Gandalf Airlines

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Gandalf Airlines
IATA ICAO Call sign
G7GNFGandalf
Founded1998
Ceased operations2004
Hubs Orio al Serio
Fleet size15
Headquarters Italy

Gandalf Airlines was a regional airline based at Orio al Serio Airport near Milan, Italy, which was operational from 1998 to 2004. [1]

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The airline operated a fleet of Dornier 328 aircraft in both jet and turboprop versions to a number of European destinations: Barcelona, Bari, Brescia, Brussels, Catania, Florence, Madrid, Milan, Paris (Charles de Gaulle), Paris (Orly), Pisa, Rome, Stuttgart, Trieste and Verona. Gandalf also had an agreement with Air France to feed the French carrier's international flights at de Gaulle.

By November 2003, Gandalf Airlines had cut most of its routes due to financial difficulties. In February 2004 it filed for bankruptcy and suspended all operations. It was later reported that former CEO, Francesco Gaetano Intrieri, who held the position for five months [2] , was accused of financial misconduct involving approximately €480,000,000 to pay personal debts [3] . In 2017, Intrieri conviction of fraudulent bankruptcy was confirmed by the Supreme Court of Cassation [4] . In April 2004 it was reported that Alitalia had acquired the bankrupt airline to gain additional slots at several European airports, mainly in Milan-Linate and Paris (Charles De Gaulle).

Fleet

Gandalf Airlines Dornier 328 D-BGAS-Dornier 328JET-Gandalf Airlines.jpg
Gandalf Airlines Dornier 328
Gandalf Airlines historical fleet
AircraftTotalIntroducedRetiredNotes
ATR 42–300 119991999TS-LBA
leased from Tuninter [5]
Dornier 328-110 519992004 [6]
Dornier 328JET-300 919992007 [6]

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References

  1. ↑ List of airlines from Italy, at airlineupdate.com Archived 2013-06-18 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Tarocco per Toninelli". www.ilfoglio.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  3. ↑ dipocheparole (2018-09-14). "Gaetano Intrieri: l'esperto di Toninelli condannato per bancarotta". nextQuotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  4. ↑ "Il caso Intrieri inguaia Toninelli Mulè: si dimetta". ilGiornale.it (in Italian). 2018-10-03. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  5. ↑ "ATR 42-310". rzjets. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Gandalf Airlines Fleet". Planespotters. Retrieved 21 July 2019.


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