ITA Airways

The MRO's parent airline Lufthansa has acquired a stake in the Italian flag carrier.

The deal was announced following a delay of several months and after a previous attempt to privatize ITA failed.

Lufthansa and the Italian government are still working on a deal for the privatization of ITA Airways as they work through potential Alitalia legacy legal risks

If antitrust concerns in Brussels scupper the takeover deals dreamt of by the big three European airline groups, other paths are available.

Pricing is turning out to be a sticking point as negotiations between Lufthansa Group and the Italian government drag out.

Air Malta should be reestablished as a new national airline by the end of 2023, the carrier’s Chairman David Curmi said.

ITA Airways, however, has just posted a net loss for 2022 of approximately €486 million ($526 million).

The latest new route announcements, schedule changes and codeshares.

The latest new route announcements, schedule changes and codeshares.

The European airline landscape has been set in motion.

Does progress in ITA Airways privatization saga at the start of 2023 mark the start of a year of consolidation for Europe’s vulnerable secondary airlines?

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

Service to the Italian carrier’s third destination in Latin America will start in October.

The agreement between the airlines starts on Oct. 31.

Italy’s flag carrier is expanding east with new flights to Asia later this year.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

Turkey’s Pegasus Airlines will also serve the Bulgarian capital during the summer season.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

Connections to Alghero, Cagliari and Olbia will begin in May.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

The US government is extending pandemic relief that allows airlines to cut international flights.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

Three routes targeting business traffic will begin in March using leased E190s, while authorization has been secured for service to Buenos Aires.