You know Alitalia born in the sign of Abu Dhabi. New Routes long … – Il Sole 24 Ore

You know Alitalia born in the sign of Abu Dhabi. New Routes long … – Il Sole 24 Ore

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At midnight it “took off” also know Alitalia, the Italian airline company, the new company that will operate with Alitalia brand and the participation of Etihad (49%) and will be controlled by Alitalia Cai (51%) through the Midco. With the start of the new year, Alitalia Cai has transferred to the new company all assets: movable and immovable property, employees, trademark, trade relations. At the controls of Alitalia know there Silvano Cassano as CEO and among others, Giancarlo Schisano as Chief Operations Officer and Duncan Naysmith (Etihad) as Chief Financial Officer. Luca Cordero di Montezemolo is the president.

Part so now the new adventure of Alitalia, reborn for the first time under the banner of “Captains Courageous” and now under the wing of the partners came from far and wide Abu Dhabi. The marriage between Alitalia and Etihad ‘was a great deal for Alitalia, “said the CEO and president of the UAE carrier James Hogan in recent days. And if all the objectives of the business plan will be centered the “Italian Wedding” can be said to be a happy day.

First, it aims to return to profit in 2017 (108 million euro, with a turnover of 3.7 billion euro), after which since 2008 has accumulated losses of more than 1.6 billion. For 2023 it is expected a profit of 212 million euro and a turnover of almost 4.5 billion euro. The plan then puts the emphasis on l ong-haul routes. In fact, while maintaining the importance of short-haul routes, the new network will focus on the growth of the most profitable long-haul flights from both Fiumicino hub reference, that from Malpensa.

Among the most important are those new links Beijing, Shanghai, Seoul, San Francisco, Santiago de Chile and Mexico City. For the Roman airport is planned to introduce five new routes over the next four years, while the long-haul flights from Milan Malpensa will be more than doubled, reaching 25 flights a week by 2018. Moreover, the Alitalia fleet, currently consists of 134 aircraft, should be enriched with seven new long-haul aircraft between now and 2017. The entry of the first new aircraft is scheduled for next May.

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