PRiMA Aero Trasporti Italiani was an Italian airline founded in 2010, headquartered in Marghera, Venice.[1] Its hub was Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE). Formerly Eagles Airlines, it was the successor of Alpi Eagles, backed by a Sicilian investment company.
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| Founded | 2010 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2011 | ||||||
| Hubs | Bologna | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Destinations | 7 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Venice | ||||||
| Website | http://www.primair.it/ | ||||||
The company made its first flight on 24 August 2010 on the Venice – Lamezia Terme route, and subsequently also had flights to Catania, Reggio Calabria and Rome Fiumicino.
On 23 May 2011 a lawsuit against Eagles Airlines' use of the Eagles name was decided in favour of Alpi Eagles, as a result of which Eagles Airlines changed its name effective 27 May to PRiMA Aero Trasporti Italiani.[2][3]
The company terminated operations on 4 November 2011.
Destinations
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editTerminated destinations
edit- France: Nîmes, Paris-Charles de Gaulle
- Germany: Berlin-Tegel
- Greece: Athens
- Italy: Crotone, Forlì, Lamezia Terme, Milan-Bergamo, Naples, Rome-Ciampino, Rome-Fiumicino, Venice
- Macedonia: Skopje
- Romania: Bucharest
Fleet
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The PRiMA Aero Trasporti Italiani fleet included the following aircraft:[4]
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Remark |
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| Fokker 100 | 2 | 2011 | 2011 | I-GIDA, I-GIDI[5] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Contacts Archived 2012-03-25 at archive.today." Eagles Airlines. Retrieved on 24 December 2010. "Eagles Airlines Via Banchina dei Molini, 8 30175 VENEZIA - Marghera"
- ^ "AlpiEagles dichiara fallimento. Eagles Airlines costretta a cambiare nome" Archived 2013-10-03 at the Wayback Machine, Boarding Pass, 23 May 2011 (in Italian)
- ^ "Eagles Airlines cambia nome e diventa Prima – Aero Trasporti Italiani" Archived 2013-10-03 at the Wayback Machine, Boarding Pass, 26 May 2011 (in Italian)
- ^ PRiMA Aero Trasporti Italiani Fleet Details and History, retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ^ "PRiMA Aero Trasporti Italiani Fleet". Planespotters. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
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