--=======2BB81C0E======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-3B86286A; 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 LITTORAL, last coup de teatre for Air Littoral. It returns in fact in= =20 track for its acquisition Seven Group, with 11 million euro demands. The=20 fund, that controls Azzurra Air, is successful to find the money just wh= en=20 the court of Montpellier had to decide what to make of the French carrier= =20 after the lacked arrival the purchase proposal of the Ionis group,=20 iintentionated to replace itself to Seven Group. The fund guided from the= =20 Italian Mario Palmonella in fact has been represented to the Court,=20 asserting of having the necessary money. The court has suspended every=20 decision in matter in order to assess above all if it were true, after th= e=20 bad check that had introduced it the past week Seven Group . ALITALIA maintain the route Cagliari-Rome under the territorial continuit= y=20 until Jan. 15th.. 2004. AZZURRA AIR, the whole Avro's fleet now is in storage at Exeter. BABOO AIRWAYS intends soon in the first months of 2004 to add Florence as= =20 new destination. LIVINGSTON AVIATION GROUP, christened Playa Maroma, the first A330/200's=20 accepted on Dec. 19th. 2003. This is the most modern and comfortable plan= e=20 available in the market and will rich the Ventaglio Group fleet. 272 seat= s,=20 24 in business with a 140 cm pitch and 248 in ecomody with 85 cm pitch.=20 Caribbean, Indian Ocean and Far East are the market where this plane will= fly. In the fiscal year 2002/3 161 million Euro is the turn around, 60 outside= =20 the group. 70% more is the growth registered comparing the previous perio= d. Livingston Aviation Group S.p.A., formed in March 2003 now control two=20 airlines, Lauda Air Italy and Livingston Energy Flight. Apart the 161 million Euro turn around registered, the group reports also= =20 8,5 million Euro as EBITDAR. 21.748 are the flying hours and 631.598 passengers carried, 33% more for=20 the first value and 70% for the second. During 2001/2 Ventaglio Group has awarded the 60% of the turn around to=20 Livingston Aviation Group 40% divided to other tour operators, ticket so= ld=20 via the Ventaglio Call Center or via normals GDS's. Livingston S.p.A., founded in January of this year as new brand carrier o= f=20 the group has produced 29 million Euro with an EBITDA, positive for 0,4=20 million Euro. Passenger carried from Livingston S.p.A, with a fleet=20 composed from 3 Airbus 321-200 was 245.421, 4.361 thew flying hours opera= ted.. Second and third A330's are expected in delivered in May and July 2004. MERIDIANA has leased four A319's, to replace both BAe146/200 fleet. First= =20 in painting in Koln will be delivered soon in March and is an ex Khalifa=20 plane, three are ex SN Brussels. That's all for today, Merry Christmas, Best Regards, Marco FINELLI --=======2BB81C0E======= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-3B86286A Content-Disposition: inline --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.553 / Virus Database: 345 - Release Date: 18/12/2003 --=======2BB81C0E=======--