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| Commenced operations | 1996 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 25 October 2003 | ||||||
| Fleet size | 10Dornier 328 1ATR 42 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Italy | ||||||
Minerva Airlines was an airline based inItaly, which was operational from 1996 to 2003.[1]
The airline suspended operations due tobankruptcy on 25 October 2003. It had operated eightDornier 328-110 aircraft partly under a codeshare agreement withAlitalia. In March 2004 there were reports that Minerva Airlines might resume operations usingATR 42 aircraft operating regional services on behalf of Alitalia. A further report in March also suggested that Alitalia might take over Minerva Airlines and transfer the turboprop fleet ofAlitalia Express to them. In June 2004 there was a report that they planning to resume wet-lease operations on behalf of Alitalia using up to seven ATR 42-300s in the summer.[citation needed]
The airline's operations were largely centralized in the northern Italy city of Milan, with some operations also from the Southeastern city of Bari. At least by October, 1998, it did not operate flights to the city of Rome.[2]
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| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Remark |
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| ATR 42–300 | 1 | 2002 | 2003 | I-RIMS< |
| Dornier 328-100 | 10 | 1996 | 2006 |
Alitalia Flight 1553, aDornier 328 operated by Minerva on behalf ofAlitalia which overran the runway atGenoa Airport on 25 February 1999.[3] Four people died and 27 survived.
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