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Alitalia fleet

Pity the traveler with a ticket on Alitalia.  Pity, even more, the firm that is doing business with the airline. CNBC has a good summary of the airline's financial woes. What happens if the airline is shut down?  At present 82% of the fleet is leased - so there's risk...

Europe, the ME3 and the quiet winner in-between

In the latest dispute between the ME3 and US3 during the CAPA conference in Las Vegas, the opinions on who won the debate differ. Looking to Europe, we see that the beliefs of the big European airline groups on government subsidies and traffic rights vary as well. The...

Alitalia out of the AEA

Guest Editorial by Fabio Gigante, Italy. Mr. Gigante is an aviation reporter and writes for JP4, VOLARE, Target, Aviazione Civile, la REPUBBLICA (cronaca di Palermo) and Capo Segreteria Provveditorato Interregionale per le Opere Pubbliche. The Italian airline led by...

SSJ reaches one year milestone at Interjet

Superjet celebrates its first anniversary of operations with Interjet. On September 18, 2013 the first SSJ100 entered into service with the Mexican airline. Up to the anniversary date, Interjet's fleet logged over than 12,000 flight hours and 11,400 cycles. The...