Air Europe (Italy)

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This article is about the Italian airline. For the former British airline, see Air Europe. For the Spanish airline, see Air Europa.
Air Europe
IATA
PE		 ICAO
AEL		 Callsign
AIR EUROPE
Founded 1989
Hubs Malpensa International Airport
Secondary hubs Leonardo da Vinci International Airport
Fleet size 2
Destinations 6
Parent company Volare S.p.A.
Headquarters Varese, Italy
Key people
Website: http://www.aireurope.it/

Air Europe S.p.A. is an airline based in Varese, Italy. It is a charter and leisure airline, operating services to long and medium-haul holiday resorts. Its main base is Malpensa International Airport, Milan, with a hub at Leonardo da Vinci International Airport, Rome[1].

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[edit] History

The airline was established in 1989 and started operations on 19 December 1989. It started off as part of the Airlines of Europe Group based in the United Kingdom, but became wholly Italian owned in 1991. In December 1997 it inaugurated its first scheduled flight to Havana, Cuba[1].

It eventually became a subsidiary of Volare Airlines which ceased operations in 2004. In its time Air Europe was a major domestic and international airline, operating at various times Airbus A320, Boeing 737, Boeing 757, Boeing 767 and Boeing 777 aircraft. In December 2004 it was announced that Air Europe had resumed charter operations with a single Boeing 767-300ER on a Milan - Rome - Mauritius route.[citation needed]

In December 2006 the Italian Government put the Volare Group up for sale and Alitalia ended up being the airline to offer more money. Air One tried to stop this by going to court five times but was unsuccessful and Volare Group should become an Alitalia subsidiary in the next few months (after antitrust immunity). In the meantime Volare Group has started providing soft maintenance services for the Alitalia fleet in Milan Malpensa. However, in Italy the sale of Volare is considered a soap-opera as the "consiglio di Stato" the 23 May 2006 has once again blocked the acquisition of the airline. The whole procedure will have to be done again. At the moment it is not clear what is going to happen as Volare is in serious financial difficulties and before a whole sale is organised again the airline might finish the cash.[citation needed]

As of the 1st of January 2008 the airline is considered an integral part of the Alitalia Group.

[edit] Destinations

Scheduled Destinations (as of January 2008): [2]

[edit] Fleet

The Air Europe fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of March 2007)[1] :

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-03-27, p. 56. 
  2. ^ Air Europe Timetable

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