Airline, no longer flying
Airlines / Italy
C.A.I. First was an airline from Italy, founded in 1997, that stopped flying in 2015. Its codes were XM (IATA) and SMX (ICAO), and its radio callsign was “ALIEXPRESS”.
Lifeline
- C.A.I. First 1997–2015
What the codes mean
The two-character IATA code is the one on tickets, boarding passes and flight numbers (XM 123). The three-letter ICAO code is used in flight plans and by air traffic control. The radio callsign is what pilots and controllers say on the radio: a flight filed as SMX123 is called “ALIEXPRESS one two three”.
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