Elivie
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| Founded | 23 November 1956 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 20 July 1959 | ||||||
Ceased operations | 30 June 1971 | ||||||
| Hubs | Aeroporto di Napoli-Capodichino | ||||||
| Fleet size | 15 | ||||||
| Destinations | Capri, Ischia, Sorrento | ||||||
| Key people | Giovanni Buonamico Marcello Mainetti | ||||||
| Employees | 18 | ||||||
Elivie-Societá Italiana Esercizio Elicotteri was a helicopter airline operating scheduled passenger services between the city of Naples, and the nearby islands of Capri and Ischia and, subsequently, also Sorrento village. It operated also charter flights.
History
The airline was established in November 1956 as ELI-Linee Italiane S.p.A. with capital provided by IRI and Alitalia (90%). In 1959, the company was renamed Elivie. It started operations on July 20, 1959. At the beginning it operated Agusta Bell 47J Ranger and Agusta-Bell AB.102 helicopters.[1][2] Initially the routes were limited to the summer months only, but from 1960 high season they became stable for all months of the year. In the summer of 1961 and the following one, a connection was operated, for a time, between Milan-Malpensa airport and the Turin city heliport. Later on both Agusta-Bell 204s and Agusta-Bell 206As were operated.
In 1967, the airline acquired two twin engine Sikorsky S-61 turbine powered helicopters.[3] In 1968 the company's share package was acquired by ATI-Aero Trasporti Italiani. In October 1969 Elivie carried 34,821 passengers.[4][5] In 1970, Alitalia halted the Elivie operations, because they were unprofitable. A year before, IRI had retired their shareholding. The company continued to carry out only aerial work, in particular the connection with the oil drilling platforms in the Mediterranean Sea.
Scheduled passenger service in 1968
According to April 1, 1968 timetable, Elivie was operating scheduled passenger flights with Sikorsky S-61N helicopters configured with 26 seats from both the Naples International Airport (also known as Capodichino Airport) and from the helipad located close to the maritime station (civil port) to and from the islands of Capri and Ischia and also to and from Sorrento picturesque village on the Amalfi Coast as well as between Capri and Ischia and Capri and Sorrento with several daily flights.[6]
Fleet
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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| Agusta Bell 47J Ranger | 4 | 1959 | 1970 | I-EUNO, I-EDUE, I-ETRE, I-EQAT[7] |
| Agusta-Bell AB.102 | 2 | 1961 | 1965 | I-ECIN, I-ESEI[7] |
| Agusta-Bell 204 | 5 | 1963 | 1971 | I-ESET, I-EOT, I-ENOV, I-EVCA, I-EVCO[7] |
| Agusta-Bell 206A | 2 | 1968 | 1971 | I-EVBA, I-EVBU[7] |
| Sikorsky S-61N | 2 | 1968 | 1971 | I-EVMA, I-EVME[7] |
See also
References
- ^ "merlo.org" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ^ Flightglobal
- ^ dgualdo.it
- ^ Flightglobal
- ^ "portalecnet.it" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ^ https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/bmev68.htm
- ^ a b c d e "Elivie, gli elicotteri di Alitalia". Aviazionecilile. Retrieved 20 July 2019.