Alitalia CityLiner
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| Founded | June 2006 (as Air One CityLiner) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 7 June 2006 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (Rome) | ||||||
| Focus cities | Turin Caselle Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | MilleMiglia | ||||||
| Alliance | SkyTeam (Affiliate) | ||||||
| Fleet size | 18 (+2 orders) | ||||||
| Parent company | Compagnia Aerea Italiana | ||||||
| Headquarters | Rome, Italy | ||||||
Alitalia CityLiner is the regional subsidiary of Alitalia. It operates short haul point to point flights with low passenger load factors, using regional airliners. It carries passengers from minor airports to Alitalia's hub at Rome Fiumicino. Alitalia CityLiner is the replacement for Alitalia Express.
History
Alitalia CityLiner was founded as Air One CityLiner S.p.A. in June 2006, as a subsidiary of Air One, with a brand new fleet of 10 Bombardier CRJ-900's.[1] Its first two legs were Trieste-Rome Fiumicino and Genoa-Naples on 7 June. By November of that year, all of the aircraft in the airline's first order were delivered. In April and May of the next year, the fleet grew to ten aircraft. In February 2007, it started its first international route Turin-Paris Charles de Gaulle.
On 13 January 2009, Air One and Alitalia merged under the Alitalia brand name. As a result, Air One CityLiner's aircraft started to be used on behalf of Alitalia group. On 20 April 2011, the airline was rebranded as Alitalia CityLiner. It became the only regional airline of the Alitalia group. A brand new fleet of 20 Embraer 175s and 190s is being delivered from September 2011 onwards.
In March 2012, Alitalia painted one of its Embraer E-190 (EI-RND) in a special SkyTeam livery.
Destinations
The Alitalia CityLiner planes operate short-haul domestic as well as international routes for Alitalia. It has operational bases at Rome-Fiumicino, Naples, Trieste, Milan-Linate and Venice-Marco Polo.
Fleet
As of December 2012, the Alitalia CityLiner fleet consists of the following aircraft:
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| J | Y | Total | ||||
| Embraer E-175 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 74 | 88 | Deliveries until February 2013 |
| Embraer E-190 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 88 | 100 | |
| Total | 18 | 2 | ||||
°Considering all-economy configuration
- Alitalia was in 2010 considering the Russian regional Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft, with a possible order for 20, but in the end chose to order Embraer 190 aircraft to update its regional fleet instead, because the Superjets weren't available for immediate delivery, as they still needed to be certified.[2]
Historical Fleet
Over the years, Alitalia has operated the following aircraft types (including aircraft inherited from Alitalia Express and Air One CityLiner):
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References
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. pp. 64–65.
- ^ "Update: Embraer Wins Alitalia Bidding". Aviationweek.com. 2010-12-17. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
