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| Founded | 1998 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Malpensa International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Leonardo da Vinci Int'l Airport Guglielmo Marconi Int'l Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 13 (+4 orders; + 2 options) | ||||||
| Destinations | 10 (2008) | ||||||
| Headquarters |  Rome, Italy | ||||||
| Website | Blue Panorama | ||||||
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].
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. [citation needed] It wholly owns the low-cost airline Blu-express[1]. In 2007, shots of their 757 and 767 aircraft were featured in the music video "Show Me", a song by John Legend.
Scheduled destinations
Blue Panorama Airlines (by Blu Express Low Cost branch) operates the following services (at March 2008)
Domestic scheduled destinations:
- Bologna (Guglielmo Marconi Airport)
- Milan (Malpensa International Airport)
- Rome (Leonardo da Vinci International Airport)
- Catania (Catania-Fontanarossa Airport)
- Bari (Bari Airport)
- Turin (Turin Airport)
- Venice (Venice Marco Polo Airport)
- Nice (Côte d'Azur International Airport)
International scheduled destinations: (at February 2008)[2]
- Bahamas
- Nassau (Lynden Pindling International Airport) [starts July 24th, 2008]
- Freeport [starts July 24th, 2008]
- Brazil
- Cuba
- Madagascar
- Mexico
- Maldive Islands
- 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 March 2008) [1]:
| Aircraft | Number | Passengers (Blue Class/Economy) |
Routes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-400 | 3 | 167 (167) | Short-medium haul routes | EI-CUA / EI-CUD / EI-CUN |
| Boeing 737-300 | 2 | 148 (148) | Short-medium haul routes | EI-DXB / EI-DVY |
| 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
External links
References