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Blue Panorama Airlines S.p.A. was[4] an Italian airline headquartered in Fiumicino operating scheduled and charter flights mostly to domestic and international leisure destinations.[6] As of late 2021, the airline was in the process to change its brand name to Luke Air[7] also retiring their former Blu-express[8] brand used for domestic and short-haul destinations. Additional business charter flights used to be operated under the name Executive Blue.[9] As of late October 2021, it suspended all operations until further notice[3] and was subsequently liquidated in late 2022.[4]
Blue Panorama is a private Italian airline operating intercontinental, international, and national charter and scheduled flights.[8][10] It was founded in Rome in 1998 by Franco Pecci,[6] and has been an IATA member since 2002 (IATA code BV).[11][12] Since 2005, Blue Panorama Airlines' Boeing 737 fleet has operated national and international flights for the Blu-Express low-cost division.[13]
In 2012, Alitalia declared interest in a merger with Blue Panorama, as well as with Wind Jet, another Italian airline,[14][15][16][17][18][19] but decided not to proceed with the acquisitions.[20][21] In October 2012, Blue Panorama entered bankruptcy protection.[22][23] This license gave the airline the ability to restructure itself.[24][25][26] On 25 November 2013, Blu-express started flights from Italy to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza after Belle Air ceased operations there.[27][28]
In January 2014, Blue Panorama Airlines requested to be admitted to extraordinary administration procedure and the abandonment of the composition procedure in continuity.[29] The management of the airline is left to the company's founder. Blue Panorama confirmed that company business and flights are fully operational.[30]
In 2018 the airline came under fire as it has been the policy of Blue Panorama Airlines to charge significant fees to passengers for minor name changes.[31]
Luke Air
In October 2019, the airline announced it would be changing its name to Luke Air by the end of 2019, revealing a new yellow-blue livery on an Airbus A330-200 which was then due to be delivered.[32] On 7 March 2020, the first A330-200 was delivered. However, the rebranding had yet to take place. In late 2020, Blue Panorama retired their last Boeing 767-300ER.[33] In January 2021, it was announced that the rebrand will go ahead.[34] As of September 2021, the airline's official website had its content changed to Luke Air operated by Blue Panorama Airlines.[7]
On 27 October 2021, the airline announced the suspension of all flights stating financial difficulties in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Blue Panorama went through recurring restructuring proceedings in recent years.[3] Shortly after, it filed for bankruptcy protection.[35] In June 2022, it has been reported that the grounded airline retired both of their Airbus A330-200s leaving them without long-haul capable aircraft.[36]
In December 2022, it has been announced that the airline will be liquidated and not resume operations.[4]
Blue Panorama operated a network of Italian domestic destinations branded as blu-express as well as long-haul leisure flights mainly around the Caribbean.
Codeshare agreements
Blue Panorama Airlines maintained Codeshare agreements with the following airlines:
On 16 July 2004, a Boeing 767-300ER operating as flight 1504 experienced an uncontained engine failure on takeoff from Rome-Fiumucino Airport. The plane returned and conducted a successful emergency landing. Investigation revealed that a high pressure fuel hose leaked approximately 700 kilograms of fuel into the engine's nacelle during taxi, which ignited upon takeoff.[39][40]
On 22 September 2018, a Blue Panorama Spanish pilot, Emilio Leone, was arrested by Albanian police as his colleagues reported him for trying to fly the aircraft intoxicated.[41]
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Not to be confused with Air Bleu Airblue Blue1 Blue Air JetBlue Pacific Blue Airlines or Virgin Blue This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Italian January 2021 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the Italian article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 2 746 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Italian Wikipedia article at it Blue Panorama Airlines see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated it Blue Panorama Airlines to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Blue Panorama Airlines S p A was 4 an Italian airline headquartered in Fiumicino operating scheduled and charter flights mostly to domestic and international leisure destinations 6 As of late 2021 the airline was in the process to change its brand name to Luke Air 7 also retiring their former Blu express 8 brand used for domestic and short haul destinations Additional business charter flights used to be operated under the name Executive Blue 9 As of late October 2021 it suspended all operations until further notice 3 and was subsequently liquidated in late 2022 4 Blue Panorama AirlinesLuke AirIATA ICAO CallsignBV 1 BPA 2 BLUE PANORAMAFounded3 September 1998Commenced operations26 December 1998Ceased operations26 October 2021 suspended 3 December 2022 liquidated 4 Focus citiesBergamo Bologna Katowice 5 LampedusaFleet size2Destinations5HeadquartersFiumicino Rome ItalyKey peopleLuca Patane President Net income 2 7 Million 2018 Employees624 2020 Websitewww wbr blue panorama wbr com Contents 1 History 1 1 Blue Panorama Airlines 1 2 Luke Air 2 Destinations 2 1 Codeshare agreements 3 Fleet 4 Accidents and incidents 5 In popular culture 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditBlue Panorama Airlines Edit Blue Panorama is a private Italian airline operating intercontinental international and national charter and scheduled flights 8 10 It was founded in Rome in 1998 by Franco Pecci 6 and has been an IATA member since 2002 IATA code BV 11 12 Since 2005 Blue Panorama Airlines Boeing 737 fleet has operated national and international flights for the Blu Express low cost division 13 In 2012 Alitalia declared interest in a merger with Blue Panorama as well as with Wind Jet another Italian airline 14 15 16 17 18 19 but decided not to proceed with the acquisitions 20 21 In October 2012 Blue Panorama entered bankruptcy protection 22 23 This license gave the airline the ability to restructure itself 24 25 26 On 25 November 2013 Blu express started flights from Italy to Tirana International Airport Nene Tereza after Belle Air ceased operations there 27 28 In January 2014 Blue Panorama Airlines requested to be admitted to extraordinary administration procedure and the abandonment of the composition procedure in continuity 29 The management of the airline is left to the company s founder Blue Panorama confirmed that company business and flights are fully operational 30 In 2018 the airline came under fire as it has been the policy of Blue Panorama Airlines to charge significant fees to passengers for minor name changes 31 Luke Air Edit In October 2019 the airline announced it would be changing its name to Luke Air by the end of 2019 revealing a new yellow blue livery on an Airbus A330 200 which was then due to be delivered 32 On 7 March 2020 the first A330 200 was delivered However the rebranding had yet to take place In late 2020 Blue Panorama retired their last Boeing 767 300ER 33 In January 2021 it was announced that the rebrand will go ahead 34 As of September 2021 the airline s official website had its content changed to Luke Air operated by Blue Panorama Airlines 7 On 27 October 2021 the airline announced the suspension of all flights stating financial difficulties in the wake of the COVID 19 pandemic Blue Panorama went through recurring restructuring proceedings in recent years 3 Shortly after it filed for bankruptcy protection 35 In June 2022 it has been reported that the grounded airline retired both of their Airbus A330 200s leaving them without long haul capable aircraft 36 In December 2022 it has been announced that the airline will be liquidated and not resume operations 4 Destinations Edit A former Blue Panorama Boeing 737 400 A former Blue Panorama Boeing 757 200 A former Blue Panorama Boeing 767 300ER Main article List of Blue Panorama destinations Blue Panorama operated a network of Italian domestic destinations branded as blu express as well as long haul leisure flights mainly around the Caribbean Codeshare agreements Edit Blue Panorama Airlines maintained Codeshare agreements with the following airlines Albawings 37 Cubana de Aviacion 38 Fleet EditAs of November 2022 the Blue Panorama fleet no longer included any aircraft The following types have been operated before 33 Blue Panorama Airlines former fleet Aircraft Total Introduced Retired NotesAirbus A330 200 2 2019 2022 36 ATR 72 200 1 2015 2015 leased from Avanti Air 33 Boeing 737 300 2 2000 2000 leased from Sterling European Airlines 33 2 2002 2003 leased from Ukraine International Airlines 33 1 2015 2020Boeing 737 400 16 1999 2020 some leased from Air Horizont and Hapag Lloyd Flug 33 Boeing 737 500 1 2013 2016Boeing 737 800 10 2000 2022Boeing 757 200 2 2005 2012Boeing 767 300ER 10 2002 2020Piaggio P 180 Avanti 3 2009 2014 Operated under the Executive Blue brand Accidents and incidents EditOn 16 July 2004 a Boeing 767 300ER operating as flight 1504 experienced an uncontained engine failure on takeoff from Rome Fiumucino Airport The plane returned and conducted a successful emergency landing Investigation revealed that a high pressure fuel hose leaked approximately 700 kilograms of fuel into the engine s nacelle during taxi which ignited upon takeoff 39 40 On 22 September 2018 a Blue Panorama Spanish pilot Emilio Leone was arrested by Albanian police as his colleagues reported him for trying to fly the aircraft intoxicated 41 In popular culture EditA Blue Panorama Boeing 757 200 and Boeing 767 300ER appeared in John Legend s music video for Show Me 42 See also EditList of defunct airlines of ItalyReferences Edit IATA Airline and Airport Code Search iata org Retrieved 11 April 2015 Elenco delle imprese titolari di licenza di trasporto aereo enac gov it Archived from the original on 22 April 2015 Retrieved 11 April 2015 a b c ch aviation com Italy s Blue Panorama suspends flight operations 27 October 2021 a b c d ch aviation com Italy s Blue Panorama EGO Airways to be liquidated 23 December 2022 Bartlomiej Morga Blue Panorama zbazuje w Polsce dwie maszyny Obsluzy rejsy dla Itaki Pasazer com Retrieved 2022 03 21 a b Blue Panorama Airlines Archived from the original on 2014 11 02 Retrieved 7 June 2015 a b blue panorama com retrieved 28 September 2021 a b Blu Express ch aviation com ch aviation Retrieved 7 June 2015 fonte Executive Blue web site permanent dead link Profile on Blue Panorama Airlines CAPA Centre for Aviation Retrieved 7 June 2015 IATA IATA Current Airline Members Retrieved 7 June 2015 Blue Panorama Airlines Retrieved 7 June 2015 UBM Information Ltd 2015 6 December 2012 Blu Express to Start Rome Moscow Service from April 2013 Routesonline Retrieved 7 June 2015 Reed Business Information Limited Alitalia plans merger with Blue Panorama and Wind Jet Retrieved 7 June 2015 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a author has generic name help Alitalia to merge with Wind Jet and Blue Panorama Airlines Retrieved 7 June 2015 Airline merger The integration of Blue Panorama Wind Jet and Alitalia eTurboNews com Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 Retrieved 7 June 2015 Alitalia Blue Panorama and Wind Jet plan to merge Retrieved 7 June 2015 Alitalia moves ahead with a merger with Blue Panorama and Wind Jet World Airline News February 2012 Retrieved 7 June 2015 Alitalia plans merger with Blue Panorama and Wind Jet Archived from the original on 25 September 2013 Retrieved 7 June 2015 Integration of Wind Jet operations with Alitalia receives board approval Retrieved 7 June 2015 Avionews com Alitalia will integrate Wind Jet operation approved Retrieved 7 June 2015 Italy s Blue Panorama enters bankruptcy protection Retrieved 7 June 2015 N Tchallabes volaspheric Retrieved 7 June 2015 Blue Panorama Airlines enters into bankruptcy protection and reorganization World Airline News 30 October 2012 Retrieved 7 June 2015 N Tchallabes volaspheric Retrieved 7 June 2015 Blue Panorama applies for bankruptcy protection continues operations ch aviation Retrieved 7 June 2015 Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Albania Belle Air stops flights Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Retrieved 7 June 2015 Business Traveller Belle Air ceases operations Business Traveller Retrieved 7 June 2015 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a author has generic name help Avionews com Blue Panorama confirms business continuity and that its flights are fully operational Retrieved 7 June 2015 Blue Panorama Airlines enters administration in negotiations with an international investor D Another added fee Airline required passenger to pay extra to add a middle name Star Tribune 27 July 2018 austrianaviation net Blue Panorama becomes Luke Air German 26 October 2019 a b c d e f Blue Panorama Airlines Fleet Details and History Planespotters net Retrieved 25 November 2022 ch aviation com Italy s Blue Panorama proceeds with rebranding 6 January 2021 ch aviation com Italy s Blue Panorama applies for bankruptcy protection 1 November 2021 a b ch aviation com Italy s Blue Panorama retires both A330s 3 June 2022 Route Map www albawings com Archived from the original on 2019 04 22 Retrieved 2018 11 16 Blue Panorama Airlines Aeropuertos Net in Spanish 11 June 2012 Retrieved April 8 2021 Accident Boeing 767 3G5ER EI CXO 16 Jul 2004 Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine Air accident real voice recording and flight data YouTube Ekskluzive Rinas shmanget tragjedia ne avionin me 200 pasagjere kapet i dehur piloti i Blue Panorama Shqiptarja Shqiptarja com Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine John Legend Show Me Official Video YouTube External links Edit Media related to Blue Panorama Airlines at 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