| Blue Panorama Airlines | ||
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| IATA BV |
ICAO BPA |
Callsign BLUE PANORAMA |
| Founded | 1998 | |
| Hubs | Malpensa International Airport | |
| Focus cities | Leonardo da Vinci Int'l Airport Guglielmo Marconi Int'l Airport |
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| Fleet size | 13 (+4 orders) | |
| Destinations | 9 (2007) | |
| Headquarters |  Rome, Italy |
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| Website: Blue Panorama |
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Blue Panorama Airlines is an airline based in Rome, Italy. It is a private airline operating scheduled and charter flights from Italy to various international destinations. Its main bases are Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport Rome, for the Blue Express Airlines and Malpensa International Airport Milan for the short, medium and long range charter and scheduled flights[1].
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History
The airline was established in 1998 by Franco Pecci and started operations in December 1998. It was owned by Distal & Itr Group (66.6%) and Franco Pecci (33.4%) and is now the total property of Franco Pecci. It wholly owns the low-cost airline Blu-express[1].
Scheduled destinations
Blue Panorama Airlines operates the following services
Domestic scheduled destinations:
- Bologna (Guglielmo Marconi Airport)
- Milan (Malpensa International Airport)
- Rome (Leonardo da Vinci International Airport)
- Palermo (Punta Raisi Airport)
International scheduled destinations: (at September 2007)[2]
- Brazil
- Cuba
- Madagascar
- Mexico
- Maldive Islands
- Gan [starts 22 December 2007]
- Malé (Malé International Airport)
- Sri Lanka
- Thailand
Blue Panorama also operates charter flights to: (at September 2007)[3]
Subsidiaries
Codeshare partners
Fleet
The Blue Panorama fleet includes the following aircraft (at January 2008) [1]:
| Aircraft | Number | Passengers (Blue Class/Economy) |
Routes | Notes |
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| Boeing 737-400 | 3 | 167 (167) | Short-medium haul routes | |
| Boeing 737-300 | 2 | 148 (148) | Short-medium haul routes | |
| Boeing 757-200 | 2 | 196 (10/186) | Medium-long haul routes | |
| Boeing 767-300ER | 4 | 274 (10/264) | Long haul routes | |
| Boeing 787-8 | 4 (on order) | With an option for 2 more. Delivery in 2009 | ||
| Piaggio P180 Avanti | 1 | 6 (6) | Short haul routes | Executive Blue |
In January 2007, Blue Panorama Airlines fleet age is 12.2 years old[4].
References
- ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-03-27, p. 87.
- ^ Blue Panorama schedule destinations
- ^ Blue Panorama charter destinations
- ^ Blue Panorama Fleet Age
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