| Air One | ||
|---|---|---|
| IATA AP |
ICAO ADH |
Callsign HERON |
| Founded | 1983 | |
| Focus cities | Milan Linate Airport Leonardo da Vinci International Airport Turin International Airport Marco Polo International Airport |
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| Frequent flyer program | Miles & More | |
| Member lounge | Senator Lounge | |
| Alliance | Lufthansa | |
| Fleet size | 53 (+78 orders) | |
| Destinations | 25 | |
| Headquarters | Rome, Italy | |
| Key people | Carlo Toto, Lino Bergonzi, Nicola Ruccia | |
| Website: http://www.flyairone.it | ||
Air One is an independent airline based in Rome, Italy. It operates a high-frequency domestic scheduled network to about 25 destinations and international services to several cities in Europe.
Regional destinations are served under the name Air One CityLiner with the brand new fleet of Canadair CRJ-900's. Its main bases are Leonardo da Vinci International Airport, Rome, Linate Airport, Milan, and Turin International Airport[1], all equipped with a dedicate Air One Lounge named Sala Welcome. Even though the official airline name is pronounced in the English way, "Airone" in Italian means heron, which is the company logo.
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History
Air One began life as Aliadriatica which was established in Pescara in 1983 to operate as a flying school and provide air-taxi services and later regional scheduled services. With the acquisition of its first Boeing 737-200 in June 1994, Aliadriatica started scheduled and charter operations. On 23 November 1995, the new name Air One was adopted and the airline began operating scheduled flights between Rome and Milan. In 1996, the first full year of operations, 713,000 passengers were carried and the airline expanded rapidly. In 2000 Air One announced a partnership with Lufthansa and nearly all Air One flights are code-shared with Lufthansa. In June 2006, Air One CityLiner was launched as a regional subsidiary[1]; in the same year Air One carried over 6,3 millions of passengers (scheduled and charter), thus becoming the second Italian Airline in terms of pax traffic.
Destinations
Air One operates services to the following scheduled destinations (at November 2007):
- Austria
- Denmark
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Italy
- Alghero (Alghero Airport)
- Bari (Bari International Airport)
- Bologna (Guglielmo Marconi Airport)
- Brindisi (Brindisi Airport)
- Cagliari (Cagliari Airport)
- Catania (Catania-Fontanarossa Airport)
- Crotone (Crotone Airport)
- Genoa (Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport)
- Lamezia Terme (Lamezia Terme International Airport)
- Lampedusa (Lampedusa Airport)
- Milan (Linate Airport)
- Naples (Naples International Airport)
- Palermo (Palermo International Airport)
- Pantelleria (Pantelleria Airport)
- Pescara (Pescara Airport)
- Pisa (Galileo Galilei International Airport)
- Reggio Calabria (Reggio Calabria Airport)
- Rome (Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport) Hub
- Trapani (Trapani-Birgi Airport)
- Trieste (Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport)
- Turin (Turin International Airport)
- Venice (Marco Polo International Airport)
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
Fleet
The Air One fleet will include the following aircraft effective December 2007:
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers | Routes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A320-200 | 12 (78 orders) |
Replacing: Boeing 737 | ||
| ATR 42-300 | 2 | |||
| Avro RJ70 | 2 | Leased from Transwede | ||
| Boeing 737-300 | 5 | Replacement aircraft: Airbus A320 | ||
| Boeing 737-400 | 22 | Replacement aircraft: Airbus A320 | ||
| Canadair CRJ-900 | 10 |
- In January 2006 the airline signed a contract with Airbus for 30 Airbus A320s and 60 options, reportedly worth $1.8 billion at list prices, to replace the carrier's leased fleet of Boeing 737-400s[2].
- In May 2006, it has placed an order for 6 Canadair CRJ-900 along with options on a further 4 aircraft.
- The airline has received the first of three Avro RJ70 aircraft wet leased from Transwede Airways. The remaining two are to follow in December 2006 and January 2007. It is also in talks to lease two Airbus A340-300 aircraft to begin long-haul flights in 2007.
- White Eagle Aviation, of Poland, acquired a single ATR 42 on lease and placed it into service on a long-term Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance (ACMI) contract with Air One flying domestic Italian passenger routes[3].
- In February 2007 Air One announced the conversion of 10 Airbus A320 options into firm orders, bringing its total order for the type to 40 firm, as well as 25 options and 25 purchase rights[4].
- 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. By 2012 Air One expects to operate flights to 35 destinations in Europe, rather than 9 currently[5].
References
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-03-27, pp. 64-65.
- ^ Air Transport World 13 January 2006
- ^ Airliner World, February 2007
- ^ Air Transport World 12 February 2007
- ^ Air Transport World 9 May 2007
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