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Homebase	Rome and Milan
Founded	1945
Employees	18.676
Fleet	7 Boeing 747-200 3 Boeing 747-200 Freighter 67 Boeing Md 82
On Order	/
Network	The network is centred around a co-ordinated hub system in Milan and Rome called Systema Alitalia. Beside a huge domestic and european network, the airline reaches the most important destinations in the five continents, with quite a good coverage.
Marketing Alliances	-A full range co-operation with Klm that will lead to cooperating with the other european partners and Northwest by Winter 98/99. -Franchise agreements with Alpi Eagles, Alitalia Express, Alitalia Team, Azzurra Air and Eurofly. -Code shares with Continental Airlines on Italy-Newark routes and on Us connecting flights. -Code Sharing with American Airlines (cargo only), British Midland, Canadian Airlines,  Csa Czech Airlines, Cyprus Airways, Finnair, Gulf Air, Korean Air, Lot Polish Airlines, Maersk Air , Malev Hungarian Airlines, Meridiana, Nippon Cargo Airlines, Ram-Royal Air Maroc and Tunisair.
Short Description	It is the Italian main carrier, currently being privatised. It has just run a major restructuring that brought the airline back ro profits, also thanks to a state-aid, allowed by the Ec in exchange for a limit of expansion till the year 2000. It owns a stock share in Alitalia Express, Alitalia Team and Eurofly. It is gradually moving its operations to its High Competitive branch, Alitalia Team, and is working high to enter the Klm alliance with a competitive Hub system, dubbed Systema Alitalia, consisting in a co-ordination of timetables between Milan's new Malpensa airport, Rome Fiumicino  and Klm's hub at Amsterdam Schipol. The airline is said to be involved in the talks to form World Wings alliancE with Northwest Airlines, Continental, Air France and Alitalia.

    Alitalia TEAM    

Homebase	Rome and Milan
Founded	1996
Employees	/
Fleet	17 Airbus A 321-100 6 Boeing 767-300ER 5 Boeing Md 11 8 Boeing Md 11 Combi
On Order	19 Airbus A 320-200  8 Airbus A 321-100 3 Boeing 767-300ER
Network	It operates many Alitalia routes on its behalf
Marketing Alliances	Operates on behalf of Alitalia
Short Description	It is a High Competitive Carrier, founded to reduce costs. Thanks to its lower labour costs and higher efficiency, Alitalia is moving to its wholly owned subsidiary most of operations, directing here all its new airplanes and moving those already in service. All the new recruited staff goes to Alitalia Team, together with those moved from the main society.

    Alitalia Express    

Homebase	Rome
Founded	1997
Employees	2900
Fleet	9 Atr 42-300 4 Atr 72-500
On Order	/
Network	Feeder for Alitalia flights in Milan and Rome, European and domestic routes.
Marketing Alliances	Operates on behalf of Alitalia, except on the Milan-Florence and on the Milan-Perugia routes.
Short Description	It inherited the fleet operated by the once Alitalia regional division Avianova, formed in the '80s as a Joint Venture between Alitalia and Alisarda (Now Meridiana). It became Alitalia Express in 1996, and regional operations were moved to this new wholly owned subsidiary.

        
 

Homebase	Venice
Founded	1979
Employees	/
Fleet	6 Fokker 100
On Order	/
Network	Regional flights from Venice and Verona on its own and some regional services on behalf of Alitalia. Feeder for Alitalia flights in Milan and Rome.
Marketing Alliances	Flies on behalf of Alitalia some european routes.
Short Description	It operated as an aerobatic team till 1996, when it started flying commercial planes from North-Eastern Italy. It started co-operating with Alitalia, that left the airline after few months for poor reliability. After a hard 1998 restructuring season, it earned Alitalia's trust, which chose Alpi Eagles to operate some routes on its behalf during the Winter '98/99 season.

          

Homebase	Bergamo
Founded	1995
Employees	60
Fleet	3 Avro Rj 85 4 Avro Rj 70
On Order	/
Network	A series of feeder flights for Alitalia hubs in Milan and Rome, plus some regional flights on behalf of Alitalia.
Marketing Alliances	Flies as Alitalia Express on behalf of Alitalia
Short Description	After opening some routes from Bergamo and Turin, it's been chosen by Alitalia as Alitalia Express jet partner, and now wholly flies on behalf of the flag carrier.  It is owned by Air Malta, but has no cooperations, and used to co-operate with Swissair for frequent flyers, but left the swiss carrier after the Alitalia agreement.

       eurofly    

Homebase	Bergamo
Founded	1989
Employees	25
Fleet	2 Boeing Dc 9-51 3 Boeing Md 82 1 Boeing Md 83
On Order	3 Boeing 767-300ER
Network	Charters to European and Northern African destinations and Bergamo-Rome on behalf of Alitalia.
Marketing Alliances	Flies in Alitalia colours, and will operate on its behalf on long-range routes to touristic destinations.
Short Description	The airline was funded as an indipendent charter airline by Alitalia, Olivetti computers and San Paolo bank. After the first years, its co-operation with Alitalia was increased till current levels.

      MINERVA AIRLINES  

Homebase	Catanzaro
Founded	1995
Employees	/
Fleet	6 Faichild Dornier 328
On Order	3 Fairchild Dornier 328JET
Network	Operates some regional European and Domestic routes and as a feeder for Alitalia flights in Milan and Rome, always on behalf of Alitalia.
Marketing Alliances	Flies as Alitalia Express.
Short Description	The airline was first launched to develop the calabrian market, but has been chosen by Alitalia to fly the 30 seater fleet, and is now working only for Alitalia under a franchise agreement.

   

 

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