Italy's Meridiana to retire all "Douglas Mad Dogs" this year

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Meridiana (IG, Olbia) will transition into an all-Boeing (BOE, Chicago O'Hare) operator at the end of the year when it phases out its six dry-leased A320-200s, nine MD-82s and one MD-83, CEO Roberto Scaramella, has said.

Speaking to FlightGlobal, Scaramella said the Italian carrier will replace the departed aircraft with second-hand B737-700s, B737-800s and B767-300(ER)s set to be either leased or owned outright.

At present, Meridiana's subsidiary Air Italy (I9, Milan Malpensa) operates two B737-300s, three B737-700s, three B737-800s, one B767-200(ER) and two B767-300(ER)s.

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