Wizz Air continues on expansion plans – opens its 42nd base
A Hungarian low-cost air carrier Wizz Air opened its 42nd base, which is located in Palermo, Italy. The…
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Italy’s startup EGO Airways to launch operations in March
The new airline EGO Airways is planning to launch point-to-point domestic routes in Italy beginning March 2021. On January…
Italy to acquire two Gulfstream G550 CAEW spy planes
The United States Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) approved a possible foreign military sale to the Italian government…
EasyJet to reduce operations in Italy
In the midst of new lockdown measures, low cost carrier EasyJet will reorganize its operations in Italy. The carrier…
Delta plans to introduce quarantine-free travel to Europe
Delta Air Lines announced its plans to re-launch passenger flights to Europe. Partnered together with Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International…
Leonardo unveils next-generation C-27J Spartan transport aircraft
The Italian manufacturer Leonardo finalizes testing the new generation of C-27J Spartan multi-mission military transport aircraft. The latest…
Qatar turns to Italy to train pilots for its fighter jet cocktail
The Italian Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini met his Qatari counterpart, Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah, to discuss the training…
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…
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…