Air Dolomiti

Air Dolomiti S.p.A. is an Italian regional airline with its head office in Dossobuono, Villafranca di Verona, Italy[3] and operating bases at Munich Airport and Frankfurt Airport in Germany.[1] It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lufthansa.

Air Dolomiti
IATA ICAO Callsign
EN DLA DOLOMITI
Founded30 December 1989 (30 December 1989)
Commenced operationsJanuary 1991 (January 1991)
Operating bases
Fleet size15
Destinations16[1]
HeadquartersVillafranca di Verona, Italy
Key peopleJoerg Eberhart, CEO[2]
Employees748 (2020)
Websiteairdolomiti.eu

Air Dolomiti operates a network of routes from several Italian destinations to and from Munich and Frankfurt.[1][4] Most of these services are sold under the Air Dolomiti brand and codeshared with Lufthansa while few remain under the Lufthansa brand.[1]

History
A now retired former Air Dolomiti ATR 72-500

Air Dolomiti was established on 30 December 1989 by the Linee Aeree Europee (L.A.E). The airline's name derives from the section of the Alps known as The Dolomites. It started airline operations in January 1991 with a Trieste-Genoa route and in 1992 started international services with flights from Verona to Munich.[5]

After several years of co-operation, Lufthansa acquired a 26% stake in January 1999 and increased it to 52% in April 2003 and 100% in July 2003.[5][6]

The airline employed some 748 people at June 2020 and although most Lufthansa Regional subsidiaries operate under their parent's name and colours, Air Dolomiti retains its own identity. At one time the airline's registered office was in Dossobuono, Villafranca di Verona, while the airline's executive headquarters were in Ronchi dei Legionari.[7]

In September 2018, Lufthansa announced it would expand Air Dolomiti's fleet significantly by 12 pre-owned Embraer 190 and 195 aircraft to be transferred from sister company Lufthansa CityLine.[8]

Destinations
Main article: List of Air Dolomiti destinations

As of March 2020, Air Dolomiti operates routes from Frankfurt Airport and Munich Airport to 14[1] destinations in Italy and Austria in cooperation with parent Lufthansa.

Codeshare agreements

Air Dolomiti has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:[9]

Fleet
Air Dolomiti Embraer 195

As of August 2020, the Air Dolomiti fleet consists of following aircraft:[10][11]

Air Dolomiti fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Embraer 190 —
9
100
 Orders to be transferred from Lufthansa CityLine.[12]
Embraer 195
15
2
120
 Orders to be transferred from Lufthansa CityLine.[12]
Total 15 11

All of Air Dolomiti's aircraft are named after famous Italian operas, as a tribute to the city of Verona and its famous ancient theatre, the Arena di Verona.[13]

Accidents and incidents
  • On 7 November 1999 Air Dolomiti Flight 2708, a Fokker 100, wet-leased from Alpi Eagles (registration I-ALPL, c/n 11250), flying from Venice, Italy, with 44 on board suffered landing gear failure while on the runway at Barcelona, Spain. It came to rest safely on a grassy area near the runway.[14]
  • On 24 August 2008 an Air Dolomiti ATR 72 (registration I-ADLM, c/n 543), operating flight LH3990 from Munich, Germany, to Bologna, Italy, abandoned take off after the pilot announced a smoke alarm. The airline treated the plane's evacuation as a mild incident. But on August 26, an amateur video, filmed by a bystander, was circulating to great interest on television and the Internet. The footage shows tense moments of some 60 passengers jumping from and fleeing the burning plane before fire department workers extinguish the flames.[15]
  • On 17 May 2012 an Air Dolomiti ATR 72-500 operating on flight EN-1912/LH-1912 from Munich to Venice returned to Munich after the right engine shut down and smoke was discovered in both cockpit and cabin. Shortly after touchdown the plane deviated from the southern runway and came to a standstill about 80 metres (262 feet) into the grass covered side strip. The nose gear is reported to have collapsed in the process. Of the 58 passengers and four crew members aboard, five passengers are reported to have received minor injuries.[16][17]

References
  1. airdolomiti.eu - Our flight destinations retrieved 29 March 2020
  2. "Air Dolomiti appoints new CEO". Air Transport World. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  3. "Air Dolomiti addresses Archived March 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine." Air Dolomiti. Retrieved on 21 December 2010. "Registered Headquarters: AIR DOLOMITI S.p.A. Linee Aeree Regionali Europee Via Paolo Bembo, 70 37062 Frazione di Dossobuono - Villafranca di Verona - Italy."
  4. "Lufthansa-owned Air Dolomiti focused on feeding MUC hub; new Malpensa base planned for 2009". anna.aero. 5 September 2008.
  5. Air Dolomiti: Universally Europe Airliner World February 2020 pages 31-37
  6. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 56.
  7. "Office addresses." Air Dolomiti. 7 March 2008. Retrieved on 21 December 2010. "Registered Headquarters: AIR DOLOMITI S.p.A. Linee Aeree Regionali Europee Via Paolo Bembo, 70 37062 Dossobuono di Villafranca (VR) - Italy" "Executive Headquarters: AIR DOLOMITI S.p.A. Linee Aeree Regionali Europee Via Senatore Antonio Tambarin, 34 34077 Ronchi dei Legionari (GO) - Italy"
  8. aerotelegraph.com - Air Dolomiti erbt Embraer von Lufthansa Cityline (German) 26 September 2018
  9. "Profile on Air Dolomiti". CAPA. Centre for Aviation. Archived from the original on 2016-11-02. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  10. "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World. October 2019: 17.
  11. "Air Dolomiti Fleet Details and History". Planespotters. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  12. aerotelegraph.com - "Lufthansa Cityline bekommt Airbus A319" (German) 12 Oktober 2018]
  13. "Fleet of Air Dolomiti on Air Dolomiti's homepage". Archived from the original on 2011-09-20. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
  14. "ASN Aircraft accident Fokker 100 I-ALPL Barcelona Airport (BCN)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
  15. Amateur films flaming plane at Munich airport Archived 2008-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
  16. "Incident: Dolomiti AT72 at Munich on May 17th 2012, Emergency landing after engine failure and smoke". bd.de. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
  17. "Incident: Dolomiti AT72 at Munich on May 17th 2012, Emergency landing after smoke, collapse of nose gear". Avherald.com. Retrieved 2012-05-17.

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