Alitalia rushes to hide under the Italian government wing?
A state-appointed administrator of Alitalia said that Italy’s flag carrier needed to be nationalized by the country’s government…
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Goodbye, hello: Italy to create Alitalia vol.2
The transport minister of Italy signed the decree under which the government approved the establishment of a new…
Restructured Alitalia to renew its fleet with A320s and B787s
As Italian government proceeds with a restructuring of its long-bankrupt national carrier Alitalia, the company’s new CEO and…
COVID-19: Italian regulator threatens Ryanair with flight ban
The Ente Nazionale per l’Aviazione Civile (ENAC), the Italian civil aviation authority, is threatening to suspend Ryanair flights…
Wizz Air expands, Ryanair fights back: war in Italy
The European low-cost carrier Wizz Air set an unprecedented precedent throughout the aviation industry. When other airlines were…
Russia claims it intercepted long-retired Italian airplane
According to the Russian Defence Ministry, an Italian Breguet BR-1150 Atlantic approached its state border on August 14,…
How the pandemic highlighted Ryanair’s major weakness
Most recently, Ryanair hit the headlines over the fact that the Italian civil aviation authority (Ente Nazionale per…
Wizzair to open 2 new bases despite the current situation.
Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizzair has announced that the airline will open 2 new bases with addition of numerous…
Italian government expects coronavirus to save Alitalia
The Italian government will take control of Alitalia from June 2020. It expects the coronavirus crisis currently affecting…
Italy to renationalize Alitalia after virus scares off buyers
As the potentiality to find a buyer in the context of the coronavirus Covid-19 epidemic is almost null,…
Emirates cuts flights to United States, Italy, adds pax screening
Emirates is implementing a new round of flight suspensions, namely to Italy and the United States, due to…
Flights to Italy come to a halt as lockdown is enforced
On March 9, 2020, the Italian government placed the whole country on lockdown to better counter the coronavirus…
Ernest Airlines license suspended, competitors pounce on routes
The Italian carrier Ernest Airlines’ license was temporarily suspended as of midnight, January 13, 2020. The suspension comes…
Ernest Airlines ships three Airbus A320 to storage
After Italian aviation authority’s threats to suspend Ernest Airlines license if it fails to hand over the required…
Ernest Airlines to suspend operations in January 2020?
Seemingly, the first airline to close its aircraft’s doors for the final time in 2020 will be Ernest…
Italy’s Bologna airport has new Lamborghini for planes to follow
No, this is not the super fleet of the Dubai police force, but it comes close. Italian luxury…
Staying alive: Alitalia given $443 million government loan
Seemingly, the Italian government is still hopeful to properly bid farewell to Alitalia, as it would head to…
Iran Air to replace Mahan Air route between Tehran and Rome
The national carrier of Iran, Iran Air, announced the return of a route between Tehran and Rome at…