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2023 - Agreement to purchase 41% of ITA Airways (successor of Alitalia) [2] Rossiya Airlines. 2006 - Increases by merger with Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise; 2016 - Increases by merger with Donavia and Orenair and re-brands; S7 Airlines (Siberia Airlines) 2001 - Acquired Vnukovo Airlines and Baikal Airlines; 2004 - Acquired Enkor
Formed by the merger of past Air Italy and Meridiana: ... Arabian American Airlines: 1951: 1952 [44] Assofly Airlines: 1999: ... Merged with Alitalia to form Alitalia ...
Italia Trasporto Aereo S.p.A. (pronounced [iˈtaːlja traˈspɔrto aˈɛːreo]), doing business as ITA Airways, is the flag carrier airline of Italy. [6] It is owned by the government of Italy via the Ministry of Economy and Finance and was founded in 2020 as bankrupt Alitalia's successor.
In November 2003, Alitalia announced that it would cut 2,700 jobs over the next three years to prepare the airline for a merger with Air France and KLM. In April 2004, Alitalia acquired Gandalf Airlines, a bankrupt regional airline, to gain additional slots at several European airports, mainly in Milan (Linate) and Paris (Charles De Gaulle).
Following US Airways merger with American Airlines, US Airways aircraft were painted into the American Airlines livery. The first jet to re-enter revenue service in the American livery in January 2014 was an Airbus A319, tail number N700UW, which previously sported a Star Alliance scheme.
In December, Continental received regulatory approval to partner with Alitalia, bringing membership of the nascent alliance to four. Other airlines which had expressed interest in joining included Malaysia Airlines, Air China, Air Europa and Garuda Indonesia. Numerous disputes would prevent Wings from ever taking flight, however.
1927 American Airways FC-2 A Stinson Trimotor first operated by Century Airlines DC-3 "Flagship", American's chief aircraft type during the World War II period. American Airlines was developed from a conglomeration of 82 small airlines through acquisitions in 1930 [2] and reorganizations; initially, American Airways was a common brand used by a number of independent carriers.
Air Italy (registered as AIR ITALY S.p.A.) [2] was [3] a privately owned Italian airline, headquartered in Olbia, Sardinia.In 2019, the company was the second largest airline in Italy, behind Italian flag carrier Alitalia, and the 40th largest in Europe by number of passengers in 2019.