Aeroitalia SRL is an Italian airline.[4][5] It operates a fleet of Boeing 737s and ATR 72s from operating bases in Bergamo, Comiso and Rome–Fiumicino.
History
The airline was launched in 2022, by an ex-consultant of Italy's Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, Francesco Gaetano Intrieri, who is Aeroitalia's CEO and by the initiative of its investor Marc Bourgade, Executive Chairman.
On 9 July 2022, it started operating scheduled flights from Forlì to domestic destinations as well as Malta and Zakynthos. The airline planned to operate long-haul flights to the United States and Latin America by 2023,[6] but has since stalled the plan in order to consolidate its domestic and European operations.[3]
It announced an increase of flights to Sicily in 2023 including additional flights to Trapani, Palermo, and Catania with the support of the Sicilian government.[7]
On 6 November 2023, it was announced the airline had acquired a 93.86% stake in AirConnect, a Romanian regional airline,[8] which was rebranded as Aeroitalia Regional in April 2024. In July 2024 the airline announced the opening of a new base in Bacau, Romania. In December 2024, Aeroitalia Regional was sold again, this time to Sicilian investors.
In December 2024, Intrieri announced that Aeroitalia would look to go public in 2025.[9] This comes amid an ongoing ownership dispute in the United Kingdom's High Court involving Aeroitalia's chairman, Marc Bourgade, who is alleged to have subverted an agreed-on sale of the airline with its launch investor.[10]
Trademark lawsuit
In June 2025, an Italian court found via a lawsuit filed by ITA Airways that the Aeroitalia name and branding was too similar to that of Alitalia, and ordered the airline to change the name and branding and to cease use of the website aeroitalia.com by 1st January 2026.[11] In August 2025, CEO Francesco Gaetano announced the airline would adopt a new name, branding, and aircraft livery, while keeping Aeroitalia as the corporate name prior to a court appeal in October.[12][13] In September, the airline's new name was revealed to be "Air Italy" with the implementation date set for March 2026. In February 2026, the company announced it had reached an agreement with ITA to continue use of the Aeroitalia name and branding, and the lawsuit was dropped.[14]
Destinations
As of May 2025, Aeroitalia flies to the following destinations:[15]
Interline agreements
Fleet
Current fleet
As of August 2024, Aeroitalia operates the following aircraft:[36]
Historical fleet
Over the years, Aeroitalia has operated the following aircraft types:
See also
References
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- Bruce Drum. Aeroitalia to launch 9 routes from Forli on July 9 World Airline News, 27 May 2022^
- João Machado. Aeroitalia puts its first flights for sale, bases aircraft in Forlì Aviacionline.com, 24 May 2022^
- Helwing Villamizar. Startup Aeroitalia Looks to the Americas for 2023 Airways Magazine, 28 April 2022^
- João Machado. Aeroitalia, supported by local government, boosts its Sicilian operation Aviacionline.com, 15 February 2023, retrieved 21 October 2023^
- Dominik Sipinski. AeroItalia signs MoU to buy Romania's AirConnect ch-aviation, 6 November 2023, retrieved 6 November 2023^
- Aeroitalia, l'ad Intrieri: «Noi, il terzo incomodo sui voli nazionali, puntiamo su Borsa e alleanze» Corriere della Sera, 2024-12-24, retrieved 2025-02-25^
- Aeroitalia 'will go public in Italy despite High Court wrangle' – Court News UK 2025-01-13, retrieved 2025-02-25^
- Alitalia, i giudici danno ragione a Ita Airways: nome e logo di Aeroitalia sono simili, devono cambiare Corriere della Sera, 2025-06-06, retrieved 2026-04-11^
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- Redazione 14 agosto 2025 10:57 Facebook WhatsApp. Aeroitalia confusa con Alitalia: la compagnia dovrà cambiare nome e logo Today, retrieved 2026-04-11^
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- AeroItalia destinations www.aeroitalia.com^
- Aeroitalia NW23 Ancona Network Changes AeroRoutes, retrieved 2024-08-20^
- Aeroitalia adds Rome-Brno service from late-March 2025 AeroRoutes, 20 November 2024^
- Aeroitalia Plans Greece Debut in July 2022 Aeroroutes.com^
- New Routes of the Day (1 October 2023): Aeroitalia's new routes from Ancona Air Service One, 4 October 2023, retrieved 11 December 2023^
- João Machado. Aeroitalia goes bold, launches services from Bergamo Aviacionline.com, 26 September 2022, retrieved 26 September 2022^
- Cagliari Elmas Airport - Sogaer Cagliari Elmas Airport - Sogaer^
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- AeroItalia : In vendita i voli sulla Olbia – Milano Linate italiavola.com, 20 January 2023^
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- AeroItalia adds Milan Bergamo-Bacau service in NS24 AeroRoutes, 2 January 2024, retrieved 19 January 2024^
- AeroItalia discontinues Romania service in early-Nov 2024 AeroRoutes, 25 October 2024^
- AeroItalia discontinues Ancona-Barcelona in mid-Jan 2024 AeroRoutes, 11 January 2024, retrieved 19 January 2024^
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- I’m delighted to announce a lease agreement with Air Lease Corporation for five brand new Boeing 737-8s. It’s a huge milestone for Aeroitalia. Starting from last quarter of 2026 we will start our… LinkedIn, retrieved 2026-04-11^
- Matteo Legnani. Nuovo nome, nuova livrea e ora... aerei nuovi: Aeroitalia prende cinque 737 MAX 8. Il primo entro fine 2026 e a bordo ci sarà il wifi The Flight Club, 2025-10-09, retrieved 2026-04-11^