> In a message dated 9/6/03 7:20:55 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > var8808@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > > > ALITALIA has introduce on Sept. 1st. 2003 its 13th B767/300ER in fleet and= > > =20 > > registered EI-DBP 24J/184Y christened "Duca degli Abruzzi", painted with=20 > > full AZA livery, the internal lay-out (galley, seats) is the same of the=20 > > previous configuration used from Air Canad=E0. > > New marketing strategies starting autumn 2003 and a 47% sales increase in=20 > > August these are the new marking news of thiese days for the italian flag=20 > > > >Alireza Alivandvafa > Why the EI reg? It may have an Irish lessor, but Air France does not attach > N numbers to its ILFC planes > Air France is a different airline from a different country than Alitaliia. Different rules apply. Up until just the past few years, foreign aircraft leased by USA airlines needed to be re-registered in the USA. David R http://home.attbi.com/~damiross http://home.attbi.com/~damiross/books.html