Blue Panorama Airlines
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| Blue Panorama Airlines | ||
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| IATA BV |
ICAO BPA |
Callsign BLUE PANORAMA |
| Founded | 1998 | |
| Hubs | Malpensa International Airport | |
| Focus cities | Leonardo da Vinci Int'l Airport Guglielmo Marconi Int'l Airport |
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| Fleet size | 13 (+4 orders; + 2 options) | |
| Destinations | 10 (2008) | |
| Headquarters |  Rome, Italy |
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| Key people | ||
| Website: Blue Panorama |
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Blue Panorama Airlines S.p.A. is an airline based in Rome, Italy. It is a private airline operating scheduled and charter flights from Italy to various international destinations. Its main bases are Leonardo da Vinci Airport, Rome, for the Blue Express Airlines and Malpensa International Airport, Milan for the short, medium and long range charter and scheduled flights[1].
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[edit] History
The airline was established in 1998 by Franco Pecci and started operations in December 1998. It was owned by Distal & Itr Group (66.6%) and Franco Pecci (33.4%) and is now the total property of Franco Pecci.[citation needed] It operates the low-cost airline Blu-express as a division[1].
Unfortunately they are bad to do business with, running up accounts with small businesses and not paying. Despite their impressive website they are virtually uncontactable, not answering emails or faxes when it suits. Be wary
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[edit] Fleet
The Blue Panorama fleet includes the following aircraft (at March 2008) [1]:
| Aircraft | Number | Passengers (Blue Class/Economy) |
Routes | Notes |
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| Boeing 737-400 | 3 | 167 (167) | Short-medium haul routes | EI-CUA / EI-CUD / EI-CUN |
| Boeing 737-300 | 2 | 148 (148) | Short-medium haul routes | EI-DXB / EI-DVY |
| Boeing 757-200 | 2 | 196 (10/186) | Medium-long haul routes | |
| Boeing 767-300ER | 4 | 274 (10/264) | Long haul routes | |
| Boeing 787-8 | 4 (on order) | With an option for 2 more. Delivery in 2010 | ||
| Piaggio P180 Avanti | 1 | 6 (6) | Short haul routes | Executive Blue |
In January 2007, Blue Panorama Airlines fleet age is 12.2 years old[2].
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-03-27, p. 87.
- ^ Blue Panorama Fleet Age
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