Mistral Air
Encyclopedia
Mistral Air srl is a cargo airline
based in Rome
, Italy
. It operates scheduled cargo services on behalf of TNT Global Express
and Poste Italiane
. It also undertakes flight training. Its main base is Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport, with a hub at Bologna Airport
.
The airline has also been contracted by the Vatican (Holy See)
to fly Pilgrims
to holy sites such as Lourdes
, Fátima
, Santiago de Compostela
, Israel (Holy Land), Poland and Mexico. The first flight went from Rome to Lourdes on 27 August transporting the vicar of Rome, Cardinal Camillo Ruini.
The airline operates charter flights between Cork(Ireland) and Verona (Italy) once a week, during Summer 2010 on behalf of Irish tour operator "Topflight".
and started operations in 1984. It was wholly owned by TNT N.V.
until March 2002 when TNT sold a 75% stake to Poste Italiane
.
Cargo airline
Cargo airlines are airlines dedicated to the transport of cargo. Some cargo airlines are divisions or subsidiaries of larger passenger airlines.-Logistics:...
based in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Italy
Italy
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. It operates scheduled cargo services on behalf of TNT Global Express
TNT N.V.
TNT N.V., more commonly known as TNT, is an international express and mail delivery services company with headquarters in Hoofddorp, Netherlands. In the Netherlands, TNT operates the national postal service under the name TNT Post. The group also offers postal services in eight other European...
and Poste Italiane
Poste Italiane
Poste italiane S.p.A. is the government-owned postal service of Italy, headquartered in Rome.Besides providing core postal services, Poste Italiane Group offers integrated products, as well as communication, logistics and financial services in Italy....
. It also undertakes flight training. Its main base is Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport, with a hub at Bologna Airport
Bologna Airport
-Charter services:-External links:* *...
.
The airline has also been contracted by the Vatican (Holy See)
Holy See
The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and...
to fly Pilgrims
Pilgrims
Pilgrims , or Pilgrim Fathers , is a name commonly applied to early settlers of the Plymouth Colony in present-day Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States...
to holy sites such as Lourdes
Lourdes
Lourdes is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in south-western France.Lourdes is a small market town lying in the foothills of the Pyrenees, famous for the Marian apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes occurred in 1858 to Bernadette Soubirous...
, Fátima
Fátima, Portugal
Fátima is a city in Portugal famous for the Marian apparitions, recognized by the Catholic Church, that took place there in 1917. The town itself has a population of 7,756 and is located in the municipality of Ourém, in the Centro Region and Médio Tejo Subregion...
, Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain.The city's Cathedral is the destination today, as it has been throughout history, of the important 9th century medieval pilgrimage route, the Way of St. James...
, Israel (Holy Land), Poland and Mexico. The first flight went from Rome to Lourdes on 27 August transporting the vicar of Rome, Cardinal Camillo Ruini.
The airline operates charter flights between Cork(Ireland) and Verona (Italy) once a week, during Summer 2010 on behalf of Irish tour operator "Topflight".
History
Mistral Air was established in 1981 by Bud SpencerBud Spencer
Bud Spencer is an Italian actor, filmmaker and former swimmer . He is known for past roles in spaghetti westerns together with his long time filmpartner Terence Hill...
and started operations in 1984. It was wholly owned by TNT N.V.
TNT N.V.
TNT N.V., more commonly known as TNT, is an international express and mail delivery services company with headquarters in Hoofddorp, Netherlands. In the Netherlands, TNT operates the national postal service under the name TNT Post. The group also offers postal services in eight other European...
until March 2002 when TNT sold a 75% stake to Poste Italiane
Poste Italiane
Poste italiane S.p.A. is the government-owned postal service of Italy, headquartered in Rome.Besides providing core postal services, Poste Italiane Group offers integrated products, as well as communication, logistics and financial services in Italy....
.
Fleet
The Mistral Air fleet includes the following aircraft (as of November 2011):- 3 Boeing 737-300 QC (EI-DVA, EI-DVC, EI-DUS) (Quick Change)
- 3 Boeing 737-400 (EI-ELZ, EI-DMR)
- 1 McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (operated by JeTran Air)
- 1 McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (operated by Medallion AirMedallion AirMedallion Air is a charter airline based in Constanța, Romania. Its main base is Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport.-Destinations:*Romania**Bucharest-Henri Coandă Airport**Cluj-Napoca**Constanța *Turkey**Istanbul-Atatürk*United Kingdom...
)
External links
- Mistral Air
- Mistral Air Fleet
- Mistral Air Boeing 737-33A(QC) at Airliners.net
- Vatican Airlines