Editing C.A.I. First (section)

==History==

===Early years===
[[File:Embraer 170-100LR, Alitalia Express JP6898134.jpg|thumb|Alitalia Express [[Embraer E-Jet family|Embraer 170]]]]
The airline was established as a subsidiary of [[Alitalia]] and started operations on 1 October 1997. It was founded from the defunct [[Avianova (Italy)|Avianova]]. It was announced that [[Minerva Airlines]] would be acquired by Alitalia in March 2003 and that Alitalia Express's fleet would be transferred, but the plan did not go through.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}

===Air One and Alitalia merger===
In December 2008, [[Compagnia Aerea Italiana]] (C.A.I.) took over [[Alitalia - Linee Aeree Italiane]] and [[Air One]], merging the two companies together to create the "new [[Alitalia]]". With the take over, CAI also received Alitalia Express and [[Air One CityLiner]]. The Alitalia Express brand has been phased out and the regional arm of Alitalia is now Alitalia CityLiner by rebranding Air One CityLiner.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}

The last fleet of Alitalia Express, 10 [[Embraer 170]], was completely phased out by March 2013. Only one [[Airbus A320-200]] (EI-DSC) from mainline Alitalia was moved in the fleet to preserve the slots. The same solution had been used with [[C.A.I. Second]] which used to be ''Volareweb.com''.

On 6 February 2015, the airline was dissolved and its operations integrated into Alitalia mainline.<ref name="closure">{{Cite web|url=http://ch-aviation.com/portal/news/36016-alitalia-cancels-cai-first-and-seconds-aocs|title=Alitalia cancels CAI First and Second's AOCs}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.enac.gov.it/Aeroporti_e_Compagnie_Aeree/Compagnie_aeree/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090322225911/http://www.enac.gov.it/Aeroporti_e_Compagnie_Aeree/Compagnie_aeree/index.html |archive-date=22 March 2009 |title=Enac - Compagnie aeree}}</ref>