Air Vallée

Air Vallée

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At the end of 2011, Air Vallée moved its headquarters again from Rimini airport to Parma airport, while between January and September 2012 it operated a route to Catania, in Sicily. Following various cancellations and delays in flight operations, ENAC called a meeting with the company's top management (which had found itself with no aircraft at hand), in which it urged to clearly and publicly define the flight operations pattern. On 24 April 2013, ENAC suspended the company's AOC and on 8 January 2014 all employees were made redundant. In May, Air Vallée resumed operations, while on July 15, ENAC reactivated the operating license. {{As of|2014|9}}, the airline only operated charter flights.
At the end of 2011, Air Vallée moved its headquarters again from Rimini airport to Parma airport, while between January and September 2012 it operated a route to Catania, in Sicily. Following various cancellations and delays in flight operations, ENAC called a meeting with the company's top management (which had found itself with no aircraft at hand), in which it urged to clearly and publicly define the flight operations pattern. On 24 April 2013, ENAC suspended the company's AOC and on 8 January 2014 all employees were made redundant. In May, Air Vallée resumed operations, while on July 15, ENAC reactivated the operating license. {{As of|2014|9}}, the airline only operated charter flights.
[[File:SE-LIO Fokker 50 Amapola ARN 042017 at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Fokker 50]] leased for the last months of operating life.]]


In 2015, the airline resumed operations with regular flights from Rimini, Pescara, Bari, Brindisi, Catania, and Tirana. On 30 April 2016, the only aircraft in the fleet, a Fokker F50, made an emergency landing at Catania airport due to the failure of the front landing gear to extend. According to an interim report, the cause was attributable to an incorrect maintenance procedure.
In 2015, the airline resumed operations with regular flights from Rimini, Pescara, Bari, Brindisi, Catania, and Tirana. On 30 April 2016, the only aircraft in the fleet, a leased Fokker F50, made an emergency landing at Catania airport due to the failure of the front landing gear to extend. According to an interim report, the cause was attributable to an incorrect maintenance procedure.


Starting from the aeraly smummer, two new routes were planned, but on 1st June the air carrier announced the suspension of flights until 30 November due to "technical difficulties".{{Cite web|url=http://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/rimini/air-vallee-aeroporto-voli-cancellati-1.2218907|title = Enac lascia a piedi Air Vallée, voli cancellati}} At the same time, ENAC suspended the AOC again. In the following December ENAC cancelled Air Vallée from the list of Italian companies holding an air transport licence. In November 2017, the company announced a resumption of flights.{{Cite web |url=http://www.airvallee.com/ |title=AIR VALLEE S.p.A. Services Aeriens du Val d'Aoste |access-date=10 July 2006 |archive-date=6 February 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070206135105/http://www.airvallee.com/ |url-status=dead }} However on 11 September 2018, Air Vallée was declared bankrupt by the Rimini court.
Starting from the aeraly smummer, two new routes were planned, but on 1st June the air carrier announced the suspension of flights until 30 November due to "technical difficulties".{{Cite web|url=http://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/rimini/air-vallee-aeroporto-voli-cancellati-1.2218907|title = Enac lascia a piedi Air Vallée, voli cancellati}} At the same time, ENAC suspended the AOC again. In the following December ENAC cancelled Air Vallée from the list of Italian companies holding an air transport licence. In November 2017, the company announced a resumption of flights.{{Cite web |url=http://www.airvallee.com/ |title=AIR VALLEE S.p.A. Services Aeriens du Val d'Aoste |access-date=10 July 2006 |archive-date=6 February 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070206135105/http://www.airvallee.com/ |url-status=dead }} However on 11 September 2018, Air Vallée was declared bankrupt by the Rimini court.