Blue Panorama Airlines S.p.A. is an airline based in Rome, Italy. It is a private airline operating scheduled and charter flights from Italy to various international destinations. Its main bases are Leonardo da Vinci Airport, Rome, for the Blue Express Airlines and Malpensa International Airport, Milan for the short, medium and long range charter and scheduled flights[1].
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The airline was established in 1998 by Franco Pecci and started operations in December 1998. It was owned by Distal & Itr Group (66.6%) and Franco Pecci (33.4%) and is now the total property of Franco Pecci.[citation needed] It operates the low-cost airline Blu-express as a division.
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The Blue Panorama fleet includes the following aircraft (as of 9 September 2008) [1]:
Blue Panorama Fleet | Aircraft | Number | Passengers
(Blue Class/Economy) | Routes | Notes |
| Boeing 737-300 | 3 | 148 (148) | Short-medium haul routes | EI-DVY / EI-DXB / EI-EEW |
| Boeing 737-400 | 3 | 167 (167) | Short-medium haul routes | EI-CUA / EI-CUD / EI-CUN |
| Boeing 757-200 | 2 | 196 (10/186) | Medium-long haul routes | EI-DKL / EI-DNA |
| Boeing 767-300ER | 4 | 274 (10/264) | Long haul routes | EI-CXO / EI-CZH / I-LLAG / EI-EED |
| Boeing 787-8 | 4 (on order) | | | With an option for 2 more. Delivery in 2010 |
| Piaggio P180 Avanti | 1 | 6 (6) | Short haul routes | Executive Blue |
In September 2008, the Blue Panorama Airlines fleet age is 13.1 years old[2].
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| Airlines of Italy | | | Current | |  | | | Defunct | | |
| Members of the International Air Transport Association | | | | | | Asia-Pacific regional office | | | | | | | China and North Asia regional office | | | | | | | | | | Latin America and the Caribbean regional office | | | | | | | Middle East and North Africa regional office | | | | | | | North America regional office | | | | | | | Russia and the CIS regional office | | | | | |
