Neos (airline)

Neos S.p.A. is a private Italian airline headquartered in Somma Lombardo, Lombardy.[4] It is a subsidiary of Alpitour S.p.A. It operates a fleet of Boeing 737 Next Generation, 737 MAX and Boeing 787 aircraft, flying to over 85 scheduled domestic, European and intercontinental destinations. The airline operates from its main operating base at Milan Malpensa Airport.[6]

History

Neos was established on 22 June 2001 as a joint venture between two tourism companies, the Italian Alpitour S.p.A. and the German TUI Group. Revenue flights were launched on 8 March 2002. In January 2004, Alpitour bought all of TUI Group's shares, making Neos a fully owned subsidiary of Alpitour no longer affiliated with TUI.[7][8]

In January 2011, Neos' fleet was increased to six aircraft. In 2014, Neos ordered three Boeing 787-8s.[9] These orders were later converted into four larger 787-9s to be added in 2020, with another two taken from Norwegian Air International. Neos became the first Italian operator of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner when its first 787-9 entered service on 25 December 2017.[10][11] Neos later received its first two Boeing 737 MAX 8 on 30 March 2021, and another two on 8 June 2021.

Destinations

Neos operates flights to destinations in Europe, Africa, Asia,[12] Middle East,[13] and North America.[14]

Fleet

Incidents and accidents

• On 19 November 2012, Neos Flight 731, a Boeing 767-300ER, encountered severe turbulence during a flight from Holguín to Milan. Multiple injuries were reported.[20][21]

See also

• List of airlines of Italy
• List of charter airlines

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