PRiMA Aero Trasporti Italiani

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PRiMA Aero Trasporti Italiani
IATA ICAO Call sign
E3EGSEAGLES
Founded2010
Ceased operations2011
Hubs Bologna
Fleet size3
Destinations7
Headquarters Venice
Website http://www.primair.it/
PRiMA Aero Trasporti Italiani PRiMA.Fokker100.VRN.jpg
PRiMA Aero Trasporti Italiani

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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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

Europe

Terminated destinations

Fleet

Fokker 100, I-GIDA in Eagles Airline livery Eagles Airlines Fokker 100 Olivati-1.jpg
Fokker 100, I-GIDA in Eagles Airline livery

The PRiMA Aero Trasporti Italiani fleet included the following aircraft: [4]

PRiMA Aero Trasporti Italiani Historical Fleet
AircraftTotalIntroducedRetiredRemark
Fokker 100 220112011I-GIDA, I-GIDI [5]

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References

  1. "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"
  2. "AlpiEagles dichiara fallimento. Eagles Airlines costretta a cambiare nome" Archived 2013-10-03 at the Wayback Machine , Boarding Pass, 23 May 2011 (in Italian)
  3. "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)
  4. PRiMA Aero Trasporti Italiani Fleet Details and History, retrieved 26 September 2013.
  5. "PRiMA Aero Trasporti Italiani Fleet". Planespotters. Retrieved 26 July 2019.