Lauda Air Italy

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Lauda Air Italy was an airline based in Milan, Italy. It operated long haul charter services to the Caribbean, South America, Africa, Maldives and Thailand. Its main base is Malpensa International Airport, Milan [1].

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[edit] Former code data

  • IATA Code: L4
  • ICAO Code: LDI
  • Callsign: Lauda Italy [2]

[edit] History

The airline had been established in September 1990 and started operations in 1993. It was majority-owned by the Volante company, itself controlled by Niki Lauda, former world motor racing champion, while the remaining shares were with Gruppo Ventaglio. On 31 March 2003, Gruppo Ventaglio purchased Volante's share and integrated Lauda Air Italy with Livingston under the parent company Livingston Aviation Group. Livingston was established on 13 January 2003 and started operations in May 2003 [1].

[edit] Services

Lauda Air Italy operated services to the following international scheduled destinations [1] : Antigua, Barbados, Cancún, Fortaleza, Havana, Holguín, La Romana, Maceió, Montego Bay, Natal, Punta Cana, Recife, Salvador, Santa Clara and Varadero.

[edit] Fleet

The Lauda Air Italy fleet consisted of the following aircraft [1] :

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Flight International 5-11 April 2005
  2. ^ Airline Codes December 2006