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What we compareAlitaliaAir One
Country in archiveItalyItaly
FoundedSeptember 16, 19461983
FounderGovernment of Italy and British European Airways—
HeadquartersFiumicino, Lazio, ItalyFiumicino, Italy, Italy
Name originAlitalia is an Italian portmanteau of ali (wings) and Italia (Italy). The company was founded in 1946 under the longer name Aerolinee Italiane Internazionali, and the short popular name became the brand.Air One is a portmanteau of the English words "air one" and the Italian word "airone," meaning heron, which was depicted in the airline's logo and used as its callsign.
HighlightsRome Fiumicino hub, Linate hub, SkyTeam membership—
Earliest archived brand logo19461983
Latest archived logo20181983
Archived logo assets71

Logo dates are archive labels; symbols dated before a brand's founding are excluded from its earliest-logo date. Asset counts include all archived variants, not just redesigns. A dash means a value is unavailable.

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