Air Alpes New Logo and Business History Circa 1976
1972 was a year new business expansion opportunities were explored with the purchase of 30% of AVI ALPI, an Italian air transport company based in Treto Northern Italy and using a fleet of Piper Aircraft and Pilatus Aircraft PC-6 aircraft. Avi ALPI had ben created by Aerosud and famed World War II pilot Martino Aichner. company.
| Year | Passengers Transported | Flying Hours | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | |||
| 1972 | 85.678 | 15.137 | 143 ( 38 Technical Management, 38 pilots, 67 Service Operations,
sales, reservation and administrative departments) |
| 1973 | 110.000 | 22.700 | 180 |
| 1974 | + 110.000 | 22.300 | 200 |
| 1975 | 110.520 | 238 | |
| 1976 | 151.873 | ||
| 1977 | 153.800 | ||
| 1978 | 192.200 | 210 | |
| 1979 | |||
| 1980 | 153.800 |
In 1976 Air Alpes gets a new logo for its aircraft and the company. To celebrate the event a glass of Moet and Chandon Brut Imperial is offered on all F-27 for a period of 2 months. A national campaign and competition is also offered to passengers and booking agencies. While the majority of the stocks still remain in the hands of the Ziegler family (Henri Ziegler) and Mr. Sylvain Floirat, by arranging additional financing two new shareholders take part ownership, they are Les Chambres de Commerce et d'Industrie de Savoie and Haute Savoie.
1977
By 1977 The experiment with the Corvette proved not to be lucrative for Air Alpes and the four aircraft were withdrawn from the fleet.
Unfortunately the added financing of the Chamber of Commerce groups was insufficient and the group TAG Techniques d'Avant Garde becomes the main shareholder of Air Alpes, prompting a rapid return of the Cessna F-BOJZ, as a recovery package is put into place with the realization that a number of routes were not profitable.
Additional recovery plans lead to the abolishment and closure of several routes including Chambéry - Grenoble - St. Etienne - Toulouse, Grenoble-Metz along with a contract for Air Inter to perform major maintenance/overhaul of the Fokker F-27's flown by Air Alpes, erupting in huge staff and management conflicts.
In 1978, another Fokker F27- Mk600 registered, F-BYAR (s/n 10.430) joins the fleet, while two Fokker F27s, "with crew" were dedicated Air Inter and their routes, while in
April 1979 the first of a fleet of Fokker F-28 Mk 1000 F-BUTI (s/n 11.034) twinjets arrived. The Fokker F28 equipped with 65 seats replaced the Fokker F-27, on the Chambéry to Paris route. Air Alpes also inaugurated the Paris to Figari Southern Corsica route with the Fokker F28 with the delivery of F-GBBS (s/n 11.050) and F-GBBT (s/n 11.052) which followed a short time later. The F-28 fleet complimented the F-27's and this fleet continued to grow during 1980 as Fokker F-27 Mk 400 F-GCJV (s/n 10.360), Fokker F-27 Mk 100 F-GCPA (s/n 10.258), and the Fairchild Hiller FH-227, F-GCLN (s/n 527) are delivered and carry Air Alpes' logo.
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