Aeral
Encyclopedia
Aeral is a defunct private Italian airline, which used ex-Alitalia
Douglas DC-8
s.
It was founded in March 1958 at Alessandria in southern Piedmont by Maria Luisa Bottanelli, and later moved its operational base at Milan Malpensa airport. The company initially concentrated on air taxi work using a fleet of Cessna 421 aircraft, but in 1978, the company's twentieth year of operations, a new activity was introduced, that of international charter freight tranportation with a four engined Douglas DC-8/54. A second aircraft of the type leased from
Overseas National Airways, was introduced in December 1979.
Cargo flights started on 17th February 1979. For financial difficulties, Aeral ceased all activity on August, 31, 1980.
Alitalia
Alitalia - Linee Aeree Italiane S.p.A. , in its later stages known as Alitalia - Linee Aeree Italiane S.p.A. in Extraordinary Administration, was the former Italian flag carrier...
Douglas DC-8
Douglas DC-8
The Douglas DC-8 is a four-engined narrow-body passenger commercial jet airliner, manufactured from 1958 to 1972 by the Douglas Aircraft Company...
s.
It was founded in March 1958 at Alessandria in southern Piedmont by Maria Luisa Bottanelli, and later moved its operational base at Milan Malpensa airport. The company initially concentrated on air taxi work using a fleet of Cessna 421 aircraft, but in 1978, the company's twentieth year of operations, a new activity was introduced, that of international charter freight tranportation with a four engined Douglas DC-8/54. A second aircraft of the type leased from
Overseas National Airways, was introduced in December 1979.
Cargo flights started on 17th February 1979. For financial difficulties, Aeral ceased all activity on August, 31, 1980.
Fleet details
- 1 - Douglas DC-8/54F I-ALEC (ex I-DIWL - N153AF)
- 1 - Douglas DC-8/55CF N9110V (ex HB-IDU)
- 1 - Cessna 421 Golden Eagle I-MARS
- 1 - Aermacchi Lockheed AL-60B-2 I-SATT
