AeroItalia

Not to be confused with Aeritalia, Alitalia, or ITA Airways.
Aeroitalia
IATA ICAO Callsign
XZ AEZ AEROITALIA
Commenced operations9 July 2022; 2 years ago (2022-07-09)
Operating bases
SubsidiariesAirConnect
Fleet size11
Destinations15[5]
HeadquartersRome, Italy
Key people
Websitewww.aeroitalia.com

Aeroitalia SRL is an Italian airline.[6][7] It operates a fleet of Boeing 737s and ATR 72s from operating bases in Bergamo, Comiso and Rome–Fiumicino.

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.[8][9]

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,[10] 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.[11]

On 6 November 2023, it was announced the airline had acquired a 93.86% stake in AirConnect, a Romanian regional airline.[12] In July 2024 the airline announced the opening of a new base in Bacau, Romania.

Destinations

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As of April 2024, Aeroitalia flies to the following destinations:[13]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Austria Vienna Vienna Airport Terminated
Croatia Rijeka Rijeka Airport [14]
Split Split Airport [15]
Greece Heraklion Heraklion International Airport Seasonal
Karpathos Karpathos Island National Airport Seasonal [16]
Mykonos Mykonos Airport Seasonal [16]
Zakynthos Zakynthos International Airport Seasonal [16]
Italy Alghero Alghero–Fertilia Airport
Ancona Marche Airport Terminated [17]
Bergamo Milan Bergamo Airport Base [1]
Bologna Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
Brindisi Brindisi Airport
Catania Catania–Fontanarossa Airport [18]
Comiso Comiso Airport Base [19]
Lampedusa Lampedusa Airport Seasonal
Milan Linate Airport [20]
Naples Naples International Airport Terminated
Olbia Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport [21]
Palermo Falcone Borsellino Airport [18]
Perugia Perugia Airport Seasonal [21]
Rome Rome Fiumicino Airport Base

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Trapani Trapani–Birgi Airport Seasonal
Verona Verona Villafranca Airport Seasonal
Romania Bacău George Enescu International Airport [22]
Bucharest Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
Spain Barcelona Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport Terminated [23]
United Kingdom London Heathrow Airport Terminated [24]

Fleet

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Aeroitalia Boeing 737-800

As of April 2024, Aeroitalia operates the following aircraft:[25][26]

AeroItalia fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
ATR 72-600 2 — 68 operated by AirConnect
Boeing 737-800 8 — 189
Boeing 737 MAX 8 — 3[27] TBA
Saab 340A 1 — 34 Operating by RAF-Avia.
Total 11 3

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 to open a new basis in Bacau". 30 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Aeroitalia on ch-aviation.com". ch-aviation.com.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Cattaneo, Mariella (11 May 2022). "Aeroitalia. The new Italian airline with big ambitions". ITALIABSOLUTELY.COM. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022.
  9. ^ Piscopo, Vincenzo Claudio (19 March 2022). "The New Italian Airline Aeroitalia – AirlineGeeks.com". AirlineGeeks. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023.
  10. ^ Villamizar, Helwing (28 April 2022). "Startup Aeroitalia Looks to the Americas for 2023". Airways Magazine. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "AeroItalia destinations". www.aeroitalia.com.
  14. ^ "Aeroitalia će letjeti za Split i Rijeku!" [Aeroitalia will fly to Split and Rijeka!]. Croatian Aviation (in Croatian). 23 January 2024. Archived from the original on 22 February 2024.
  15. ^ "AeroItalia adds Ancona-Split in 3Q24". AeroRoutes. 19 January 2024. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  16. ^ a b c "Aeroitalia Plans Greece Debut in July 2022". Aeroroutes.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ "Aeroitalia Adds Comiso Service From May 2023". AeroRoutes. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  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. ^ "AeroItalia discontinues Ancona-Barcelona in mid-Jan 2024". AeroRoutes. 11 January 2024. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  24. ^ Karp, Aaron (4 January 2024). "Startup Aeroitalia To Commence Milan Bergamo-London Southend Route". Aviation Week. Archived from the original on 8 January 2024.
  25. ^ "Aeroitalia Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. 9 March 2024.
  26. ^ "La nostra flotta" [Our fleet]. AeroItalia (in Italian). Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  27. ^ 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.
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