INTERVIEW / #ItaAirways reported a €209 million net profit last year after losses of €866 million in 2021-24. CEO Joerg Eberhart warns the path to stable profitability remains long - via Corriere [in English]
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INTERVIEW / The reorganization of the aerospace giant, the need to stop financial losses, the plan to regain the trust of customers and passengers, his favorite aircraft and why we won’t see a new plane anytime soon. We spoke for an hour with #Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg — via Corriere [in English]
#ItaAirways will shut down its «Volare» loyalty program at the end of March: starting from April 1, passengers will be able to earn miles on «Miles&More», the #Lufthansa Group’s program. Points accumulated on «Volare» will not be transferred to the German platform - via Corriere [in Italian]
How safe is it to fly in the Middle East? Many people are asking this question inside airlines’ OCCs (Operations Control Centers). “Carriers are drawing the risk line in very different ways,” experts say — via Corriere [in Italian]
ANALYSIS / How many airlines are there in the world? Which ones have the most aircraft? And which countries have the highest number of seats available? With Cirium, we take a snapshot of global air transport in 2026 - via Corriere [in Italian]
More than 43,000 flights cancelled, over 7.5 million passengers affected, and at least $1.6 billion in lost revenue for 5 carriers. Snapshots on what is happening over the Middle East - via
Corriere [in Italian]
ANALYSIS / For 2026, IATA had estimated total net profits for airlines at $41 billion. With jet fuel at $123 per barrel for three months (it reached $131 yesterday), that profit would be wiped out - via Corriere [in Italian]
#Airbus faces pressure to end Rolls-Royce exclusivity for larger A350 variant - via Corriere [English version]
ANALYSIS / Air France-KLM group posted a record operating profit in 2025. But while #AirFrance (once among the worst in Europe) is now making a lot of money, #KLM (once among the best in the world) is in trouble – via Corriere [in Italian]
ANALYSIS / The Pratt & Whitney engine crisis reaches new (extreme) levels. There are now Airbus A321neo aircraft that have been grounded for over two years. And the engines are being sold individually at prices never seen before – via Corriere
ANALYSIS / Barcelona is the airport where European low cost airlines make the most money. Milan Malpensa & Bergamo are catching up, while the London area is the real cash cow for those transporting “no frills” passengers - via Corriere [in Italian]
Italy, transatlantic flights, the premium cabin, ITA Airways, investments in other airlines, the fate of American Airlines, the competition with United Airlines, the Airbus A220-500 and the Boeing 787. Interview with Ed Bastian, CEO of #DeltaAirLines – via Corriere [English version]
After weeks of discussions and after analyzing the black boxes in Washington D.C., Indian investigators do not rule out writing in the final report that #AirIndia #Boeing 787 crashed because one of the pilots shut down the engines - via Corriere [in Italian]
#Lufthansa is moving to raise its stake in #ItaAirways to 90%, but the German airline group and Italy’s Ministry of Economy remain at odds over the fate of a €100 million bonus, an issue under discussion for weeks - via Corriere [in Italian]
Robert Isom may have his days numbered as CEO of #AmericanAirlines: amid disappointing financial results, demoralized employees, and a widening gap with #DeltaAirLines and #UnitedAirlines, some are already looking at alternative candidates - via Corriere [in Italian]
Ok, Malta is nice. But why there isn’t a pic of Costa Smeralda, near Olbia? That place is Paradise! 🙂
The entry of #ItaAirways into #StarAlliance is expected between late March and early April. The airline will fly its first aircraft with a special livery (it is still unclear whether it will be an Airbus A321neo or an A320) – via Corriere [in Italian]
ANALYSIS / The battle for in-flight Wi-Fi is heating up. Today, Viasat, Panasonic and Intelsat dominate (providing service to about 80% of equipped aircraft worldwide). But by next year, Starlink is expected to overtake them - via Corriere [in Italian]
#Ryanair is actively working to bring ultra-fast, free Wi-Fi on board its more than 640 aircraft. And, despite the public spat, it is in talks with both #Starlink and rival #Amazon to identify the best offer - via Corriere [in Italian]
EXCLUSIVE / To settle the legal dispute over the collapse of #Alitalia, #EtihadAirways has agreed with the extraordinary commissioners of the former flag carrier to pay Rome “hundreds of millions of euros” – via Corriere [in Italian]
#Ryanair risks a massive fine of €500 million-€1 billion from the Italian Antitrust Authority for abuse of a dominant position in ticket sales and for the restrictions imposed on travel agencies - via Corriere [in Italian]
INTERVIEW / After rethinking some unsuccessful strategies (Abu Dhabi, the Airbus A321XLR), low cost carrier #WizzAir is refocusing on Central and Eastern Europe, London, and Italy. In our market it must contend with #Ryanair, and a price war is expected. CEO József Váradi speaks to Corriere
ANALYSIS / More flights, more premium, more loyalty. How #DeltaAirLines and #UnitedAirlines are leaving the other airlines behind: «The strong get stronger» - via Corriere
I consider this fully confirmed at this point. ELAC , software update needed.
Should take a couple hours for each plane, will take longer on some than others. Plan with FAA being worked on now.
BREAKING / #Airbus is expected to ask A320 operators worldwide to update a software related to the aircraft controls (linked to Elevator Aileron Computer #2) - 3 sources tells me
P.S. Today Italian journalists are on strike, so news websites are not being updated
To build the third runway at #London #Heathrow airport, will be spent nearly 7 million euros for every meter of asphalt. A figure that breaks all previous records - via Corriere [in Italian]
For the first year of operations at the Milan #Linate and Rome #Fiumicino bases — with remedy taker flights operating at a loss — the low-cost airline #easyJet has to invest around 60 million euros - via Corriere [in Italian] tinyurl.com/5b7p8byf
Twenty-eight percent of #ItaAirways’ single-aisle aircraft are grounded due to problems with Pratt&Whitney engines. This is the highest percentage worldwide among medium- and large-sized carriers. For the Italian airline the issue is causing losses of 82,000 euros per day - via Corriere [in Italian]
EXCLUSIVE / Not only #AirFrance–#KLM, #IAG and #Lufthansa. “Middle Eastern carriers” are also interested in the 44.9% stake in #TAPAirPortugal, according to sources - via Corriere [in Italian]