Air Dolomiti

Air Dolomiti

IATA EN ICAO DLA Callsign DOLOMITI
Founded	1989 (1989)
Operating bases	Munich Airport
Frequent-flyer program	Miles & More
Airport lounge	Senator Lounge
Fleet size	10
Destinations	8
Parent company	Lufthansa Group
Headquarters	Villafranca di Verona, Veneto, Italy
Key people	Jörg Eberthart, CEO[1]
Website	airdolomiti.eu

Air Dolomiti S.p.A. is an Italian regional airline with its head office in Dossobuono, Villafranca di Verona, Italy^[2] and operating base at Munich Airport, Germany.^[3] It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lufthansa.

Air Dolomiti operates a network of routes from several Italian destinations to and from Munich.^[4] Some of these services are sold under the Air Dolomiti brand while the others are part of Lufthansa Regional.

History

Air Dolomiti was established in 30 December 1989 by the Linee Aeree Europee (L.A.E). The airline's name derives from the section of the Alps known as The Dolomites. It started airline operations in January 1991 with a Trieste-Genoa route and in 1992 started international services with flights from Verona to Munich.

After several years of co-operation, Lufthansa acquired a 26% stake in January 1999 and increased it to 52% in April 2003 and 100% in July 2003.^[3] Since then Air Dolomiti has been controlled by Lufthansa as a member of Lufthansa Regional, a strategic cooperation between regional European airlines.

The airline employed some 552 people at March 2007^[3] and although most Lufthansa Regional subsidiaries operate under their parent's name and colours, Air Dolomiti retains its own identity. At one time the airline's registered office was in Dossobuono, Villafranca di Verona, while the airline's executive headquarters were in Ronchi dei Legionari.^[5]

Destinations

Air Dolomiti Embraer E-195

A former Air Dolomiti ATR 72-500

Fleet

As of March 2014, the fleet consists of following aircraft:^[6]

As of September 2014, Air Dolomiti's average fleet age was 3.6 years.^[7] All of Air Dolomiti's aircraft are named after titles of famous Italian operas as a tribute to the city of Verona and its famous ancient theatre, the Arena di Verona.^[8]

Accidents and incidents

• On November 7, 1999 Air Dolomiti Flight 2708, a Fokker 100, wet-leased from Alpi Eagles (registration I-ALPL, c/n 11250), flying from Venice Marco Polo Airport, Italy, with 44 on board suffered maingear failure while approaching Barcelona International Airport, Spain - it landed safely on a foam carpet.^[9]

• On August 24, 2008 an Air Dolomiti ATR 72 (registration I-ADLM, c/n 543), operating flight LH3990 from Munich, Germany, to Bologna, Italy, abandoned take off after the pilot announced a smoke alarm. The airline treated the plane's evacuation as a mild incident. But on August 26, an amateur video, filmed by a bystander, was circulating to great interest on television and the Internet. The footage shows tense moments of some 60 passengers jumping from and fleeing the burning plane before fire department workers extinguish the flames.^[10]

• On May 17, 2012 an Air Dolomiti ATR 72-500 operating on flight EN-1912/LH-1912 from Munich to Venice returned to Munich after the right engine shut down and smoke was discovered in both cockpit and cabin. Shortly after touchdown the plane deviated from the southern runway and came to a standstill about 80 metres into the grass covered side strip. The nose gear is reported to have collapsed in the process. Of the 58 passengers and four crew members aboard, five passengers are reported to have received minor injuries.^[11][12]

References

External links

Media related to Air Dolomiti at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website

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