Blue Panorama Airlines

Blue Panorama Airlines
Blue Panorama Airlines logo
IATA ICAO Callsign
BV[1] BPA[2] BLUE PANORAMA
Founded 3 September 1998
Operating bases
Fleet size 12
Destinations 34
Headquarters Fiumicino, Rome, Italy
Key people
Website blue-panorama.com

Blue Panorama Airlines S.p.A. is an Italian airline headquartered in Fiumicino operating scheduled and charter flights from Italy - especially Rome-Fiumicino and Milan-Malpensa - to various international destinations.[3] Blu-express is the brand name for low-cost short and medium range flights operated by Blue Panorama.[4] Additional business charter flights are operated under the name Executive Blue.[5]

History

Blue Panorama is a private Italian airline operating intercontinental, international, and national charter and scheduled flights.[4][6] It was founded in Rome in 1998,[3] and has been an IATA member since 2002 (IATA code BV).[7][8] The company is based in Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport, Rome, and in Malpensa Airport, Milan.

Since 2005, Blue Panorama Airlines' Boeing 737 fleet has operated national and international flights for the Blu-Express low-cost division.[9]

In January 2012, Alitalia declared interest in a merger with Blue Panorama, as well as with Wind Jet, another Italian airline.[10][11][12][13][14][15] In April 2012 Alitalia decided not to proceed with the acquisitions.[16][17] In October 2012, Blue Panorama entered bankruptcy protection.[18][19] This license gave the airline the ability to restructure itself.[20][21][22]

On 25 November 2013, Blu-express started flights from Italy to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza after Belle Air ceased operations there.[23][24]

In January 2014, Blue Panorama Airlines requested to be admitted to extraordinary administration procedure and the abandonment of the composition procedure in continuity.[25] The management of the airline is left to the company’s founder. Blue Panorama confirmed that company business and flights are fully operational.[26]

Reviews and Ratings

As of September 2017, over 80% of the airline's traveler reviews on TripAdvisor rank the airline as "Terrible".[27] The airline has a 2 out of 10 customer rating on SkyTrax with an average for 2018 of 1 out of 10, the lowest possible score.[28]

Destinations

Codeshare agreements

Blue Panorama Airlines codeshares with the following airlines:

Fleet

Blue Panorama Boeing 767-300ER

As of September 2018, the Blue Panorama fleet includes the following aircraft:[29]

Blue Panorama Airlines fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Boeing 737-300 1 — — 148 148
Boeing 737-400 3 — — 168 168
Boeing 737-800 5 — — 189 189
Boeing 767-300ER 3 — 12 258 270
Total 12 —

Accidents and Incidents

July 16, 2004 - A Boeing 767 operating as flight 1504 experienced an uncontained engine failure on takeoff from Rome-Fimucino Airport. The plane successfully returned after conducting an emergency landing. Further investigation revealed that a high pressure fuel hose leaked approximately 700 kilograms of fuel into the engine's nacelle during taxi, which later ignited upon takeoff.[31][32]

References

  1. ↑ "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Elenco delle imprese titolari di licenza di trasporto aereo". enac.gov.it. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Blue Panorama Airlines". Archived from the original on 2014-11-02. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Blu Express - ch-aviation.com". ch-aviation. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  5. ↑ fonte: Executive Blue web site
  6. ↑ "Profile on Blue Panorama Airlines - CAPA - Centre for Aviation". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  7. ↑ IATA. "IATA - Current Airline Members". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "Blue Panorama Airlines". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  9. ↑ UBM Information Ltd. 2015 (6 December 2012). "Blu Express to Start Rome – Moscow Service from April 2013". Routesonline. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  10. ↑ Reed Business Information Limited. "Alitalia plans merger with Blue Panorama and Wind Jet". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  11. ↑ "Alitalia to merge with Wind Jet and Blue Panorama Airlines". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  12. ↑ "Airline merger The integration of Blue Panorama, Wind Jet and Alitalia - eTurboNews.com". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  13. ↑ "Alitalia, Blue Panorama and Wind Jet plan to merge". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  14. ↑ "Alitalia moves ahead with a merger with Blue Panorama and Wind Jet". World Airline News. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  15. ↑ "Alitalia plans merger with Blue Panorama and Wind Jet". Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  16. ↑ "Integration of Wind Jet operations with Alitalia receives board approval". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  17. ↑ "Avionews.com - Alitalia will integrate Wind Jet: operation approved". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  18. ↑ "Italy's Blue Panorama enters bankruptcy protection". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  19. ↑ N. Tchallabes. "volaspheric". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  20. ↑ "Blue Panorama Airlines enters into bankruptcy protection and reorganization". World Airline News. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  21. ↑ N. Tchallabes. "volaspheric". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  22. ↑ "Blue Panorama applies for bankruptcy protection, continues operations". ch-aviation. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  23. ↑ Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso. "Albania, Belle Air stops flights". Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  24. ↑ Business Traveller. "Belle Air ceases operations - Business Traveller". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  25. ↑ "Avionews.com - Blue Panorama confirms business continuity and that its flights are fully operational". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  26. ↑ "Blue Panorama Airlines enters administration, in negotiations with an 'international investor'". D.
  27. ↑ "Blue Panorama Airlines Reviews and Flights (with photos) - TripAdvisor". www.tripadvisor.com. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  28. ↑ "Blue Panorama Airlines - Customer reviews". www.airlinequality.com. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  29. ↑ "Blue Panorama Airlines Fleet Details and History". planespotters.net. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  30. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6fcyTEqkeo
  31. ↑ https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=174761
  32. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJBlzal6g0k

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