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Air Italy Looks to Disrupt Italian Market with First Boeing 737 MAX 8 Delivery

May 12, 2018 AirlineGeeks.com Staff

At Boeing’s Everett facility on Friday, Air Italy took delivery of its first 737 MAX 8 aircraft, EI-GFY. The aircraft was unveiled and showed off to VIP dignitaries and guests and was met with plenty

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Alitalia Buyer Decision Postponed Until October

May 1, 2018 Pablo Diaz

The Italian Minister of Industry Carlo Calenda confirmed that the mandate of the Special Administrative Council formed to deal with the Alitalia bankruptcy last year has been extended until October, when a final ruling about

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Alitalia Sale Process Speeds Up Definition After Italian Election

March 17, 2018 Pablo Diaz

After the excitement of the Italian general elections was over, the future of Alitalia entered a stage of definitions. The commissioners of the extraordinary administration process decided a few months ago to postpone any ruling

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Italy’s Meridiana Relaunches as Air Italy

February 19, 2018 John Flett

The Italian aviation market continues to provide headlines as it was announced on Monday that Sardinian-based carrier Meridiana would be rebranded as Air Italy with fleet expansion plans and a base at Milan Malpensa. The

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Aerolineas Argentinas and Alitalia Sign First Joint Business Agreement in Argentine Aviation History

February 3, 2018 Pablo Diaz

Alitalia and Aerolíneas Argentinas announced on February 1 the signature of a Joint Business Agreement (JBA), which will allow both airlines to coordinate commercial efforts to provide business and leisure travelers with wider and better

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Another Gulf Carrier Backing: Qatar Airways Invests in Italy’s Meridiana

October 3, 2017 Mateen Kontoravdis

The state-owned flag carrier based in Doha, Qatar Airways, announced that it has finalized a deal with Sardinia-based airline Meridiana, to purchase a 49 percent stake in the Italian carrier, while Meridiana’s parent company will

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Alitalia Begins Its Much Needed Refreshing Process

May 20, 2015 Joe Pesek

Just yesterday, Alitalia, the flag carrier of Italy, announced it would end its partnership with Air France – KLM. While most may regard this as a rejection by the bigger carriers for not seeing Alitalia

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Air Italy Looks to Disrupt Italian Market with First Boeing 737 MAX 8 Delivery

Alitalia Buyer Decision Postponed Until October

Alitalia Sale Process Speeds Up Definition After Italian Election

Italy’s Meridiana Relaunches as Air Italy

Aerolineas Argentinas and Alitalia Sign First Joint Business Agreement in Argentine Aviation History

Another Gulf Carrier Backing: Qatar Airways Invests in Italy’s Meridiana

Alitalia Begins Its Much Needed Refreshing Process

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