Blue Panorama Airlines

Blue Panorama Airlines
Blue Panorama Airlines logo
IATA ICAO Callsign
BV[1] BPA[2] BLUE PANORAMA
Founded 3 September 1998
Operating bases
Fleet size 9
Destinations 39
Headquarters Fiumicino, Rome, Italy
Key people Franco Pecci, Chairman
Website blue-panorama.com

Blue Panorama Airlines S.p.A. is an Italian airline headquartered in Fiumicino operating scheduled and charter flights from Italy - especially Rome-Fiumicino and Milan-Malpensa - to various international destinations.[3] Blu-express is the brand name for low-cost short and medium range flights operated by Blue Panorama.[4] Additional business charter flights are operated under the name Executive Blue.[5]

History

Blue Panorama is a private Italian airline operating intercontinental, international and national charter and scheduled flights.[4][6] It was founded in Rome in 1998,[3] and has been an IATA member since 2002 (BV IATA code).[7][8] The company is based in Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport, Rome, and in Malpensa Airport, Milan.

Since 2005, Blue Panorama Airlines' Boeing 737 fleet has operated national and international flights for the Blu-Express low-cost division.[9]

In January 2012, Alitalia declared interest in a merger with Blue Panorama, as well as with Wind Jet, another Italian airline.[10][11][12][13][14][15] In April 2012 Alitalia decided not to proceed with the acquisitions.[16][17] In October 2012, Blue Panorama entered bankruptcy protection.[18][19] This license gave the airline the ability to restructure itself.[20][21][22]

On 25 November 2013, Blu-express started flights from Italy to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza after Belle Air ceased operations there.[23][24]

In January 2014, Blue Panorama Airlines requested to be admitted to extraordinary administration procedure and the abandonment of the composition procedure in continuity.[25] The management of the airline is left to the company’s founder. Blue Panorama confirmed that company business and flights are fully operational.[26]

Destinations

Codeshare agreements

Blue Panorama Airlines maintains a codeshare agreement with Meridiana and Albawings.

Fleet

Blue Panorama Boeing 767-300ER

As of July 2016, the Blue Panorama fleet includes the following aircraft:[27][28]

Blue Panorama Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Boeing 737-300 2 0 148 148
Boeing 737-400 2 0 167
168
167
168
Boeing 737-800 2 0 189 189
Boeing 767-300ER 3 20 256 276
Total 9

Trivia

References

  1. "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  2. "Elenco delle imprese titolari di licenza di trasporto aereo". enac.gov.it. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
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  4. 1 2 "Blu Express - ch-aviation.com". ch-aviation. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  5. fonte: Executive Blue web site
  6. "Profile on Blue Panorama Airlines - CAPA - Centre for Aviation". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  7. IATA. "IATA - Current Airline Members". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  8. "Blue Panorama Airlines". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  9. UBM Information Ltd. 2015 (6 December 2012). "Blu Express to Start Rome – Moscow Service from April 2013". Routesonline. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  10. Reed Business Information Limited. "Alitalia plans merger with Blue Panorama and Wind Jet". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  11. "Alitalia to merge with Wind Jet and Blue Panorama Airlines". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  12. "Airline merger The integration of Blue Panorama, Wind Jet and Alitalia - eTurboNews.com". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  13. "Alitalia, Blue Panorama and Wind Jet plan to merge". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  14. "Alitalia moves ahead with a merger with Blue Panorama and Wind Jet". World Airline News. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  15. "Alitalia plans merger with Blue Panorama and Wind Jet". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  16. "Integration of Wind Jet operations with Alitalia receives board approval". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  17. "Avionews.com - Alitalia will integrate Wind Jet: operation approved". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  18. "Italy's Blue Panorama enters bankruptcy protection". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  19. N. Tchallabes. "volaspheric". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  20. "Blue Panorama Airlines enters into bankruptcy protection and reorganization". World Airline News. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  21. N. Tchallabes. "volaspheric". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  22. "Blue Panorama applies for bankruptcy protection, continues operations". ch-aviation. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  23. Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso. "Albania, Belle Air stops flights". Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  24. Business Traveller. "Belle Air ceases operations - Business Traveller". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  25. "Avionews.com - Blue Panorama confirms business continuity and that its flights are fully operational". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  26. "Blue Panorama Airlines enters administration, in negotiations with an 'international investor'". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  27. "Our Fleet". Blue Panorama Airlines. 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  28. "Blue Panorama Airlines". CH-Aviation. 2015. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  29. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6fcyTEqkeo

External links

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