EGO Airways explained

Airline:EGO Airways
Fleet Size:1
Iata:E3
Icao:EGW
Callsign:EGOL
Ceased:4 January 2022[1]
Headquarters:Milan, Lombardy
Key People:
  • Matteo Bonecchi (CEO)
Focus Cities:Parma Airport
Num Employees:50[2]
Website:egoairways.com

EGO Airways S.p.A. was[3] a privately-owned Italian airline start-up headquartered in Milan, Lombardy. The airline operated from its base at Parma Airport. EGO Airways suspended all activities after the lessor of their fleet decide to terminate the contract with the company after contractual disputes. In late 2022, the liquidation of the airline was announced.

History

EGO currently planned to fly to domestic destinations with a base at Milan Malpensa Airport.[4] On 19 November 2020, EGO received the air operator's certificate (AOC) by the Italian CAA (ENAC)[5] and operated its first commercial flight on 2 December 2020, with a charter flight from Naples to Amsterdam.[6] After obtaining the AOC, schedule operations were due to start in the summer season 2021.[7]

Since December 2020, the airline had been focused on charter flights. It signed a contract with SSC Napoli football club in order to transport the team in away matches with the aircraft being based at Naples International Airport.[8]

In December 2021 the company had to return its fleet to German Airways due to conflicts between the two companies about the leasing contract, this resulted in a suspension of all flights operated by EGO Airways due to a lack of aircraft.[9] Shortly after, EGO Airways’ operating permit was suspended by the ENAC on 4 January 2022.[10] In December 2022, it has been announced that the airline will be liquidated.[11]

Destinations

EGO Airways planned on flying to 11 destinations when they were supposed to launch scheduled services in early 2021.[12] [13] [14] However, this did not materialize.

Fleet

As of 30 December 2021, prior to the suspension of operations, EGO Airways' fleet included the following aircraft:[15] [9]

AircraftActiveOrdersPassengerswidth=300Notes
Embraer 19011100Leased from and returned to German Airways.
Total11 -  

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Compagnie aeree nazionali.
  2. Web site: EGOLinkedin. 18 November 2020.
  3. Web site: Compagnie aeree nazionali.
  4. Web site: EGOReadyToStart. 16 October 2020. 18 November 2020. 27 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201127100356/https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/ego-airways-is-ready-to-start-operations. dead.
  5. Web site: EGOReadyToGooo. 10 August 2020. 18 November 2020.
  6. Web site: Ego Airways opera il suo primo volo charter da Napoli per Amsterdam. Dec 1, 2020. Jan 23, 2021.
  7. Web site: EGOReady. 16 October 2020. 18 November 2020. 27 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201127100356/https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/ego-airways-is-ready-to-start-operations. dead.
  8. https://italiavola.com/2020/12/01/ego-airways-opera-il-suo-primo-volo-charter-da-napoli-per-amsterdam/ italiavola.com
  9. Web site: German Airways beendet Ego-Show in Italien. 30 December 2021.
  10. Web site: EGO Airways' operating permit is suspended. Jan 12, 2021. Jan 12, 2021.
  11. https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/122828-italys-blue-panorama-ego-airways-to-be-liquidated ch-aviation.com - Italy's Blue Panorama, EGO Airways to be liquidated
  12. Web site: EGOReadyToFly. 16 October 2020. 18 November 2020. 27 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201127100356/https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/ego-airways-is-ready-to-start-operations. dead.
  13. Web site: PRONTI A PARTIRE: EGOAIRWAYS APRE LE VENDITE!. EgoAirways. Jan 23, 2021. January 11, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210111171320/https://www.egoairways.com/it/ego/news/pronti-partire-egoairways-apre-le-vendite. dead.
  14. Web site: EGO Airways Is Ready to Start Operations. Giacomo. Robortaccio. Oct 16, 2020. Jan 23, 2021. January 17, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210117010009/https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/ego-airways-is-ready-to-start-operations/. dead.
  15. Web site: EGOAirwaysFleet. 18 November 2020.