--=======39BE3AFD======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-484C6389; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi to all this is another updating regarding the italian civil scene: GANDALF AIRLINES have approved the first half business results at June=20 30th. 2003 with an income of 20,8 million Euro with an inferior result of= =20 5,6 million Euro registered in 2002. This fact is due to the fleet=20 reduction from 10 to 8 planes -29% are the passenger carried from 152.89= 9=20 to 108.268, with an increase load factor from 51% to 53%. 22% less are th= e=20 flights operatedand the net financial result reports loses for 9,5 millio= n=20 Euro During the board held yesterday the chairman Giovanni Laterza have=20 confirmed the intention to left the airline and this intention was=20 confirmed from the board and him has been replaced from Gabriele=20 Penitenti, and Giovanni Polvani as vice president. The board informs that are in course action to verify the proposal of an = US=20 financial group presented in July for the subscription of part of the=20 increase stake capital decided on the meeting held on Jan. 29th. 2003. QATAR AIRWAYS for celebrate the first year of operations to Italy have=20 introduced new catering menus reflecting the italian style cuisine. Regional finest dishes will served on flights to Europe, Rajan Chopra sai= d=20 - airline catering manager. In first class a menu composed from 10 specialities starting from appetizers, chicken, cannelloni with mushroom,= =20 fettuccine with spinach, cakes with ricotta cheese and the famous cassata= =20 alla siciliana cake. In business class appetizers, pasta and dessert. The= =20 target and efforts are to serve also a first class catering also to the=20 economy class with a menu that enclose salad, cannelloni with ricotta=20 cheese and spinach and tiramisu' cake. WIND JET has carried up to 100000 passengers in two months of operations=20 with a 71,34% as load factor. In 2003 are planned net profits in spite = of=20 the management have increased the amortization costs quotes of the=20 start-up After the success Catania-Rome, starting Sept. 1st. 2003 the=20 flights will upgraded from four to five daily pour each sense from monda= y=20 to friday To be added direct fligths from Catania to Milan Linate from=20 October. Now is available a promotional campaign for each one will purcha= se=20 a ticket before Sept. 10th. to fly from Sept. 1st. to Nov. 30th. that pla= ns=20 to lock the maximum fare for the full capacity of the flights from Sicily= =20 to Rome and Milan. Also, between October 2003 and March 2004 are planned new deliveries for=20 further 3 A320's that will allow's to open new international routes from Sicily and to increase the domestic and charter fights. Updating a previous message, checking, the fleET is composed now from thr= ee=20 and not four A320'S. That's all for today, Regards, Marco --=======39BE3AFD======= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-484C6389 Content-Disposition: inline --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.512 / Virus Database: 309 - Release Date: 19/08/2003 --=======39BE3AFD=======--