EGO Airways
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Founded | June 29, 2019 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | March 28, 2021 | ||||||
Ceased operations | 4 January 2022 Focus cities Parma Airport | | |||||
Fleet size | 1[2] | ||||||
Headquarters | Milan, Lombardy | ||||||
Key people |
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Employees | 50[3] | ||||||
Website | egoairways.com |
EGO Airways
History
EGO currently planned to fly to domestic destinations with a base at Milan Malpensa Airport.[6] On 19 November 2020, EGO received the air operator's certificate (AOC) by the Italian CAA (ENAC)[7] and operated its first commercial flight on 2 December 2020, with a charter flight from Naples to Amsterdam.[8] After obtaining the AOC, schedule operations were due to start in the summer season 2021.[9]
Since December 2020, the airline had been focused on charter flights. It signed a contract with
In December 2021 the company had to return its fleet to German Airways due to conflicts between the two companies about the leasing contract, this resulted in a suspension of all flights operated by EGO Airways due to a lack of aircraft.[2] Shortly after, EGO Airways’ operating permit was suspended by the ENAC on 4 January 2022.[11] In December 2022, it has been announced that the airline will be liquidated.[5]
Destinations
EGO Airways planned on flying to 11 destinations when they were supposed to launch scheduled services in early 2021.[12][13][14] However, this did not materialize.
Fleet
As of 30 December 2021, prior to the suspension of operations, EGO Airways' fleet included the following aircraft:[15][2]
Aircraft | Active | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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Embraer 190 | 1 | 1[2] | 100 | Leased from and returned to German Airways.[2] |
Total | 1 | 1 | — |
References
- ^ "Compagnie aeree nazionali".
- ^ a b c d e f "German Airways beendet Ego-Show in Italien". 30 December 2021.
- ^ "EGOLinkedin". Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Compagnie aeree nazionali".
- ^ a b c ch-aviation.com - Italy's Blue Panorama, EGO Airways to be liquidated 23 December 2022
- ^ "EGOReadyToStart". 16 October 2020. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "EGOReadyToGooo". 10 August 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Ego Airways opera il suo primo volo charter da Napoli per Amsterdam". Dec 1, 2020. Retrieved Jan 23, 2021.
- ^ "EGOReady". 16 October 2020. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ italiavola.com (Italian] 1 December 2020
- ^ "EGO Airways' operating permit is suspended". Jan 12, 2021. Retrieved Jan 12, 2021.
- ^ "EGOReadyToFly". 16 October 2020. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "PRONTI A PARTIRE: EGOAIRWAYS APRE LE VENDITE!". EgoAirways. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved Jan 23, 2021.
- ^ Robortaccio, Giacomo (Oct 16, 2020). "EGO Airways Is Ready to Start Operations". Archived from the original on January 17, 2021. Retrieved Jan 23, 2021.
- ^ "EGOAirwaysFleet". Retrieved 18 November 2020.