Well, we have another batch of news to deliver yours from Italy about our civil aviation scene!!!

AEGEAN AIRLINES increase by 13% seat offer to Italy this summer. A320s will replace B737s on flight to Milan Mxp by April 2008 and by July on services to Rome.

AIR ALPS is interested in start up flights from Cuneo to Rome FCO.

AIR ITALY have applied slots on these routes:

Milan Mxp-Caracas by March 30 2008 on we-su with B767s,

Milan Mxp-Sao Paolo by March 31 2008 on mo-we-fr with B767s

Milan Mxp-Lagos-Accra by March 31 2008 on mo/th with B757s

Milan Map-Dakar by March 31 2008 on we/sa with B757s

ALITALIA updating about Milan Malpensa querelle, services from Pisa and Florence to Milan Malpensa must be considered not dropped by summer 2008. They’ll be recently introduced and soon expected in delivery. 2xday with EMB145s from Pisa to Milan Mxp, and 2xday on Florence-Milan Mxp with EMB170s.

ALPI EAGLES currently grounded by Jan 1 2008, courts will appoint a commissar for looking about solution of a possible take over from today property to a new asset.

This option had avoid bankruptcy declaration and open a new way to a possible new start up.

Creditors in this period are in hold on about possibility to have back money. Many applications were presented by many subjetcs like SAVE (Venice airport managing company), Gesac (Naples airport managing company), Gesap (Palermo airport managing company), Alitalia, newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore publishing company, GH (handling company), 14 employees and 2 services companies.

The new commissar have time until June 24 for seeking a new solution about a new asset that replace today management leaded by Paolo Sinigaglia.

Fleet continue be on the ground somewhere in Europe and in Italy

BLUE AIR by end of March 2008 suspends Bucarest-Turin, Bacau-Turin and Bacau-Cuneo.

BRITISH AIRWAYS is introducing A319s on below stated routes by winter timetable 2008/9 replacing today B737s.

London LGW-Bologna/Genoa/Rome FCO/Pisa/Turin/Venice/Verona.

Continues to go with B737s:

London LGW-Catania/Naples.

CLUBAIR rumors reports interests for these routes:

Bologna-Bari,

Bari-Olbia,

Cagliari-Venice,

Verona-Rome

Verona-Valencia

unknown is the date of start up.

Announced Forlì-Reggio Calabria is not available until now in booking. Services to Reggio Calabria are wholly suspended by FEB 24 2008.

They adds by March 4 2008, new three times a week flight Verona-Lamezia Terme on tu/th/sa.

ISRAIR is interested to fly Rome in next future, due to Israel DOT have applied clearances for further European and US destinations.

ITALI AIRLINES ceased by Feb 15 2008 the route Pescara-Turin. It will be replaced soon by Pescara-Catania.

Concerning Itali recent declarations reports the intention to move tasks for Do328JET from commuter services to air taxi/corporate flights on demand only. Based in Rome CIA this new assignment will look to the future with doubling of extent fleet increasing them from 2 to 4 liners. Managers are on the way to found the next suitable ships in the market.

For commuter operations are under the radars some props with capacity a little bit more than today 31 seater DORNIER 328JETs.

MD82s fleet is reported in growing from 5 to 8 liners. Its clear that probably the new venture AirBee wull absorbe part of them now in fleet with Itali. Today dry leased 2 MD82s in service with Alitalia are reported soon to be returned to Itali.

JETT8 is rumored soon in Milan Mxp with cargo services from China.
LIVINGSTON ENERGY FLIGHT will start to fly weekly by April 2008 to Phnon Penh weekly with A330s, flights must be suspended in June/July/August 2008 and resumed on late summer 2008.

LOT after to have decide to drop services to Venice by coming summer 2008, they’ll stop the overnight service in Milan Mxp, reducing from 3 to 2xday.

LYBIAN ARAB AIRLINES modifies its regular flight Milan Mxp-Tipoli from scheduled to charter every monday and consistents allotments are managed by Vieggi del Ventaglio.

Route is operated with MD83s with effective April 2008.

SKYEUROPE opens twice weekly flight by the summer from Trieste to Prague/Budapest on thursday and sunday. Route Treviso-Budapest is considered resumed again by the summer 2008.

SYRIAN ARAB AIRLINES reduces by 50% weekly schedules from Milan MXP to Amman-Aleppo passing from twice a week to weekly. Its effective from summer timetable 2008.

VOLAREWEB will offer no frills services from Milan Mxp to Ibiza/Rhodes in this coming summer season 2008.

Milan Malpensa-Ibiza is 5 times a week, mo-we-th-fr-su from July 21 to Sept 8 2008

Milan Malpensa-Rhodes is weekly on saturday from July 26 to Sept. 6 2008.

WINDJET have sponsored with public health care authorities the initiative about to care peoples about to be afraid from flying. Some consults with doctor and a free flight to Rome is in the package where people have paid only fare for the medical treatment.