakynthos International Airport Terminated [15]
Italy Alghero Alghero–Fertilia Airport
Ancona Marche Airport Terminated [16]
Bergamo Milan Bergamo Airport Base [1]
Bologna Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport Seasonal
Bologna Forlì Airport Terminated
Brindisi Brindisi Airport Terminated
Catania Catania–Fontanarossa Airport [17]
Comiso Comiso Airport Base [18]
Cuneo Cuneo International Airport [19]
Lampedusa Lampedusa Airport Seasonal
Milan Linate Airport [20]
Naples Naples International Airport Terminated
Olbia Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport [21]
Palermo Falcone Borsellino Airport [17]
Perugia Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport [21]
Pisa Pisa International Airport Seasonal
Rome Rome Fiumicino Airport Base [3]
Trapani Trapani–Birgi Airport Terminated
Verona Verona Villafranca Airport Seasonal
Romania Bacău George Enescu International Airport Terminated [22][23]
Bucharest Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport Terminated [23]
Spain Barcelona Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport Terminated [24]
United Kingdom London Heathrow Airport Terminated [25]

Fleet

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Current fleet

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Aeroitalia Boeing 737-800

As of August 2024, Aeroitalia operates the following aircraft:[26][27]

AeroItalia fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A319-100 1 — 144 Operated by Fly Air41 Airways
ATR 72-600 2 — 68 Operated by Aeroitalia Regional
Boeing 737-400 2 168 Operated by Aeroitalia Regional
Boeing 737-800 9 — 189
Boeing 737 MAX 8 — 3[28] TBA
Embraer 175 — TBD TBD [29]
Total 14 3

Historical fleet

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Over the years, Aeroitalia has operated the following aircraft types:[26]

Aeroitalia historical fleet
Aircraft Number Introduced Retired Notes
Boeing 737-700 1 2022 2024 Operated by HelloJets.
Saab 340A 1 2023 2024 Operated by RAF-Avia.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Machado, João (26 September 2022). "Aeroitalia goes bold, launches services from Bergamo". Aviacionline.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Aeroitalia, al via la base su Comiso con il via dei 3 collegamenti" [Aeroitalia, base at Comiso kicks off with 3 connections]. Travelnostop (in Italian). 16 May 2023. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Hofmann, Kurt (10 July 2023). "Aeroitalia Sees Opportunities As 'Low CASK' Operator, President Says". Aviation Week. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Aeroitalia on ch-aviation.com". ch-aviation.com.
  5. ^ Drum, Bruce (27 May 2022). "Aeroitalia to launch 9 routes from Forli on July 9". World Airline News. Archived from the original on 17 October 2022.
  6. ^ Machado, João (24 May 2022). "Aeroitalia puts its first flights for sale, bases aircraft in Forlì". Aviacionline.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022.
  7. ^ Cattaneo, Mariella (11 May 2022). "Aeroitalia. The new Italian airline with big ambitions". ITALIABSOLUTELY.COM. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022.
  8. ^ Piscopo, Vincenzo Claudio (19 March 2022). "The New Italian Airline Aeroitalia – AirlineGeeks.com". AirlineGeeks. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023.
  9. ^ Villamizar, Helwing (28 April 2022). "Startup Aeroitalia Looks to the Americas for 2023". Airways Magazine. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022.
  10. ^ Machado, João (15 February 2023). "Aeroitalia, supported by local government, boosts its Sicilian operation". Aviacionline.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  11. ^ Sipinski, Dominik (6 November 2023). "AeroItalia signs MoU to buy Romania's AirConnect". ch-aviation. Archived from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  12. ^ "AeroItalia destinations". www.aeroitalia.com.
  13. ^ "Aeroitalia NW23 Ancona Network Changes". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  14. ^ "Aeroitalia adds Rome-Brno service from late-March 2025". AeroRoutes. 20 November 2024.
  15. ^ a b c "Aeroitalia Plans Greece Debut in July 2022". Aeroroutes.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022.
  16. ^ "New Routes of the Day (1 October 2023): Aeroitalia's new routes from Ancona". Air Service One. 4 October 2023. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  17. ^ a b "AeroItalia presenta i nuovi voli da Palermo e Catania per Roma" [AeroItalia presents the new flights from Palermo and Catania to Rome]. italavola.com (in Italian). 15 February 2023. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  18. ^ "Aeroitalia Adds Comiso Service From May 2023". AeroRoutes. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  19. ^ "Aeroitalia Plans Cuneo – Bacau August 2024 Launch". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  20. ^ "AeroItalia : In vendita i voli sulla Olbia – Milano Linate" [AeroItalia : Flights on sale for Olbia - Milan Linate]. italiavola.com (in Italian). 20 January 2023. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023.
  21. ^ a b "AeroItalia volerà anche nel 2024 la Perugia – Olbia" [AeroItalia will also fly Perugia - Olbia in 2024]. italiavola.com (in Italian). 14 February 2024. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024.
  22. ^ "AeroItalia adds Milan Bergamo-Bacau service in NS24". AeroRoutes. 2 January 2024. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  23. ^ a b "AeroItalia discontinues Romania service in early-Nov 2024". AeroRoutes. 25 October 2024.
  24. ^ "AeroItalia discontinues Ancona-Barcelona in mid-Jan 2024". AeroRoutes. 11 January 2024. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  25. ^ Karp, Aaron (4 January 2024). "Startup Aeroitalia To Commence Milan Bergamo-London Southend Route". Aviation Week. Archived from the original on 8 January 2024.
  26. ^ a b "Aeroitalia Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. 9 March 2024.
  27. ^ "La nostra flotta" [Our fleet]. AeroItalia (in Italian). Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  28. ^ Sipinski, Dominik (2 November 2022). "AeroItalia inks dry leases of three B737 MAX 8s". ch-aviation. Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  29. ^ "AeroAeroItalia to debut E175 operations in late 4Q24". ch-aviation.
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