Mistral Air
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| Mistral Air | ||
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| IATA - |
ICAO MSA |
Callsign AIRMERCI |
| Founded | 1981 | |
| Hubs | Rome Ciampino Airport | |
| Fleet size | 5 | |
| Destinations | ||
| Parent company | Poste Italiane S.p.A. | |
| Headquarters | Rome, Italy | |
| Key people | ||
| Website: http://www.mistralair.it | ||
Mistral Air srl is a cargo airline based in Rome, Italy. It operates scheduled cargo services on behalf of TNT Global Express and the Italian Post. It also undertakes flight training. Its main base is Rome Ciampino Airport, with a hub at Bologna Airport.[1]
The airline has also been contracted by the Vatican (Holy See) to fly Pilgrims to holy sites such as Lourdes, Fatima, Santiago di Compostela, Israel (Holy Land), Poland and Mexico. The first flight went from Rome to Lourdes on 27 August transporting the vicar of Rome, Cardinal Camillo Ruini.[2]
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[edit] History
Mistral Air was established in 1981 by Bud Spencer and started operations in 1984. It was wholly owned by TNT Post Group [1] until March 2002 when TNT sold a 75% stake to Poste Italiane.
[edit] Fleet
The Mistral Air fleet includes the following aircraft (at May 12 2008)
- Boeing 737
- Bae 146 200
[edit] External links
- Mistral Air
- Mistral Air Fleet
- Mistral Air Boeing 737-33A(QC) at Airliners.net
- Vatican Airlines
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-04-10, p. 51.
- ^ BBC news 27 August 2007
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