Itavia was formed under the name of Società di Navigazione Aerea Itavia in 1958 and started domestic services a year later using de Havilland Dove and de Havilland DH.114 Heron aircraft. Operations were suspended in 1961, but resumed in 1962 under the name Aerolinee Itavia. The Herons were replaced in 1963 with the larger Handley Page Dart Herald, a pressurised turboprop liner. The Heralds remained in service until 1973. Operations ceased again in 1965 and recommenced again in 1969 using Fokker F28 twin-jet airliners. Its network at this point included all of major destinations in Italy including Sardinia and Sicilly as well as international flights to Basel and Genova in Switzerland and seasonal flights to Corfu and Athens in Greece.The services was again suspended in late 1980. Eventually, was replaced by Aermediterranea, a subsidiary of Alitalia and ATI, in 1981.
Fellowship Fleet* 11003 PH-MOL li. Apr1969 - Nov1969 (Fokker N.V.).* 11014 I-TIDA dlv. 05Nov1969 - 09Apr1975.* 11015 I-TIDE dlv. 28Feb1070 - 01Jan1974.* 11991 I-TIDI dlv. 28Apr1970 - May1984 rmt. Unifly Express.* 11006 I-TIDB dlv. Apr1973 - Mar1985, rmt. TAT.* 11004 D-ABAQ li. Apr1973 - Jul1973 (LTU)* 11004 I-TIDU adq. Jul1973 - Apr84, rmt. TAT.* 11027 PH-ZBG li. May1974 - 1975 (Fokker N.V.).* 11029 D-ABAN li. Jul1974 - Oct1974 (LTU).* 11017 PH-ZAM li. May1975 - Jul1976 (Fokker N.V.).* 11019 EC-BVB li. Jun1975 - Apr1976 (Fokker N.V.).* 11051 D-AGAD li. Feb1976 - Jan1978? (Germanair).* 11050 D-AGAC li. Apr1976 - Nov1977 (Germanair).* 11052 D-AGAE li. Apr1976 - Nov1976 (Germanair).* 11052 D-AGAE li. Mar1977 - Jun77 (Germanair).* 11034 F-BUTI wl. 05Apr1978 (Air France).
* 11037 I-TIDO ntu.
