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| == History == | == History == | ||
| The airline was established in ] and started operations on ] ] with two Dornier 328 aircraft, acquiring three more in ] and one more in each year of operation. It was founded by Air Engadina who owned 49% of the airline, the other 51% being owned by Dietmar Leitgeb, president and chief executive of Air Engadina. In ], a group of investors from the ] acquired the majority stake. In October 2005 a codeshare agreement with Alitalia on the entire Air Alps |
The airline was established in ] and started operations on ] ] with two Dornier 328 aircraft, acquiring three more in ] and one more in each year of operation. It was founded by Air Engadina who owned 49% of the airline, the other 51% being owned by Dietmar Leitgeb, president and chief executive of Air Engadina. In ], a group of investors from the ] province of ] acquired the majority stake. In October 2005 a codeshare agreement with Alitalia on the entire Air Alps network was established. The airline is owned by Alpen-Air consortium (89.82%), Sudtiroler Transportstrukturen (7%), and Beteiligungs-und Finanzierungs (3.18%)<ref name="FI"/>. | ||
| == Destinations == | == Destinations == | ||
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Air Alps (Air Alps Aviation) (IATA: A6, ICAO: LPV, call sign: Alpav) is an airline based in Innsbruck, Austria. It is an independent regional airline serving 10 cities in Italy from Milan and Rome, international services from Milan, as well as charter services. Alitalia codeshares on all Air Alps services. Its main base is Innsbruck Airport, with hubs at Malpensa International Airport, Milan and Leonardo da Vinci International Airport, Rome.
History
The airline was established in 1998 and started operations on 28 March 1999 with two Dornier 328 aircraft, acquiring three more in 2000 and one more in each year of operation. It was founded by Air Engadina who owned 49% of the airline, the other 51% being owned by Dietmar Leitgeb, president and chief executive of Air Engadina. In 2001, a group of investors from the Italian province of Bolzano-Bozen acquired the majority stake. In October 2005 a codeshare agreement with Alitalia on the entire Air Alps network was established. The airline is owned by Alpen-Air consortium (89.82%), Sudtiroler Transportstrukturen (7%), and Beteiligungs-und Finanzierungs (3.18%).
Destinations
Air Alps currently operates services as follows (at July 2006; all flight are in code-share with Alitalia):
- Milan to Ancona, Bolzano, Genoa, Nice, Perugia, Strasburg, Zagreb
- Rome to Bolzano, Brescia, Parma and Rimini
- They also operate seasonal flight from Bolzano, Parma, Rimini, Ancona to Olbia
Fleet
The Air Alps fleet consists of the following aircraft (at May 2007):
External links
References
- Airline Codes retrieved 20 April 2007
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 52.
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