Minerva Airlines

Minerva Airlines was an airline based in Italy, which was operational from 1996 to 2003.[1]

Minerva Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
N4 MTC AIR MINERVA
Commenced operations1996
Ceased operations25 October 2003
Fleet size10 Dornier 328
1 ATR 42
HeadquartersItaly

The airline suspended operations due to bankruptcy on 25 October 2003. It had operated eight Dornier 328-110 aircraft partly under a codeshare agreement with Alitalia. In March 2004 there were reports that Minerva Airlines might resume operations using ATR 42 aircraft operating regional services on behalf of Alitalia. A further report in March also suggested that Alitalia might take over Minerva Airlines and transfer the turboprop fleet of Alitalia Express to them. In June 2004 there was a report that they planning to resume wet-lease operations on behalf of Alitalia using up to seven ATR 42-300s in the summer.

Fleet
Minerva Airlines Dornier 328–100 with Alitalia livery
Minerva Airlines Historical Fleet
AircraftTotalIntroducedRetiredRemark
ATR 42–300120022003I-RIMS[2]
Dornier 328-1001019962006[2]

Accidents and Incidents

Alitalia Flight 1553, a Dornier 328 operated by Minerva on behalf of Alitalia which overran the runway at Genoa Airport on 25 February 1999.[3]

References
  1. Information about Minerva Airlines at the Aviation Safety Network
  2. "Minerva Airlines". Planespotters. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  3. https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19990225-0


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