history

	brand and company development
	1998
	foundation of AAA Air Alps Aviation market appearance under the brand „KLM Alps“
	1999
	On 28th March start of flight activities with 2 Dornier 328 registred OE-LKA "Wörthersee" and OE-LKB "Salzburgerland" on flights from Innsbruck and Salzburg to Amsterdam
	2000
	purchase of 3 more Dornier 328: OE-LKC "Bodensee", OE-LKD "Radio Tirol" and OE-LKE "
	2001
	brand „KLM Alps“ is changed to „airA!ps” in July a group of southtyrolean investors takes over 86%, South- and Northtyrol 7% of the company shares each 250.000 passengers since beginning

	fleet development
	2002
	In november airA!ps starts to operate its 6th Dornier 328 400.000 passengers since beginning
	2003
	In february the fleet is growing by an additional aircraft
	2004
	By the beginning of the year the fleet is enlarged by the 8th, in October by the 9th aircraft 750.000 passengers since beginning
	2005
	reduction to 7 aircrafts and concentration on Italian market in cooperation with Alitalia Land Tirol and the autonomous Province of South Tyrol take over the remaining shares

	business model&general information
	1998 - 2001
	airA!ps operates in collaboration with KLM as “KLM Alps”
	2001 - 2005
	scheduled flight service as autonomous "airA!ps" with various partners and Codeshare contracts (Lufthansa, Swiss, KLM, NorthWest)
	2005 - 2007
	concentration on Italian market in partnership with Alitalia Wet Lease and Code Share Hard Block Sales contracts with Alitalia
	2007 - 2008
	scheduled flight service in commercial autonomy collaboration with Alitalia in sales and Code Share Free Flow expension of charter sector and capacity provider in Wet Lease for partners certification IOSA new uniforms
	2009
	new route Perugia-Rome Fiumicino anniversary: 10 years of Air Alps
	2010
	integration of Air Alps in Welcome Aviation Group