Lauda Air S.p.A. was an airline

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 based in Milan

Milan

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, Italy

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. It operated long haul charter services to the Caribbean

Caribbean

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, South America

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, Africa

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, Maldives

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 and Thailand

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. Its main base is Malpensa International Airport, Milan.

Former code data

• IATA
  International Air Transport Association
  The International Air Transport Association is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the International Civil Aviation Organization is also headquartered. The executive offices are at the Geneva Airport in SwitzerlandIATA's mission is to...
  
   Code: L4
• ICAO
  International Civil Aviation Organization
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   Code: LDI
• Callsign: Lauda Italy

History

The airline had been established in September 1990 and started operations in 1993. It was majority-owned by the Volante company, itself controlled by Niki Lauda

Niki Lauda

Andreas Nikolaus "Niki" Lauda is an Austrian former Formula One racing driver and three-time F1 World Champion. More recently an aviation entrepreneur, he has founded and run two airlines and was manager of the Jaguar Formula One racing team for two years.- Early years in racing :Born in Vienna,...

, former world motor racing champion, while the remaining shares were with Gruppo Ventaglio. On 31 March 2003, Gruppo Ventaglio purchased Volante's share and integrated Lauda Air Italy with Livingston

Livingston (airline)

Livingston S.p.A. was an Italian airline with its head office in Cardano al Campo, Varese, Italy. It operated scheduled and charter services connecting major Italian cities to holiday destinations in the Caribbean, Central America and South America, the Indian Ocean, Africa, the Mediterranean and...

 under the parent company Livingston Aviation Group. Livingston was established on 13 January 2003 and started operations in May 2003.

Fleet

The Lauda Air Italy fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

• 3 Airbus A330-200
  Airbus A330
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