ITA receives its AOC

The successor of Alitalia, ITA -Italia Trasporto Aereo, has received its AOC on 18 August. Earlier in the month it also took delivery of its first aircraft, A330-200 EI-EJN (1313), which the airline used for obtaining its AOC. ITA is now set to take-over operations from Alitalia on 15 October.

As reported before, ITA is planning to bid for the Alitalia-brand which is planned to be sold-off in an open auction later this year. ITA has designed a new corporate image should this plan fail but is really aiming to use the Alitalia-brand. For now its sole A330 is in the Alitalia-livery with a (small) "operated by ITA" sticker.

ITA is to launch this year with 52 aircraft, including seven widebodies. By 2025 the airline should have over a 100 aircraft in operation. It is also in negotiations with Airbus and Boeing for an order for new narrowbodies and widebodies to make its fleet as efficient as possible.

Photo by ITA.