There are 4 Italian airlines which I know of which have operated the = Yak-40 (before the downfall of the Soviet Bloc). These are: 1) Aertirrena 2) Alinord 3) Alistar 4) Avio Ligure Below is the information I have on these airlines, and am hoping people = can fill in the blanks, and provide answers to the questions. *** Aertirrena *** Aertirrena operated between 1970-1975 (home base: Florence) and operated = a total of 3 Yak-40s (I-JAKA, I-JAKE, I-JAKI). 1) Who were the owners of Aertirrena? 2) What type of operation was the airline? 3) Destinations served? 4) Dates of delivery for the 3 Yak-40s? Dates of disposal? 5) From where were the Yak-40s acquired? Leased or bought? 6) Reason for the collapse of the airline? 7) Do any photos exist? *** Alinord *** Alinord operated between 1980-1990. From 1980-1986 the airline was known = as Cadabo. The airline's home base was Linate (Milan) and Ciampino = (Rome). The 2 Yak-40s which the airline operated were I-JAKI and I-JAKO. 1) Who were the owners of Alinord/Cadabo? 2) What type of operation was the airline? 3) Destinations served? 4) Dates of delivery for the 2 Yak-40s? Dates of disposal? 5) From where were the Yak-40s acquired? Leased or bought? (I-JAKI was = acquired from Avioligure, but what about I-JAKO?) 6) Reason for the collapse of the airline? 7) Do any photos exist? *** Alistar *** This airline was to take delivery of 4 Yak-40s (plus 2 Yak-42s). Does = anyone know about the details of the airline and why it never got off = the ground? *** Avioligure *** Avioligure operated between 1975-1980 from Florence. It had 2 Yak-40s = (I-JAKE, I-JAKI) in it's fleet, both acquired from Aertirrena = (presumably when the latter ceased operations in 1975) 1) Who were the owners of Avioligure? Given that Aertirrena ceased = operations in 1975 and Avioligure commenced operations in 1975, and both = based at Florence, am I right to assume that both airlines are somehow = connected? 2) What type of operation was the airline? 3) Destinations served? 4) Dates of delivery for the 2 Yak-40s? Dates of disposal? 5) Reason for the collapse of the airline? 6) Do any photos exist? All information appreciated. Cheers Scotty http://www.aviatsiya.ru - Site under construction, but pre-register your = interest http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aviatsiya - Russian/CIS civil aviation = discussion group ICQ UIN #45397226