Aeroma

Aeroma (ICAO: AR) was a Italian virtual airline based at Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Rome (FCO). Aeroma was taken over by Liguriair in 2020 and Liguriair is looking to retire old aircraft and re-brand the airline. Aeroma was a very unsafe airline and has had a bad history of debt. it currently operates a fleet of 35 aircraft, which are stored at Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Rome (FCO)

History
Aeroma was founded on the 20th august 1987,The First flight was AR001, going from FCO-TIP. AR450 crashes into the Caspian sea, killing 120 people. AR2332 crashes at Almaty airport on landing, 210 died. AR0909 crashes into the tyrrhenian sea, killing 153. Aeroma retires its 737-200s, -300s and 747-100s. Aeroma flight AR4567's Landing gear explodes on landing at Tunis carthage airport. AR303 Looses contact with atc, crashes into amazon rainforest, kills 302. Aeroma's licence is suspended. Aeroma's licence is returned. AR951 Explodes on takeoff at Tashkent Airport, Killing 230. Ar555 ditches in the red sea after engine falls off. Aeroma's planes are seized by Italian, Uzbek and Kazakh military. Aeroma has been banned from the US. Aeroma goes into Liquidation. AerOdaa buys Aeroma. ADA7899 crashes into a tree whilst taking off at Lviv airport. Aeroma and AerOdaa's licence is suspended. Planes impounded at Rome, Tashkent, Moscow and Verona. Then, Aeroma files for bankruptcy. Aeroma is saved by a un-disclosed buyer. Aeroma applies for operating license, FAA deny. After 2 months, Aeroma files for administration while Aeroma's administrators resign. Aeroma and AerOdaa merge then Aeroma's license is withdrawn Aeroma's planes are handed to the Italian government. in 2020, Liguriair, a new airline, buys Aeroma for 70p. On the 16th of June, the airline was formally banned from European airspace, despite being grounded.

On the 23/07/2020, Liguriair issued a statement on the future of the airline, saying it will no longer be a subsidiary but a partner airline.

Bad safety record
Aeroma has had 107 minor/major incidents and 5 crashes which have been fatal. Aeroma's fleet consists of old aircraft, that are poorly maintained.

Liguriair purchase
In 2020, Liguriair purchased Aeroma's assets and planes for 70p (GBP)

Potential Rebrand
Liguriair is said to rebrand Aeroma and get rid of its entre fleet and start again.

Fleet
Aeroma has 30 aircraft in its fleet and has written off 6 aircraft. It has sold 5 planes to LAC and other planes are for sale.

Accidents & Incidents
Aeroma has had 11 major accidents to date:

Major accidents
AR450, a 737 registered I-AERA, crashes into the Caspian sea, killing 120 people.

AR9900, a 767 registered I-SAFE skids of runway at Amsterdam (AMS).

AR2332, a 747 registered EI-AEE crashes at Almaty airport (ALA) on landing, 210 died.

AR0909, a 767 registered VP-VVV crashes into the tyrrhenian sea, killing 153.

AR555, a 767 registered I-SAFE, crashes in the Atlantic sea after birdstrike at FCO, engine failure over France and depressurization over the sea. Luckily, no one died.

Aeroma flight AR4567's Landing gear explodes on landing at Tunis carthage airport (TUN), tu154 registered RA-54464 (Leased from Aeroflot Russian airlines).

AR303 Looses contact with atc, crashes into amazon rainforest, kills 302. The aircraft was a 767 registered I-VSAF. The flight was due to land at Rio de Janero (GIG) 10 hours late.

AR951 Explodes on takeoff at Tashkent Airport (TAS), Killing 230. The aircraft was I-VOOL, a 767.

Ar555 ditches in the red sea after engine falls off, tu154registered RA-54464.

ADA7899 crashes into a tree whilst taking off at Lviv airport (LWO), a 737 registered UR-ADA.

ADA5621 tail falls off at Tripoli (MJI), a 737 registered I-AERM.

Minor accidents
AR444 wheel falls off I-AERR (737-300) on takeoff from New York John F Kennedy airport (JFK)

Links
Owner airlines page and group page:

https://geofs.fandom.com/wiki/Liguriair

https://geofs.fandom.com/wiki/Liguriair_%28Group%29