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IATA I9	ICAO AEY	Callsign AIR ITALY Founded	2005 Operating bases	Malpensa Airport Verona Airport Focus cities	Naples Airport Turin Airport Fleet size	11 Destinations	28 Headquarters	Gallarate, Italy Key people	Giuseppe Gentile (Founder and GM) Website	www.airitaly.it Air Italy S.p.A. is an airline based in Gallarate, Italy,[1][2] operating scheduled services for tour operators within Europe, to Brazil and Kenya, as well as independent short-haul flights. Most flights leave from either Naples Airport, Turin Airport, Verona Airport or Milan Malpensa Airport.[3] Contents [hide] 1 History 1.1 Merger with Meridiana fly 2 Destinations 3 Fleet 4 References 5 External links [edit]History

The airline was set up in 2005 (owned by BV Asset Management (40%), Giuseppe Gentile (40%) and Pathfinder Corporation (20%)[3]) and started operations on 29 May of the same year with a flight from Turin to Budapest. In late 2006, an independent investment company[which?] acquired a 40% share in Air Italy. The funding of 280 million Euros was used to order three second-hand Boeing 767 aircraft in 2007 and 2008 for services to leisure destinations in Africa, the Indian Ocean and the Caribbean.[4] In 2007, Air Italy created Euro Mediterranean Airlines, a subsidiary based in Egypt, which initially operated a single Boeing 757-200, which was later replaced by a Boeing 737-800. Also in the same year, Air Italy Polska was set up as a second subsidiary, based in Poland. In 2011 it was renamed Air Poland. In September 2009, Euro Mediterranean Airlines was planned to be rebranded as Air Italy Egypt, but by the end of the year it had vanished due to financial difficulties. [edit]Merger with Meridiana fly On 18 July 2011, Meridiana fly announced the merger with Air Italy.[5] The new group will operate a fleet of 35 aircraft, becoming the main charter operator in the Italian market. [edit]Destinations

Main article: Air Italy destinations [edit]Fleet

An Air Italy Boeing 757-200 landing at Stuttgart Airport, Germany. (2006) As of February 2012, the Air Italy fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 15.7 years:[6] Air Italy fleet Aircraft	In Service	Passengers	Notes C	Y	Total Boeing 737-300	3	0	146 148	146 148	Boeing 737-400	1	0	162	162 Boeing 737-700	3	0	149	149	EI-IGU operates for Meridiana Fly Boeing 767-200ER	2	12	241	253 Boeing 767-300ER	2	12 0	276 304	282 304	Total	11