Air Alps

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Air Alps
IATA
A6		 ICAO
LPV		 Callsign
AIR ALPS
Founded 1998
Hubs Innsbruck Airport
Secondary hubs Malpensa International Airport
Leonardo da Vinci International Airport
Alliance NONE
Fleet size 7
Destinations 10
Company slogan discover the sky
Headquarters Innsbruck, Austria
Key people
Website: http://www.airalps.at/

Air Alps (Air Alps Aviation) 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[1].

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[edit] 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%)[1].

In 2004 Armin Partl became CEO of Air Alps with Sabine Mertens being Director of Operations. The company is currently (November 2007) employing 160 people, 60 in Innsbruck and 100 in Italy.

[edit] Destinations

An Air Alps Dornier 328-110 landing at Fiumicino Airport, Rome
An Air Alps Dornier 328-110 landing at Fiumicino Airport, Rome

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Air Alps currently operates services as follows (at December 2007; most flights are in code-share with Alitalia):

  • Milan to Ancona, Perugia
  • Rome to Bolzano and Rimini
  • Foggia to Rome, Palermo and Malpensa
  • They also operate seasonal flights and charter flights from Bolzano, Parma, Rimini, Ancona to Sardinia and destinations in Germany (Dortmund, Hanover)

[edit] Fleet

The Air Alps fleet consists of the following aircraft (at November 2007):

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-03-27, p. 52. 
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