The ITA and Lufthansa merger talks stalled overnight, putting the merger agreement on hold. The Italian economy ministry (MEF), which owns ITA Airways—the successor to Alitalia—reportedly rejected Lufthansa’s request to reduce the agreed purchase price of 829 million euros for full acquisition, according to Corriere della Sera.
Continue Reading
On Sunday, hundreds of flights were cancelled in Italy as employees of low-cost airlines, and air traffic controllers, held 4-hour strikes. Airline workers are striking over working conditions.
Continue Reading
ITA Airways confirmed on Twitter it is opening routes to South America from June. The airline has also acquired its first Airbus A350-900 aircraft, which it will deploy to the continent.
Continue Reading
On Friday, the Italian government agreed to the privatisation of ITA Airways with Lufthansa and MSC looking on with interest. ITA is the successor to Alitalia.
Continue Reading
Italia Trasporto Aereo (ITA) will replace state-owned Alitalia and start flying in mid-October. This after Italy reached a long-awaited deal with the European Commission following months of haggling over the fate of the old, loss-making airline.
Continue Reading
The launch of ITA, Alitalia’s successor, remains something of an unknown. Meanwhile, budget airlines Ryanair and Wizz Air are wasting no time in grabbing Italy’s domestic routes.
Continue Reading
Ryanair will appeal against funds made available to the government-owned Italian airline that will replace Alitalia. Ryanair considers the funding to be illegal state support, the chief executive of the Irish carrier said on Saturday.
Continue Reading
Italia Trasporto Aereo (ITA), the state-owned Italian airline, will start flying in September, missing the peak summer season reported Corriere della Sera.
Continue Reading
