Neos (airline)

Neos
IATA ICAO Callsign
NO[1] NOS[2] MOONFLOWER[3]
Founded June 2001[4]
Commenced operations March 2002[4]
Operating bases Milan-Malpensa Airport
Focus cities
Fleet size 11
Destinations 73
Company slogan Volo come voglio!
(I fly as I want!)
Parent company Alpitour S.p.A.
Headquarters Somma Lombardo, Lombardy, Italy[4]
Key people
  • Lupo Rattazzi, President
  • Carlo Stradiotti, CEO
Revenue Increase €274 million (2016)
Employees 606 (2016)
Website www.neosair.it

Neos S.p.A. is an Italian leisure airline with its headquarters in Somma Lombardo[4] and main base at Milan-Malpensa Airport.[5]

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.[6][7]

For many years Neos has been working with Costa Cruises to transport passengers from Italy to Dubai, the Caribbean and northern Europe at Costa's ships' departure and arrival points.

In January 2011, Neos fleet was increased in size to six aircraft. In 2014, Neos ordered three Boeing 787-8s.[8] These orders were later converted into three larger 787-9s. Neos became the first Italian operator of the Boeing 787 when its first 787-9 entered service on 25 December 2017.[9]

Destinations

Neos operates flights to destinations in southern Europe, Russia, Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Mexico and Brazil.

Fleet

Neos Boeing 737-800
Neos Boeing 787-9

As of October 2017, the Neos fleet consists of the following aircraft:[10]

Neos Fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Boeing 737-800 6 — — 186 186 Two leased out.[11]
Boeing 737 MAX 8 — 2[12]
TBA
Boeing 767-300ER 2 — 12 272 284 To be replaced by Boeing 787-9 from 2018.[8]
1 — 258 258
Boeing 787-9 2 1[8] 28 331 359[8]
Total 11 3

Incidents

  • On 19 November 2012, Neos Flight 731, a Boeing 767-300ER, suffered severe turbulence during a flight from Holguin to Milan. A total of 66 passengers sustained minor injuries.[13]

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. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "The Airline Codes Website". Airlinecodes.co.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Neos History". Neosair.it. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-10. p. 55.
  6. ↑ s.r.l., Maxxcom. "History - Neos air". Neosair.it. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  7. ↑ dpa/rtr (9 January 2004). "TUI zieht sich aus Italien zurück". Welt.de. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Neos amplia la flotta: arrivano tre Boeing 787". Lastampa.it. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Neos outlines 787 operation from Dec 2017". Routesonline.com. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 18. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  11. ↑ "Samoa Airways eyes B737 MAX equipment down the line". Ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Italy's Neos to lease two B737 MAX from AerCap". Ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  13. ↑ "Accident: Neos B763 over Atlantic on Nov 19th 2012, turbulence injures 66". Avherald.com. Retrieved 10 August 2018.

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