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| Founded | 1998 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2013 | ||||||
| Hubs | Bolzano | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Rome-Fiumcino | ||||||
| Focus cities | Salerno | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Destinations | 7 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Innsbruck Airport Innsbruck, Austria | ||||||
| Website | airalps.at | ||||||
Air Alps (Air Alps Aviation, Alpenländisches Flugunternehmen Ges.m.b.H.) was an airline with its head office on the property of Innsbruck Airport in Innsbruck, Austria. It was 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 was Innsbruck Airport, with hubs at Malpensa Airport, Milan and Leonardo da Vinci Airport, Rome. Formerly its head office was elsewhere in Innsbruck.
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 Engiadina who owned 49% of the airline, the other 51% being owned by Dietmar Leitgeb, president and chief executive of Air Engiadina. In 2001, a group of investors from the Italian province of South Tyrol 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%).
In 2004, a new CEO and Operations Director was appointed. The Manager Network Development Koen Hertoge was responsible for the integration into the Alitalia Network for both national and international routes, which eventually helped Air Alps Aviation to be back in profit.
As of November 2007 the company employed 160 people, 60 in Innsbruck and 100 in Italy.
In November 2012 Air Alps ceased operations after their only then-remaining scheduled PSO-route Bolzano-Rome ceased. In August 2013 the liquidation of the company has been announced.
Destinations
Air Alps operated the following services according to their homepage (April 2012).
They also operated charterflights from Bolzano to the following destinations, Cagliari, Catania, Crotone, Lamezia Terme and Zadar (Croatia).
Fleet
The Air Alps fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of 8 November 2011):
- 3 Dornier 328-110 (OE-LKA, OE-LKB, OE-LKH)
References
- "just get in contact with us!." Air Alps. Retrieved on 21 October 2012. "Füstenweg 180 A-6026 Innsbruck-Airport"
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 52.
- "just get in contact with us!." Air Alps. Retrieved on 23 June 2010. "AAA-Air Alps Aviation Alpenländisches Flugunternehmen Ges.m.b.H. Eduard Bodem Gasse 1/III A-6020 Innsbruck/Austria companyseat Innsbruck"
- austrianaviation.net (in German)
- Air Alps Fleet
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