AirItalia

^{AirItalia is going to be replacing it's ageing A320-200's with Bombardier CS100's, due to be delivered in March 2013, and also the A321-200 to keep mantinence costs down. Winglets will be added. Also, a BellAugusta BA609 will be delivered in Mid-August 2012.}



AirItalia-Your local Italian airline!

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CUSTOMER INFORMATION:
AirItalia will soon be opening its First Lounge in Rome/Fimucino airport's terminal one. The lounge will be free for first class passengers, but business class passengers will have to pay a small charge of £25 to gain entry. A lounge similar to the one in Rome will be opened in Bologna, our second base, also known as our regional base.



AirItalia-Your local Italian airline!

Part ot the AIR Group!

CUSTOMER Information:
AirItalia's ATR fleet will be kept at Rome/Fimucino airport despite a new regional base being opened in Bologna. This is due to demand on the FCO-LIN and FCO-FLR Routes.



AirItalia-Your local Italian airline!

Part ot the AIR Group!

AirItalia is ordering a single A319-100LR for flights to eastern USA, Western Europe and North Africa.



AirItalia-Your local Italian airline!

Part ot the AIR Group!

The AIR Group:
The AIR Group is introducing EzyConnect, where passengers can buy a ticket on a AirHolland flight from Amsterdam to Rome, and then go on a connecting flight from Rome to Athens FOR FREE! Passengers buy a ticket for the first flight and that ticket also counts for the connecting flight so they only have to pay for the one flight!



AirItalia-Your local Italian airline!

Part ot the AIR Group!

CUSTOMER INFORMATION:
AirItalia is soon to be opening low-cost services out of Bologna airport with a fleet of Tupolev Tu-204-100's in a 3Y 11C 182Y configuration. These flights guarantee to beat the lowest ticket price by at least $10, and will include all of AirItalia's destinations (except Reykjavik) and even a few more! These will be flights less than 2000nm with economy tickets guaranteed to be less than $220, Business class tickets guaranteed less than $400 and First class tickets guaranteed less than $600.

BREAKING NEWS:
AirItalia CEO, Jack Hulatt, has just announced that AirItalia is going to stay a "European" airline. He announced that they will be concentrating on short-and-medium haul flights around Europe, with their low-cost operations starting from Bologna in mid-2012. "We will stay as a European airline," he stated, "and we will concentrate on short and medium haul flights around Europe. We plan to launch long-haul destinations with A350-900R's, when they are available to order. Until then, we will stay a European carrier. However, we may launch long-haul flights with the 787-8 if we feel the time is right." We will keep you informed on any other statements by the airline.

AirItalia current fleet:


Airbus A3183 1
Airbus A319-100LR 1
Airbus A320-200 2
ATR ATR-72-500 1
BellAgusta BA609 1 on order.

Tupolev Tu-204's to be ordered soon.

COUNTDOWN FOR LOW-COST SERVICE:
367 Days to go!

COUNTDOWN FOR LOW-COST SERVICE:
361 Days to go!
9:00 AM:AirItalia enters negotiations with Tupolev for four leased Tu-204-100's.
12:00PM:AirItalia leases one Tu-204-100.

3:00PM:AirItalia confirms engine choice of the Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4.

16:00PM:AirItalia confirms winglets on it's Tu-204-100 aircraft.

19:00PM:AirItalia confirms order of one Tu-204-100 for delivery on November 7th 2011.

COUNTDOWN FOR LOW-COST SERVICE:
360 days to go!
1:00AM:AirItalia confirms first route-Bologna-Copenhagen.
4:00AM:First delivery deferred to 17th May 2012 so that AirItalia doesn't have to pay maintenance costs and lease costs for an unused airframe.
12:00PM:AirItalia confirms order of second aircraft.
15:00PM:Second aircraft to be delivered on 14th June 2012, 3 weeks after operations start.
18:00PM:Second route confirmed, Bologna-Barcelona.
19:00PM:Lease terms announced, 10 year leases for all aircraft.
19:45PM:Third and Fourth routes announced, Bologna to Athens and Bologna to Nice.

COUNTDOWN FOR LOW-COST SERVICE:
359 days to go!
6:00AM:AirItalia confirms order of third aircraft.
7:00AM:Delivery date for third aircraft confirmed, 11th July 2012.
9:00AM:Fifth aircraft confirmed.
10:00AM:Tu-204-300 considered.
11:00AM:Fifth route announced, Bologna-Lisbon.

COUNTDOWN FOR LOW-COST SERVICE:
358 days to go!
5:00AM:AirItalia confirms the Tu-204-300 to enter into the low-cost fleet with one example.
6:00AM:Sixth route announced, Bologna-Belfast.
9:30AM:AirItalia confirms seating configuration for Tu-204-300's- 4F 12C132Y
10:00AM:AirItalia confirms Tu-204-300 order.

COUNTDOWN FOR LOW-COST SERVICE:
357 days to go!
7:00AM:Tu-204-300 order cancelled.
8:00AM:Fourth Tu-204-100 ordered.
9:00AM:Fourth Tu-204-100 delivery on the 8th August 2012.

COUNTDOWN FOR LOW-COST SERVICE:
356 days to go!
8:00AM:Seventh route announced, Bologna-Tunis.
9:00AM:Fifth aircraft ordered.
18:00PM:Fifth aircraft delivery date 5th September 2012.

COUNTDOWN FOR LOW-COST SERVICE:
355 days to go!
9:00AM:Eighth route announced, Bologna-Budapest.
10:00AM:Sixth aircraft confirmed.
22:00PM:Sixth aircraft cancelled.
23:00PM:Ninth route announced, Bologna-Basel.

COUNTDOWN FOR LOW-COST SERVICE:
354 days to go!
1:00AM:Tenth route announced, Bologna-Luxembourg.

COUNTDOWN FOR LOW-COST SERVICE:
353 days to go!
5:00AM:Eleventh route announced, Bologna-Berlin.
6:00AM:Twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth routes announced, Bologna-Lyon, Bologna-Liverpool and Bologna-Southampton.
23:00PM:Fifteenth route announced, Bologna-Birmingham.

COUNTDOWN FOR LOW-COST SERVICE:
352 days to go!
2:00AM:Sixth aircraft re-confirmed.
3:00AM:Sixth aircraft ordered.
5:00AM:Sixth aircraft delivery date 2nd October 2012.
9:00AM:Sixteenth and seventeenth routes announced, Bologna-Leeds and Bologna-Paris.

BREAKING NEWS:
AirItalia CEO Jack Hulatt has stated that "AirItalia wants to enter the medium-haul market." In a statement in the Paris airshow, he stated, "We would like to enter the medium-haul market by opening a flight from our HQ in Rome/Fimucino to St Maarten in early 2013. We will use a single leased Boeing 787-8 on the route." We will give you more news when we have it.