I - Italy

Air Dolomiti BAe 146-300 G-BUHC (Steven Mills)

Air Dolomiti is operating five BAe 146-300s leased from BAE Systems.

Links: Air Dolomiti website

Air One Avro RJ70 SE-DJX at Linate (Andrea)

Transwede is operating two Avro RJ70s on services to London City on behalf of Italian airline Air One.

Links: Air One website

Flightline occasionally operated a BAe 146 on behalf of Salerno-based Airsal during 2005.

Alitalia contracted Azzurra Air to operate services on its behalf under the Alitalia Express brand, using Avro RJ70s and RJ85s, from April 1998 to the end of March 2002.

Azzurra Air was founded in December 1995, with three Avro RJ85s. They were later joined by four Avro RJ70s. The RJs were initially operated on the airline's own account, then on behalf of Alitalia Express, and then again on the airline's own account. All seven RJs were repossessed by Air Malta in December 2003.

Italian start-up airline Ciao Fly flew between Parma and London Luton from July 1 to August 26, 2002, using a succession of wet-leased BAe 146s: first an Air Jet series 200, then a WDL Aviation series 200, and then a Flightline series 300.

Club Air Avro RJ85 I-CLBA in the airline's new colors (Eric Cesa)

Club Air began operations with two former Flightline BAe 146-200s in October 2002. Additional 146s, Avro RJ85s, and Avro RJ70s were added to the fleet over time. The airline shut down in December 2006. Operations resumed under new management in August 2007, initially using a single RJ85, later joined by an RJ70.

Links: Club Air website

Palermo-based Goldwing Airlines began services from Taranto to Rome and Milan in December 2000, using a wet-leased Flightline BAe 146-200. Goldwing had planned to use a BAe 146-100 leased from Air Botswana, but had not received its AOC. After a few days, the Flightline 146 was replaced by a Med Airlines SAAB 2000. The airline suspended operations in early March 2001.

Meridiana operated four BAe 146-200s from Florence from 1991 to early 2004, when they were replaced by Airbus A319s.

Mistral Air BAe 146-200QC I-TNTC at Geneva (Stefano Pagiola)

Mistral Air operates two BAe 146QTs freighters on behalf of TNT and of its owner, the Italian Post Office. The 146s are based at Rome's Ciampino airport.

Links: Mistral Air website

National Jet Italia (NJI) operated four BAe 146-300s on British Airways franchise flights from Rome from mid-2000 until the airline suspended operations in early November 2001.