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Hi to all,
further news from Italy,

ALBANIAN from March 28th. 2005 will operate the four weekly flights=20
differently from the first press release for the route from Turin to=20
Tirana. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday instead of the past communicated=
=20
(tu-th-sa-su)

LV 252 TIA-TRN 14.00-16.00 MO-WE-FR
LV 253 TRN-TIA 17.00-19.00 MO-WE-FR



BLUE PANORAMA AIRLINES has proposed to SAB - Societ=E0 per l'Aeroporto di=20
Bologna to built a new hangar as maintenance facility for the fleet=20
composed by B737s and B767s. Plus in future for the B7E7's where also=20
Boeing is interested to have an overhaul facility certified in South Europe=
=20
for the new jetliner. With 9 jetliners (5 B737/400s and 4 B767/300ERs) Blue=
=20
Panorama looks with interests the airport of Bologna due to the=20
geographical positive position, for the positive territory in order to=20
collect traffic not only from the region but also from the nearest regional=
=20
areas while Tuscany, Veneto and Marche. It has start up five destination in=
=20
the long haul and further ones are expected soon in the leisure and=20
business sector of traffic. Its close also to open the new Bologna-Shanghai.
Its confirmed the intention to quote the airline at the stock exchange=20
before the end of the year or in the first months of the next one. Advisor=
=20
BNL is on the way to evaluate the best solution and Franco Pecci is on the=
=20
way to wait the informations from the advisor. Surely the stock exchange=20
join will be advanced from a increase stake capital for 40-50 million =80.

BRITISH AIRWAYS will give up the route Genoa-London LGW with effect March=20
26th. 2005.

DELTA AIR LINES with effect May 1st. 2005 until Sept. 30th. will add the=20
second seasonal daily flight from Rome FCO to Atlanta with B767/300ERs. Its=
=20
expected to resume seasonally the route Rome FCO-Cincinnati.

EUROFLY today is reported on Corriere della Sera that is looking to modify=
=20
its strategy in order to evaluate better especially the next months due to=
=20
the Tsunami event in the Indian Ocean that has reduced from 7 to 3 weekly=20
the rotations scheduled at the moment from Italy to Maldives. Eurofly have=
=20
the 60% of share market on the route. Its on the way to reduce of the 5% in=
=20
agreement with the trade unions temporary the salaries in order to haven't=
=20
an hole of 20 million =80 of losses. Its postponed at the moment they thinks=
=20
the start up of the all leisure flight Milan Mxp-New York JFK but are=20
confirmed the seasonals from Bologna, Naples, Palermo to New York T4. About=
=20
relations especially on that long flights with Alitalia, Augusto Angeletti,=
=20
CEO in Eurofly and in the past until three years ago the pilot trade union=
=20
leader in Alitalia he reports that there are no interested manifested from=
=20
Alitalia baout partnership on long haul operation to US and to other=20
markets. That management and the old one has maintained the same aplomb in=
=20
order to be disregarded about the Eurofly new strategies and the possible=20
shares with the Italian flag carrier. Alitalia continue ion its way says=20
Angioletti, has miss to create a global transnational airline with KLM. It=
=20
has not applied the new business plan in the past and after ownership=20
change in Eurofly they hasn't approved that the new plan appointed from=20
Angeletti has allowed for Eurofly to close in profit. Eurofly at the time=20
being is in the hands of Spinnaker private equity fund composed from 60% by=
=20
Banca Profilo and 30% from Camuzzi Holding.

ITALI Airlines will present probably in late February, beginning of March=20
the new corporate identity showing the new addition, the Do328JETs and the=
=20
MD82s.

MALEV code sharing with Alitalia the flight to and from Milan Mxp with=20
effect March 26th. 2005 it will give up its operations from Budapest to=20
Milan Mxp. Alitalia will grant the route with three flight a day operated=20
from MD82s.

SOLINAIR its reported to be in talks with the Consortium that owns the=20
airport of Marina di Campo for operate the flight with public service=20
obligation funds achieved from the consortium that owns the islander=20
airport and the Region Tuscany. Routes operated from May to September from=
=20
Pisa to Elba and Milan Mxp to Elba five times a week, day of non operations=
=20
are tu and we from June 14th. to September 15th. The Milan Mxp-Elba starts=
=20
from 139=80 plus taxes. Additionally could be served the route to Florence.=
=20
19 seater Let410 turboprops is the equipment planned to serve the route.=20
Can be used also Dornier 228. Siena-Milan Mxp six times a week from mo to=20
sa and from su to fr from Milan Mxp to Siena are involved to operate the=20
route with fares starting from 39=80 one way plus taxes.

TRANSAVIA is on the way to open four new stops in Italy and an undisclosed=
=20
fifth today unknown or intentionally maintained secret.
Alghero, two times a week served via Calvi. Lamezia, Palermo both weekly=20
and Catania two times a week.

WINDJET was hit from a fraud, someones now jailed has bought around 100=20
tickets with cloned credit card codes.


That's all for today,
Best Regards,
Marco

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