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| Founded | 1976 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Gino Lisa Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 6 | ||||||
| Destinations | 3 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Foggia, Italy | ||||||
| Website | alidaunia.it | ||||||
Alidaunia S.r.L. is an Italian airline based in Foggia. It operates scheduled passenger services, air ambulance, air taxi/charter, offshore, aircraft maintenance, flying school and aerial work services. Its main base is Gino Lisa Airport, Foggia.[3]
History[edit]
Alidaunia was established in March 1976 and in 1978 was licensed for film and photographic work. In 1984 it received a license for public transport. With government support in 1985 it started scheduled services from Foggia to the Tremiti Islands.[3] In 1992 and 1993 it operated on the Foggia to Milan (Malpensa) route and from 1993 to 1995 on the Foggia to Parma route using a Mitsubishi MU 300 aircraft on both routes.
The airline is owned by Roberto Pucillo (general Manager) (55%), Roberto Manzo Rocco (20%), Paulo Giangrossi (15%), Michele Perricone (5%).[3]
Destinations[edit]
Alidaunia operates the following services using helicopters (as at September 2020):[4]
- Foggia - Gino Lisa Airport
- Tremiti Islands - San Domino Island Heliport
- Peschici - Peschici Heliport
- Vieste - Vieste Heliport
Fleet[edit]
The Alidaunia fleet consisted of the following aircraft (at July 2015):[3]
Incidents and accidents[edit]
- On November 5, 2022, an Alidaunia helicopter flying between Tremiti and Foggia crashed, killing 7, including a Slovenian couple and their 13 year old daughter.[5] [6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Alidaunia Airline Profile-CAPA". Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "Elenco delle imprese titolari di licenza di trasporto aereo". enac.gov.it. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 72.
- ^ "Alidaunia".
- ^ https://www.foggiatoday.it/cronaca/incidente-elicottero-tremiti-foggia-precipitato-apricena-sette-morti.html
- ^ https://www.24ur.com/novice/tujina/v-italiji-izginil-helikopter-s-stirimi-slovenskimi-turisti-zdravnikom-in-dvema-pilotoma.html
