The World's Airlines, past, present & future                 by David Lyall

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Italy is a republic in southern Europe, bordered on the north by Switzerland and Austria, on the east by Slovenia and the Adriatic Sea, on the south by the Ionian Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, on the west by the Tyrrhenian Sea, the Ligurian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, and on the northwest by France. It comprises, in addition to the Italian mainland, the Mediterranean islands of Elba, Sardinia, and Sicily and many lesser islands. Enclaves within mainland Italy are the independent countries of San Marino and Vatican City; the latter being a papal state mostly enclosed by Rome, the capital and largest city of Italy. The area of Italy is 301,323 sq km (116,341 sq mi).

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Status Airline Operational Dates ICAO - IATA Genealogy Tree Update Reason
X

Aeral

1980* - 1980      
X

Aerea Teseo

1947 - 1948      
>

Aermediterranea

1981 - 1985   Alitalia  
>

Aero Expresso Italiana

1923^ - 1934   Ala Littoria  
!

Aero Taxi Sud (Aerotaxi Sud)

1990 - 1990*      
X

Aeropa

1974 - 1975      
X

Aertirrenna (Aertirrena)

1970 - 1975*      
?

AF Air

2005?      
?

Agentair

2004?      
#

Air Bee

2008 - 2008> OB   Confirmed start date
!

Air Besit

1999* - 2002*      
?

Air Blu

2004?      
~

Air Brixia

~      
>

Air Columbia

1984^ - 2003   ItAli Airlines Status & Tree
~

Air Day

~      
#

Air Dolomiti

1991 - 2008> EN / DLA    
X

Air Emilia

2003 - 2003      
#

Air Europe

1989 - 2008> VA / VLE    
!

Air Freedom

2003* - 2004*      
?

Air Halica

2002?      
X

Air Industria

2002 - 2003      
X

Air Italica

2003 - 2004*      
X

Air Italy

2001 - 2004      
#

Air Italy

2005 - 2008> I9 / AJR    
~

Air Liguria

~      
#

Air One

1988 - 2008> AP / ADH Air One  
!

Air One Cityliner

2006 - 2008*     Requires further investigation
?

Air Piedmont

2002?      
?

Air Sal

2005?      
X

Air Sardinia

1987^ - 1990      
!

Air Service Plus

2003 - 2008* AXY   Requires further investigation
!

Air Settanta (Air 70)

1972* - 1972*      
!

Air Sicilia

1991* - 1991*      
!

Air Sicilia

1994 - 2002*      
!

Air Umbria (Airumbria)

1998* - 1998*      
#

Air Vallee

1988 - 2008> DO / RVL   Earlier start date
!

Airblu

2004* - 2006*      
X

AirItalica*

2003* - 2003      
>

Airone SA

1947* - 1949*   ALI ( Flotte Riunite)  
X

Ala Littoria

1934 - 1940   Ala Littoria  
~

Alba Servizi Aerotransporte

2007 ~ 2007 AFQ    
X

ALI ( Flotte Riunite)

1949 - 1952   ALI ( Flotte Riunite)  
>

ALI (Avio Linee Italiane)

1926* - 1949   ALI ( Flotte Riunite)  
~

Ali Adria

~      
>

Aliadriatica

1983^ - 1983*   Air One  
?

Alianova

1989?      
>

Aliblu

1990* -1990   Avianova  
?

Alicalabria

2004?      
#

Alidaunia

1978 - 2008> D4 / LID    
X

Alieurope

2004* - 2004      
X

Aligiulia

1986* - 1986      
~

Alimonterosso

~      
X

Alinord

1990* - 1990      
>

Alisarda

1963 - 1991 IG Meridiana  
?

AliSardegna

2007?      
X

Alisea Airlines

2002 - 2003      
~

Alistar

~      
X

Alisud

1963 - 1964      
#

Alitalia

1947 - 2008> AZ / AZA Alitalia  
#

Alitalia Cargo System

1969* - 2008>      
#

Alitalia Express

1997 - 2008> XM / SMX Alitalia Express  
!

Alitalia Team

1996 - 2004*      
!

Aliway Airlines

2000* - 2000*      
X

AlpiEagles (Alpi Eagles)

1996 - 2007 E8 / ELG   Dates
X

Altair

1967* - 1984* AK    
~

AMI

~      
~

Antares Airlines

~      
?

Aqua Airlines

2007?      
~

Artair of Arta

~      
X

Assofly Airlines

1999* - 1999*      
>

ATI (Aero Transporti Italiani)

1964 - 1990* BM Alitalia  
X

Avianova

1987* - 1996   Avianova  
?

Avio Ares

1999?      
!

Avio Ligure

1976 - 1979* TF    
~

Aviosarda Airlines

~      
X

Azzurra Air (Azzurrair)

1996 - 2004 ZS / AZI Alitalia Express  
!

Benair International Freight

1998* - 1999*      
?

Billion Air

2003?      
!

Blu Air

2003 - 2003*      
#

Blu Express.com

2005 - 2008> BV / BPA    
X

Blue

2004* - 2004*      
#

Blue Panorama

1998 - 2008> BV / BPA    
?

BlueLine

2002?      
~

Cadabo

~      
#

CargoItalia

2006 - 2008> 2G / CRG    
X

Ciao Fly (CiaoFly)

2002 - 2002      
!

CityFly

2004* - 2006*      
#

Club Air

2002 - 2008> 6P / ISG    
~

Columbia

~      
~

Compagnia Aerea Mediterranea

~      
~

Compagnia Aerea Meridionale

~      
!

Consulta

2008* - 2008*     Requires further investigation
!

Corse Mediterranee

1990 - 2001*      
X

Dolphin Air Express

2004* - 2004*      
X

E R Air (Emilia Romagna Airlines)

1999* - 1999*      
!

EAS Aeroservici

2002* - 2002*      
X

Easy Islands

2002* - 2004*      
~

EBA Italy

~      
!

ELBA Fly

2006* - 2008*     Requires further investigation
X

EuReCa (European Regional Carrier)

1998 - 2002   EuReCa  
#

Eurofly

1990 - 2008> GJ / EEZ    
!

Eurojet Italia

2002* - 2002*      
X

eVolavia

2007 - 2007      
!

Executive Blue

2004* - 2006*      
X

FAR Airlines

1999* - 1999*      
X

Federico II Airways

1998 - 2001      
~

Fly Mediterraneo

~      
!

Fly Wex

2006* - 2008* 6P / ISG Fly Wex Requires further investigation
>

Fortune Aviation

1994* - 1994   Air One  
!

Foxair (Fox Air)

2003* - 2004*      
X

Frederico II Airways

2002* - 2002      
!

Free Airlines

1996^ - 2001*      
!

Free Airways (FreeAirways)

2002 - 2003*      
?

G7 Airlines

2005?      
?

Galileo Airlines

1999?      
X

Gandalf Airlines

1999 - 2004      
!

Gitanair

1989* - 1990* VG    
?

Goldwing Airlines

2002?      
?

Grandexel

2004?      
!

Icaro

2004* - 2006*      
~

Intavia

~      
>

International Flying Services

1989^ - 1998   EuReCa  
X

Italair

1996^ - 2001*      
~

Italfly

~      
#

ItAli Airlines

2004 - 2008> FS / ACL ItAli Airlines Status & Tree
~

Italian National Airlines

~      
~

Italjet

~      
!

Italy First (ItalyFirst)

1999* - 2006* IF / IFS    
X

Itavia

1959 - 1980 IH    
X

Jonio Airlines

2006 - 2006*      
>

LAI (Linee Aeree Italiane)

1933* - 1957   Alitalia  
>

Lauda Air Italia

1993 - 2003 L4 / LDI Livingston  
~

Linee Aeree della Sardegna

~      
!

Link AirExpress

2006 - 2008* TBD   Requires further investigation
#

Livingston

2003 - 2008> LM / LVG Livingston  
X

Med Airlines

1998 - 2001      
#

Meridiana

1991 - 2008> IG / ISS Meridiana  
~

Milair

~      
~

Millenium Airlines

~      
X

Minerva Airlines

1996 - 2003      
#

MiniLiner

1982 - 2008> MNL    
#

Mistral Air

1984 - 2008> MSA    
?

Moonflower Airlines

2001?      
#

MyAir (MyWay Airlines)

2004 - 2008> 8I / MYW    
X

National Jets Italia

2000 - 2001      
>

Navigazione Aerea - SANA

1925^ - 1934   Ala Littoria  
#

NEOS

2002 - 2008> NO / NOS    
>

Noman

1994 - 1996*   Air One  
X

Ocean Airlines

2004 - 2006 VC / VCX    
#

On Air

2006 - 2008> 4R    
~

Orario Linee Aereo Taseo

~      
!

Panair (Pan Air)

1979* - 2004*      
?

Par Avion

1994?      
~

Phoenix Air

~      
~

Pinnair

~      
?

Puglia Air

2003?      
~

RIV

~