--=======3D533FA5======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-6E9871B8; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi to all, further news in this issue regarding the Italian civil aviation scene; AIR ONE will add regular flights from Cagliari to Rome FCO. The airline h= as=20 signed the agreement with ENAC - Italian Civil Aviation Authority. ALITALIA has bought the 20% in Alha, a cargo logistic handling company wi= th=20 operations in Milan Malpensa and in other parts of Italy. Continue to be interested to operate in future the Cagliari-Rome FCO leg. AZZURRA AIR informs that Seven Group will not save Air Littoral because=20 wasn't found the funds necessaries to allow the purchase of the french ca= rrier. BLUE PANORAMA expects a 2003 turn around estimated in 120 million of Euro= .=20 Close to 700000 are the passenger forecasted. In 2002 results has reported 85 million of Euro as year turn around and=20 550000 passengers carried. In 2004 are estimated around 100-120000 passenger more and 140 million Eu= ro. Ten planes, 3 767's, 5 737/400's and a pair of Piaggio 180 Avanti is the=20 fleet of the charter airline under the control of Distal & ITR and Pecci=20 family. HELVETIC adds new stops in Italy: With effect Feb. 27th. 2004 Venice, four times a week; With effect March 28th. 2004, Rome (two flight a day, 1 on Sa & Su) and=20 Naples (Tu-Th-Sa). VARIG with effect Jan.- 6th. 20034 will replace the 767's with MD11's on=20 both flights to Italy. VOLARE GROUP, the argentine's investor Eduardo Eurnekian, with interests = in=20 Southern Winds is the new shareholder of this italian private airline. 40= =20 million of Euro is the amount of the injection in the italian airline=20 capital. Volare will join Southern Winds with a 30% of the stake. That's all for today, Best Regards, Marco --=======3D533FA5======= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-6E9871B8 Content-Disposition: inline --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.548 / Virus Database: 341 - Release Date: 05/12/2003 --=======3D533FA5=======--