Alidaunia
IATA ICAO Callsign
D4[1] LID[2] ALIDA
Founded1976
HubsGino Lisa Airport
Fleet size6
Destinations3
HeadquartersFoggia, Italy
Websitealidaunia.it

Alidaunia S.r.L. is an Italian airline based in Foggia. It operates scheduled passenger services, air ambulance, air taxi/charter, offshore, aircraft maintenance, flying school and aerial work services. Its main base is Gino Lisa Airport, Foggia.[3]

History

Alidaunia was established in March 1976 and in 1978 was licensed for film and photographic work. In 1984 it received a license for public transport. With government support in 1985 it started scheduled services from Foggia to the Tremiti Islands.[3] In 1992 and 1993 it operated on the Foggia to Milan (Malpensa) route and from 1993 to 1995 on the Foggia to Parma route using a Mitsubishi MU 300 aircraft on both routes.

The airline is owned by Roberto Pucillo (general Manager) (55%), Roberto Manzo Rocco (20%), Paulo Giangrossi (15%), Michele Perricone (5%).[3]

Destinations

Alidaunia operates the following services using helicopters (as at September 2020):[4]

Fleet

The Alidaunia fleet consisted of the following aircraft (at July 2015):[3]

Incidents and accidents

  • On November 5, 2022, an Alidaunia helicopter flying between Tremiti and Foggia crashed, killing 7, including a Slovenian couple and their 13 year old daughter.[5] [6]

References

  1. "Alidaunia Airline Profile-CAPA". Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. "Elenco delle imprese titolari di licenza di trasporto aereo". enac.gov.it. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 72.
  4. "Alidaunia".
  5. https://www.foggiatoday.it/cronaca/incidente-elicottero-tremiti-foggia-precipitato-apricena-sette-morti.html
  6. https://www.24ur.com/novice/tujina/v-italiji-izginil-helikopter-s-stirimi-slovenskimi-turisti-zdravnikom-in-dvema-pilotoma.html
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