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ITA-Lufthansa: wedding expected within the year

Spohr (CEO): "Nowadays everyone in Italy is a supporter of this operation. They are enthusiastic about us"

The CEO of the German aviation group Lufthansa, Carsten Spohr, said he was confident that the European Commission's approval for the privatization of the national carrier ITA Airways could arrive before the end of 2023. It was reported by the "Dow Jones" agency, which relaunched the words that the manager uttered during an event held in the last few hours."Now everyone in Italy is a supporter of this...

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Berlin, Germany, 09/15/2023 13:46
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AirlinesITA-Lufthansa: an uphill privatization

The issues that could hinder the free competition commission

Uncertainty about the timing and possible obstacles in Brussels. The path that should bring 41% of the national carrier ITA Airways into the hands of the Lufthansa aviation group is becoming steeper. After... more

AirlinesITA-Lufthansa: Italian Government wants to save agreement

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The Italian Government reiterated what has been expressed several times by the European Commission: there is no continuity between the air carrier ITA Airways and the former company Alitalia in extraordinary... more

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Some verdicts of the Labor Court of Rome, which ordered the reinstatement of approximately 250 workers of the former Alitalia company in the new air carrier ITA Arways, had an immediate effect. The negotiation... more

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