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PodcastAirline Business Podcast: Standout stories from 2022
Graham and Lewis discuss some of the most interesting developments from the past 12 months
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News
Air France-KLM eyes TAP, Transavia and territories for growth as ITA deadline nears
Air France-KLM is studying consolidation opportunities in Europe and beyond as the exclusivity period for negotiations on an ITA Airways stake comes to an end, but also cites firm plans to expand within the limits of its current operations.
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ITA Airways paints first A220 with special sustainability livery
ITA Airways’ first Airbus A220 twinjet will sport a sustainability-themed livery when it enters service in the coming days.
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Podcast
Airline Business Podcast: Winter worries, Emirates-United tie-up, Frontier and Blue Air
Graham and Lewis discuss the transition from a positive summer period in terms of demand and - in some cases - profits to an uncertain winter, with a long list of challenges clouding the 2023 outlook.
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ITA turns to Asia with new Indian and Japanese routes
Italian operator ITA Airways is to reinforce its intercontinental network with services to Delhi before the end of this year. The airline’s operation from Rome Fiumicino will bring to nine the number of intercontinental routes flown by the carrier. It will open the Delhi route on 3 December with three ...
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Newsletter
Ryanair’s Italian surge will be headache for ITA Airways owners
If a consortium comprising Certares, Air France-KLM and Delta Air Lines eventually takes control of Alitalia successor ITA Airways, it will have much ground to make up in the short-haul sector in particular.
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Italy to open exclusive talks with Air France-KLM, Delta consortium over ITA sale
Italy’s finance ministry is to begin exclusive negotiations with a consortium comprising Certares, Air France-KLM and Delta Air Lines to take control of Alitalia successor ITA Airways.
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ITA Airways set to welcome A220s and A320neos in Q4, A330neos in 2023
Italian carrier ITA Airways expects to receive its first Airbus A220s and A320neos in the fourth quarter, as it continues to ramp-up operations following its October 2021 launch. The Alitalia successor’s chief executive Fabio Lazzerini outlined the carrier’s fleet plans during a briefing at the Farnborough air show on 19 ...
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ITA Airways has ‘very nice and creative ideas’ for Alitalia brand
Italian carrier ITA Airways insists it is committed to establishing its brand on the international stage, even as it develops plans to leverage ownership of its predecessor operation’s name. ITA – which now says its name is pronounced as ‘eeta’, rather than being an abbreviation of Italia Trasporto Aereo – ...
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Analysis
More airlines able to look forward with confidence about recovery
A notable theme over the past week has been the shift in global airline narrative towards renewal, as more markets emerge from the worst of the Covid-19 crisis.
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ITA reaches provisional agreements over ground-handling and maintenance
Italian carrier ITA Airways has reached provisional agreements for ground-handling and maintenance, although final deals will depend on predecessor Alitalia’s administrators. ITA says tenders to acquire the handling and maintenance businesses of Alitalia expire on 14 March. It has signed a preliminary agreement with Swissport International covering handling services. If ...
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In depth
Which airlines launched, failed or merged in 2021?
One of the most counter-intuitive things about the pandemic for the airline sector has been that during the worst crisis the industry has ever faced, relatively few carriers have collapsed.
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First aircraft to feature ITA Airways livery emerges from paintshop
New Italian national carrier ITA Airways has released an image of its first aircraft to feature the airline’s livery.
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ITA firms Airbus order for 28 aircraft
New Italian national carrier ITA Airways has firmed its commitment for 28 new Airbus aircraft.
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SkyTeam confirms ITA to replace Alitalia as Italian partner in alliance
SkyTeam has confirmed that new Italian carrier ITA Airways will replace defunct national operator Alitalia in the global alliance.
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New Italian carrier ITA to codeshare with Air Malta
Newly-launched Italian national carrier ITA Airways has entered a codeshare agreement with Air Malta which takes effect from the end of October. The agreement will enable passengers of each airline to access the networks of the other. ITA’s designator code ‘AZ’, which was used by predecessor Alitalia, will be applied ...
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Alitalia successor ITA envisions SkyTeam membership
Newly-launched Italian carrier ITA Airways is intending to join the SkyTeam alliance, continuing the allegiance of its predecessor Alitalia. The new carrier initiated operations on 15 October, with an Airbus A320 service from Milan Linate to Bari, and started charter flights with a Milan Malpensa-Rome Fiumicino sortie. Its initial network ...
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ITA secures Alitalia brand but appears set on fresh start
Italia Trasporto Aereo (ITA) secured the rights to the Alitalia brand and website domain for €90 million ($104 million) on the eve of its first operations.
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Analysis
Arrivederci Alitalia as famous brand bows out – for now
Italian national carrier Alitalia will carry out its last flight today as the company ceases operations, though it remains to be seen if it is the last time the long-standing and familiar brand is seen in the air.
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Delta Air Lines ‘in conversation’ with Italy’s ITA: CEO
Delta Air Lines is speaking with the new flag carrier of Italy, Italia Trasporto Aero (ITA), about possible joint ventures, the US-based airline’s chief executive says.
