Air Dolomiti
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| Air Dolomiti | ||
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| IATA EN |
ICAO DLA |
Callsign DOLOMITI |
| Founded | 1989 | |
| Hubs | Verona Airport Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport |
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| Secondary hubs | Munich International Airport | |
| Frequent flyer program | Miles & More | |
| Member lounge | Senator Lounge | |
| Alliance | Star Alliance | |
| Fleet size | 19 | |
| Destinations | 21 | |
| Parent company | Deutsche Lufthansa AG | |
| Headquarters | Verona, Italy | |
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| Website: http://www.airdolomiti.it/ | ||
Air Dolomiti L.A.R.E. S.p.A is a regional airline based in Verona in Italy. It is part of Lufthansa Regional linking 11 domestic destinations and Vienna with the Lufthansa network via Munich and Frankfurt. Its main bases are Verona Airport and Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, Trieste, with a hub at Munich International Airport[1].
The airline's name derives from the section of the Alps known as The Dolomites.
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[edit] History
Air Dolomiti was established in January 1989 by the Leali Steel Group. It started regional operations in January 1991 with a Trieste-Genoa route and in 1992 started international services with flights from Verona to Munich. After several years of co-operation, Lufthansa acquired a 26% stake in January 1999 and increased it to 52% in April 2003 and 100% in July 2003[1]. Since then Air Dolomiti has been controlled by Lufthansa as a member of Lufthansa Regional, a strategic cooperation between five regional European airlines (Air Dolomiti, Augsburg Airways, Contact Air, Eurowings and Lufthansa CityLine).
The airline employs some 552 people (at March 2007)[1] and although most Lufthansa regional subsidiaries operate under their parent's name and colours, Air Dolomiti retains its own identity.
[edit] Destinations
[edit] Domestic
[edit] International
[edit] Fleet
The Air Dolomiti consists of the following aircraft (at March 2007) [1] :
- 6 ATR 42-500
- 8 ATR 72-500
- 5 BAe 146-300
Air Dolomiti average fleet age is 9.3 years old in March 2007[2].
[edit] Accidents and incidents
- On November 7, 1999 Air Dolomiti Flight 2708, a Fokker 100 flying from Venice Marco Polo Airport with 44 on board suffered maingear failure while approaching Barcelona International Airport - it landed safely on a foam carpet.[3]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-03-27, p. 56.
- ^ Air Dolomiti Fleet Age
- ^ ASN Aircraft accident Fokker 100 I-ALPL Barcelona Airport (BCN). Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
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