Unifly Express

Unifly Express
Douglas DC-9-15 of Unifly Express
IATA ICAO Call sign
IP UNU Unifly
Commenced operations1980
Ceased operations1990
Key peoplePaolinelli

Unifly Express (IATA: IP, call sign: Unifly ) was an Italian airline that operated from 1980 until 1990.

Company history

Unifly began operations as a charter airline in 1980 with mostly business charters and overnight package delivery. In 1984 it entered the scheduled passenger service with Fokker F28 aircraft. In 1985 it formed a cooperations with Alitalia and operated flights on its behalf. Unifly also operated freight flights with McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15RC aircraft.

In 1989 the name was changed to Unifly Express and with it came the first McDonnell Douglas MD-83. A total of five MD-82s and one MD-83 were operated. In 1990 Unifly Express took over Alinord and with it came a northern Italy route network and more F28s, but shortly afterward Unifly was having financial problems. The MD-80s were returned to the lessors and by May 1990 it was all over and Unifly ceased to exist.[1]

Fleet details

Unifly Express McDonnell Douglas MD-82
Unifly Express historical fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Remark
Fokker F28-1000 4 1984 1990 I-TIDI, I-TIBB, I-TIDB, I-TIAP[2]
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15RC 2 1988 1991 I-TIAN, I-TIAR[3]
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 3 1989 1991 EI-BTX, EI-BTY, N6202S[4]
McDonnell Douglas MD-83 3 1988 1990 EI-BTU, EI-BTV, N6202D[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Hengi, [page needed]
  2. ^ "Fokker F28-1000". rzjets. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Unifly Express Fleet". Planespotters. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  4. ^ "McDonnell Douglas MD-82". rzjets. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  5. ^ "McDonnell Douglas MD-83". rzjets. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  • Hengi, B.I. (2000). Airlines Remembered: Over 200 Airlines of the Past, Described and Illustrated in Colour. Midland. ISBN 9781857800913.
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