- Aerolinee Itavia
Aerolinee Itavia was one of the principal private Italian
airlines in the 1960s until its collapse in the early 1980s, after the infamousAerolinee Itavia Flight 870 crash, also known as theUstica disasterCode Data
*IATA Code: IH
*ICAO Code:
*Callsign: ItaviaHistory
It was formed under the name of Società di Navigazione Aerea Itavia in 1958 and started domestic services a year later using
de Havilland Dove and de Havilland DH.114 Heron aircraft. Operations were suspended in 1961, but resumed in 1962,now under the name of Aerolinee Itavia. The Herons had been disposed off and now theHandley Page Dart Herald was being used. Operations ceased again in 1965 and recommenced again in 1969 usingFokker F28 aircraft. In 1971 the Douglas DC-9-15 entered service. Other DC-9s operated were the Douglas DC-9-21, Douglas DC-9-31, Douglas DC-9-33 and Douglas DC-9-51. A total of 14 F28s and 11 DC-9s were used throughout its history. [Airlines Remembered by BI Hengi, Publisher Midland Publishing]Itavia operated a domestic network, which was again suspended in late 1980. Eventually, the airline was replaced by
Aermediterranea , a subsidiary ofAlitalia and ATI, in 1981.Historical Fleet
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de Havilland Dove
*de Havilland DH.114 Heron
*Handley Page Dart Herald
*Fokker F28 Fellowship
*Douglas DC-9 14 and other types.External links
* [http://rzjets.net/operators/operator.php?opid=2753/ Fleet and Code information]
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