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NewsLufthansa finally able to proceed with ITA Airways stake
Source: Lufthansa GroupThe European Commission has approved Lufthansa's bid to buy a 41% stake in ITA Airways, over two and half years since Lufthansa first expressed interest in the Italian carrier.Air Cargo News first reported that the MSC Group aimed to work with Lufthansa to acquire a majority stake in ...
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NewsITA Airways sticks with Jettainer
Source: ITA AirwaysItalian airline ITA Airways has extended its ULD management contract with Jettainer, under which the latter provides a customised fleet of more than 4,000 containers and pallets.ITA serves a growing network that spans destinations in Europe, Africa, the Americas and Asia from its hub in Rome Fiumicino airport ...
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NewsBooking portal WebCargo launches interline option for airlines
Carriers will now be able to offer the services of their interline partners on the WebCargo by Freightos airfreight booking portal.Freightos said a test shipment had been carried out by Qatar Airways Cargo on an ITA Airways flight.The booking platform pointed out that in the passenger travel industry around 10% ...
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Lufthansa becomes minority shareholder in ITA
Lufthansa has agreed to acquire 41% of Italian carrier ITA and could in the future purchase the rest of the state-owned airline.Deutsche Lufthansa today reached an agreement with the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) to acquire the stake through a €325m capital increase.As part of the agreement, the ...
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Lufthansa submits offer to acquire a stake in ITA Airways
Lufthansa has confirmed it aims to acquire a minority stake in Italian national carrier ITA Airways with options for a full acquisition in the future.The German airline said on January 18 it submitted an offer to the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance with a view to signing an MoU ...
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ITA Airways Cargo adds capacity to WebCargo
ITA Airways Cargo is partnering with global freight booking platform WebCargo to enable forwarders across 19 countries to easily price and book air cargo in real time.WebCargo offers live air cargo rate distribution and bookings between hundreds of airlines and 3,500+ forwarders across over 10,000 forwarding offices.The Freightos Group-owned company ...
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MSC drops out of bid with Lufthansa for ITA Airways
Lufthansa now faces a decision on whether to continue its play for ITA Airways after Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) declared it was no longer interested in the privatisation project.Switzerland-headquartered shipping firm MSC submitted a joint bid with German airline Lufthansa in May for a stake in Italian airline ITA Airways, ...
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NewsITA Airways adds cargo capacity to cargo.one
Source: cargo.oneITA Airways Cargo will place its capacity on booking portal cargo.one, opening up extra capacity for the Italian market.The move comes as the one-year-old airline has identified digital distribution expansion as a key strategic pillar of its development plan.Cargo.one said that thousands of freight forwarders worldwide would benefit from ...
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Lufthansa Group and MSC make joint bid for ITA Airways
German airline Lufthansa has submitted a joint bid with Switzerland-headquartered shipping firm Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) for a stake in Italian airline ITA Airways, according to media reports.Air Cargo News first reported that the MSC Group aimed to work with Lufthansa to acquire a majority stake in ITA in January.In ...
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Italian government kicks off ITA sale
The Italian government has begun the process of finding a partner for Italian state airline ITA Airways after container shipping company Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) and German airline Lufthansa expressed their interest last month.In the first stage of this process, the government will retain a minority stake in ITA Airways, ...
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MSC and Lufthansa eye ITA Airways
Container shipping giant Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) is interested in acquiring a majority stake in Italian state airline ITA Airways.The MSC Group aims to create a partnership with the Italian Government and the German airline Lufthansa.Both the MSC Group and Lufthansa have expressed the wish that the Italian Government maintains ...