Tag: Ita
ROUTES Dec 22, 2022 ITA Announces New Nonstop Flights From Rome to Washington-Dulles and San Francisco After Alitalia's rebrand to ITA Airways late last year, the new Italian airline has been working to expand its route map to fulfill its predecessor's network capacity. In doing so, the airline has just announced two new services from Rome to Washington-Dulles and San Francisco, set to begin in July of 2023. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Nov 15, 2022 The Undying Role of Aviation in U.S. National Security Aviation has been a part of U.S. history for decades. But why is it so important in keeping the country safe? Read More →
NEWS Oct 16, 2022 VIDEO: Boeing 747 Loses Wheel During Takeoff from Italian Airport On Wednesday morning, a 747 Dreamlifter lost one of its landing gear wheels on takeoff from an Italian airport. The aircraft continued safely to its destination with no one being injured. Read More →
NEWS Sep 06, 2022 Private Cessna Citation Jet Crashes in the Baltic Sea On Sunday, September 4, 2022, a Cessna Citation 551, registered OE-FGR crashed into the Baltic Sea under mysterious circumstances. The private jet was carrying four individuals from Jerez Airport (XRY/LEJR) in Spain to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN/EDDK) in Germany. Read More →
NEWS Jul 29, 2022 Civil Air Patrol Cadets Take Flight in Hurricane Hunter The volunteer organization recently took on another adventure in their Louisiana Wing (LAWG) where cadets attended the week long LAWG 2022 Summer Encampment at Keesler Airforce Base in Biloxi, Mississippi. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Jun 13, 2022 Behind the Names and Registrations of Virgin Atlantic Aircraft Virgin Atlantic has a long-standing reputation of fun and interesting names and registrations given to their planes. Here's the story behind choosing them. Read More →
NEWS May 05, 2022 Introducing Italy's Newest Airline: Aeroitalia Starting later this year privately owned Aeroitalia will become Italy's newest airline. The new venture is run by experienced aviation professionals and will initially be based at Forlì (FRL) airport. Read More →
STORIES Mar 26, 2022 The Frontier/Spirit Merger: Bad For Business and Bad For Consumers With so many mergers in the airline industry throughout the past few years, many believed that the industry’s period of consolidation was over. However, recently, Frontier and Spirit Airlines announced their plans to merge, creating the fifth largest airline in the United States. While the companies claim the combined carrier would offer better options to travelers across its network, closer examination reveals plenty of red flags around the proposed merger. Read More →
NEWS Feb 23, 2022 Ukrainian Civil Airspace Closed After a standoff spanning several weeks, Russian troops have reportedly begun invading Ukraine. Tensions are now higher than ever, and a war is underway. Airspace over Ukraine has been closed for commercial air traffic. Read More →
NEWS Jan 22, 2022 American Airlines Reports $2 Billion Loss in 2021 American Airlines released their 2021 Financial Statement revealing a $2 billion net loss. This is an incredible recovery from their heavy losses in 2020. Read More →