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to which it too was destined, and, on 12 December 2008, the offer was accepted. As a part of the re-branding, CAI decided that it was going to close Air Europe as there was no longer a need for it. As a partner for leisure long-haul operations, it is possible that the "new" Alitalia will use
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Alitalia had to create Volare S.p.A. (also known as Volareweb.com) in order to take over the then Volare "Group" S.p.A. Finally, in May 2006, the former Volare Group employees were transferred to Volare S.p.A. and Air Europe S.p.A.
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Alitalia's acquisition of the group (including Alitalia's financial difficulties), that the affair was considered like a
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By 1 January 2008, the airline (Air Europe) was considered an integral part of the
Alitalia Group. That year Alitalia used it for long-haul leisure destinations such as
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The airline was established in 1989 and started operations on 19 December 1989. It started as part of the
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271:Airbus A320
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1079:Aertirrena
1018:Elitaliana
1006:Helicopter
977:AeroItalia
856:Air Europe
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699:Air Europe
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29:Air Europa
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858:(Archive)
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326:Air Italy
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681:See also
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221:Alitalia
191:Alitalia
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1219:Eurofly
1104:Air One
1084:Air Bee
1051:Defunct
884:Portals
837:23 July
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513:Retired
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298:Air One
246:History
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