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Alitalia

former flag-carrier airline of Italy
Organization airline Q153975
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Summary

Alitalia is an airline[1]. Alitalia ranks in the top 4% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,835 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Gold Medal of the Italian Order of Merit for Culture and Art[3]
  • Country: Italy[4]
  • Airline hub: Roma Fiumicino Airport[5], Linate Airport[6]
  • Airline alliance: SkyTeam[7]
  • Item operated: Airbus A330[8], Boeing 747[9], Sud Aviation Caravelle[10], Curtiss C-46 Commando[11], Avro Lancastrian[12], Airbus A319[13], Airbus A321[14], Airbus A320[15], Convair CV-340[16], Convair CV-440 Metropolitan[17], Douglas DC-4[18], Douglas DC-6[19], Douglas DC-7[20], Douglas DC-8[21]
  • Followed by: ITA Airways[22]
  • Headquarters location: Fiumicino[23]
  • IATA airline designator: AZ[24]
  • ICAO airline designator: AZA[25]
  • Child organization or unit: Alitalia CityLiner[26], Aero Trasporti Italiani[27], Aermediterranea[28], Alitalia Express[29], Volare Airlines[30], Air One[31], Società Aerea Mediterranea[32]
  • Commons category: Alitalia[33]
  • Inception: September 16, 1946[34]
  • Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: October 14, 2021[35]
  • Location of formation: Rome[36]
  • Parent organization or unit: Istituto per la Ricostruzione Industriale[37], Ministry of Economy and Finance[38], Compagnia Aerea Italiana[39], Etihad Airways[40]
  • Official website: http://www.alitalia.com[41]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Alitalia[42]
  • Commons gallery: Alitalia[43]
  • Employees: 10,272[44]
  • Replaced by: ITA Airways[45]
  • Legal form: società per azioni[46]
  • Owner of: Ulisse[47]
  • Different from: Aeritalia[48]
  • Start of work period: May 5, 1947[49]
  • End of work period: October 14, 2021[50]

Why It Matters

Alitalia has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] Alitalia is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

FAQs

What awards did Alitalia receive?

Honors received include Gold Medal of the Italian Order of Merit for Culture and Art[3].

Related Entities

Fiumicino ITA Airways Italy

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . skyteam.com. skyteam.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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