Air One
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Founded | 1983 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 30 October 2014 |
Air One S.p.A. was an Italian
Before the merger with Alitalia, Air One was a competitor, the second largest airline in Italy, with a network to 36 destinations in Italy, Europe and North America. Its main bases were
Air One ceased operations on 30 October 2014[1] as part of the new concept of its parent company Alitalia based on its new partnership with Etihad Airways. All routes were either cancelled or taken over by Alitalia itself.
History
First years
On 27 April 1995 Air One began scheduled flights between Milan (Linate) and Brindisi and Reggio Calabria and Lamezia Terme.
In the year 2000, Air One announced a partnership with Lufthansa and nearly all Air One flights became code-shared with Lufthansa.
As of June 2006, regional destinations were served under the name
In 2007, Air One carried approximately 5.5 million passengers (scheduled and charter), thus becoming the second largest Italian airline in terms of passenger traffic. 2007 revenues totaled EUR750 million with a net profit of EUR6.8 million.
Merger with Alitalia
In August 2008, it was announced that Air One was to be merged with Alitalia.[4] Air One was almost bankrupt in 2008,[5] and the merger with Alitalia-CAI was the only viable solution to save it.
On 13 January 2009, Air One officially became part of Alitalia, though the two airlines were to be combined into one over time. A detailed integration plan was at that time yet to be announced.
On 28 March 2009, due to the merger with Alitalia, the cooperation between Lufthansa's
Later in 2009, the Alitalia and Air One booking procedures were unified so that the airlines effectively became the same.
Air One "Smart Carrier" - low cost subsidiary
On 28 March 2010, Air One Smart Carrier as a separate brand from Alitalia began operating
In its first full quarter of operations, Air One Smart Carrier transported 320 000 passengers, with an on-time performance of 89%.[9]
On 2 February 2011, Air One Smart Carrier announced that, in the summer 2011 season, it would expand its operations at Milan Malpensa and also open a new base at
On 21 December 2011, Air One Smart Carrier announced a new base at
On 26 October 2013, Air One closed its operating base in
Closure
On 26 August 2014, it was announced that parent-company Alitalia would shut down Air One by autumn 2014.[1] All remaining routes were terminated by 30 October 2014 with some base operations and routes already closed by 30 September.[1][11] Some routes, especially within Italy, have been taken over by Alitalia itself as well as the former Air One fleet.
Fleet history
Air One operated the following aircraft types over its lifetime:[12]
Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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ATR 42–300(QC) | 1 | 2006 | 2008 | SP-KEE leased from White Eagle Aviation[13] |
Airbus A320-200
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30 | 2006 | 2008 | CS-TQA, CS-TQB leased from Air Luxor[13] Fleet of 10 aircraft in use when operations ceased |
Airbus A330-200
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2 | 2008 | 2009 | |
Boeing 737-200
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3 | 1993 | 2008 | |
Boeing 737-300
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13 | 1995 | 2010 | |
Boeing 737-400
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27 | 1997 | 2010 | |
Boeing 737-800
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6 | 2002 | 2004 | |
British Aerospace Avro RJ70 | 2 | 2006 | 2009 | SE-DJZ, SE-DJX leased from Transwede Airways[13]
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Jetstream 31 Airliner | 2 | 1991 | 1993 | I-ALKC, I-ALKD on lease[14] |
Fokker 50 | 1 | 1991 | 1993 | PH-JXK leased from Denim Air[15] |
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15RC | 2 | 1997 | 1999 | I-TJAN, I-TJAR on lease[13] |
McDonnell Douglas MD-83
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1 | 2006 | 2008 | EC-GBA leased from Spanair[16] |
Saab 2000 | 1 | 1999 | 1999 | HB-IZS leased from Crossair[17] |
The Air One fleet progression over the years:
- In January 2006, the airline signed a contract with Airbus for 30 Airbus A320s and 60 options, to replace the carrier's leased fleet of Boeing 737-400s.[18]
- In May 2007, the airline announced the conversion of options and purchase rights for 50 Airbus A320s into firm orders, bringing its commitment to the type to 90 aircraft.[19]
- In June 2008, the airline ordered 24 aircraft from Airbus for 4.8 billion dollars. Air One also had an option to buy another 20 aircraft for 3.8 billion dollars. The order included 12 Airbus A330s and 12 A350s.[20] The order was transferred to Alitalia when Air One ceased operations.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Air One e-coupon". Archived from the original on 2014-10-03.
- ^ "Copyright." Air One. Retrieved on 14 September 2010.
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. pp. 64–65.
- ^ "Turnround specialist says 'basta' to crying over Alitalia". Financial Times. 31 August 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ GOVERNO: FALLIMENTO DI ALITALIA! SALVATI DALLA BANCAROTTA SOLO AIR ONE E MALPENSA (Pirozzi e Biasco). | IlpuntoDue Archived 2016-03-13 at the Wayback Machine "La Nuova Compagnia, servirà a salvare la Air One di Toto, che accumula passivi ogni giorno, insieme al salvataggio dell’aeroporto di Malpensa, che correva il rischio di perdere 62 attracchi al giorno e il declassamento ad aeroporto di secondo livello." translated: "The New Company (Alitalia-CAI) will save Toto's Air One, which has its debts increased every day, together with Malpensa Airport, which could have lost 62 slots per day and it could have been declassed to second-level airport."
- ^ "Miles & More - Air One: Earn miles when you fly". Archived from the original on 2008-12-13.
- ^ "United Airlines - Air One". Archived from the original on 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
- ^ "Alitalia's plans at Milan Malpensa see Air One being used as a low-fare airline" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ^ "Avionews.com - Alitalia: financial statements for the first half of 2010". Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "Alitalia/AirOne adds 16 new routes from Milan & Pisa in S11". Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "Alitalia to phase out Air One from October". ch-aviation. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "Air One historic fleet at airfleets.ner. Retrieved 14 February 2012". Airfleets.net. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Air One fleet". Planespotters. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "BAe Jetstream". rzjets. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Fokker F50". rzjets. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "McDonnell Douglas MD-83". rzjets. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Saab 2000". rzjets. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ Air Transport World Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine 13 January 2006
- ^ Air Transport World Archived 2007-05-12 at the Wayback Machine 9 May 2007
- ^ Babington, Deepa (4 June 2008). "CORRECTED - Italy's Air One orders Airbus planes for bln". Reuters.
External links
Media related to Air One at Wikimedia Commons