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Air Dolomiti

Air Dolomiti

Regional airline of Italy


Air Dolomiti S.p.A. is an Italian regional airline and a subsidiary of Lufthansa. It is a member of Lufthansa Regional and has its head office in Dossobuono, Villafranca di Verona.[4] Its hubs are at Verona Villafranca Airport, Florence Airport and Venice Marco Polo Airport and focus cities at Munich Airport and Frankfurt Airport in Germany.[1]

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It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lufthansa. Air Dolomiti operates a network of routes from several Italian destinations to and from Munich and Frankfurt.[1][5] Most of these services are sold under the Air Dolomiti brand and codeshare with Lufthansa, while a few remain under the Lufthansa brand.[1]

History

Foundation

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. In 1992, the airline started international services with flights from Verona to Munich.[6]

Takeover by Lufthansa

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.[6][7] Although most Lufthansa Regional subsidiaries operate under their parent's name and colours, Air Dolomiti retains its own identity.

The airline employed some 748 people in June 2020. 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.[8]

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.[9] However in late 2021, Lufthansa stated that the transfer was no longer confirmed and may be continued later or on a smaller scale if at all.[10] Later on, two Embraer 195 were transferred from Lufthansa CityLine by spring 2022.[11] In late 2022, Lufthansa confirmed it would transfer further aircraft from Lufthansa CityLine to Air Dolomiti to strengthen the group's presence in Italy after its bid to take over ITA Airways fell apart.[12]

In March 2024, Lufthansa announced plans to expand Air Dolomiti's fleet to 25 aircraft within the year, as the subsidiary is scheduled to take over more routes within the Lufthansa Group network.[13]

Destinations

As of April 2024, Air Dolomiti operates routes from Frankfurt Airport and Munich Airport to 26[1] destinations in Italy and -increasingly- other European countries on behalf of its corporate parent, Lufthansa.

Codeshare agreements

Air Dolomiti has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:[14]

Fleet

Air Dolomiti Embraer E190
Air Dolomiti Embraer E195

Current fleet

As of May 2024, Air Dolomiti operates the following aircraft:[15]

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Historic fleet

A since retired Air Dolomiti ATR 72-500 wearing an older livery version.

Air Dolomiti previously also operated the following types of aircraft:[15]

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Trivia

Accidents and incidents

  • 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 due to smoke alarm. The airline treated the evacuation of the aircraft as a minor incident, but on August 26 an amateur video, filmed by a bystander, circulated on television and the Internet. The footage shows tense moments of some 60 passengers jumping from and fleeing the burning plane before the fire department extinguishes the flames.[21]
  • 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 was reported to have collapsed in the process. Of the 58 passengers and four crew members aboard, five passengers were reported to have received minor injuries.[22][23]

References

  1. "Flotta aerea Air Dolomiti: Guida agli Embraer | Air Dolomiti".
  2. Bodell, Luke (16 September 2021). "Steffen Harbarth - Who Is Air Dolomiti's New CEO?". Simple Flying. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  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. Air Dolomiti: Universally Europe Airliner World February 2020 pages 31-37
  5. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 56.
  6. "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"
  7. aerotelegraph.com (German) 1 February 2022
  8. aerotelegraph.com (German) 28 October 2022
  9. aero.de (German) 31 March 2024
  10. "Profile on Air Dolomiti". CAPA. Centre for Aviation. Archived from the original on 2016-11-02. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  11. "Air Dolomiti Fleet Details and History". Planespotters. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  12. "Lufthansa CityLine Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  13. airliners.de (German) 8 December 2022
  14. "Fleet of Air Dolomiti on Air Dolomiti's homepage". Archived from the original on 2011-09-20. Retrieved 2008-08-31.

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