First S.p.A. was[2] an Italian airline operating flights for its parent company, Alitalia, to preserve slots at Milan Linate Airport.

The airline was established as a subsidiary of Alitalia and started operations on 1 October 1997.

[citation needed] 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.

[2][4] Prior to its shutdown in February 2015, the fleet consisted of the following aircraft: Over the years, Alitalia Express has operated the following aircraft types:[citation needed] Media related to Alitalia Express at Wikimedia Commons