https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Travellers from New York arrived in Italy's Milan Malpensa airport on the route's first Covid-tested and "quarantine-free" flight on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20210404/first-passengers-take-covid-tested-flights-from-us-to-milan Sun, 04 Apr 2021 13:42:13 +0200 first-passengers-take-covid-tested-flights-from-us-to-milan The Italian government announced plans on Thursday to inject at least three billion euros ($3.2 billion) into Alitalia to help save it from collapse in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. https://www.thelocal.it/20200508/italy-insists-3m-for-alitalia-is-not-another-rescue Fri, 08 May 2020 11:52:34 +0200 italy-insists-3m-for-alitalia-is-not-another-rescue The UK airline warned passengers all flights were cancelled as it went into administration on Thursday, citing the coronavirus outbreak as one of the reasons for its collapse. https://www.thelocal.it/20200305/flights-to-italy-cancelled-as-airline-flybe-collapses Thu, 05 Mar 2020 10:48:17 +0100 flights-to-italy-cancelled-as-airline-flybe-collapses Air Italy, the country's second-biggest airline, has suspended operations and can't guarantee any flights beyond the end of the month. https://www.thelocal.it/20200211/air-italy-liquidation Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:41:18 +0100 air-italy-liquidation Ryanair has signed deals with cabin crew unions in Italy to provide employment contracts under Italian law, the Irish no-frills airline said Tuesday ahead of a Europe-wide strike over working conditions. https://www.thelocal.it/20180925/ryanair-signs-deals-with-italian-cabin-crew-unions Tue, 25 Sep 2018 17:25:28 +0200 ryanair-signs-deals-with-italian-cabin-crew-unions Three Italian unions confirmed their call to Ryanair workers to stage a four-hour strike Saturday, due to their exclusion from contract negotiations with the Ireland-based budget airline. https://www.thelocal.it/20180210/italian-unions-call-for-ryanair-strike-on-saturday Sat, 10 Feb 2018 05:30:09 +0100 italian-unions-call-for-ryanair-strike-on-saturday A dogfight over the assets of troubled Alitalia and Air Berlin heralds a new shake-up in the European airline industry – but unless other carriers cut costs they may meet a similar fate themselves, analysts warn. https://www.thelocal.it/20170827/german-italian-airlines-flying-towards-consolidation Sun, 27 Aug 2017 11:37:48 +0200 german-italian-airlines-flying-towards-consolidation Air traffic in Italy will be disrupted on Monday due to strikes at the nation's airports, including a four-hour work stoppage by air traffic controllers. https://www.thelocal.it/20170320/alitalia-strikes-disrupt-travel-in-italy Mon, 20 Mar 2017 09:59:59 +0100 alitalia-strikes-disrupt-travel-in-italy Troubled airline Alitalia is planning to make 2,400 staff redundant and cut some salaries by almost a third, trade union sources said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170317/calls-for-strikes-as-alitalia-plans-to-cut-one-fifth-of-its-staff Fri, 17 Mar 2017 17:53:22 +0100 calls-for-strikes-as-alitalia-plans-to-cut-one-fifth-of-its-staff Struggling Italian airline Alitalia on Wednesday announced a new strategic cost-cutting plan, as it seeks to head off turbulence and return to profitability by the end of 2019. https://www.thelocal.it/20170316/alitalia-has-revealed-its-cost-cutting-plan Thu, 16 Mar 2017 10:04:18 +0100 alitalia-has-revealed-its-cost-cutting-plan Alitalia announced the cancellation of 142 flights scheduled for Tuesday due to strike action which the airline condemned as "incomprehensible". https://www.thelocal.it/20160705/142-flights-scrapped-as-alitalia-staff-strike-over-scrapped-privileges Tue, 05 Jul 2016 10:16:29 +0200 142-flights-scrapped-as-alitalia-staff-strike-over-scrapped-privileges A Singapore Airlines plane caught fire on Monday while making an emergency landing at Changi Airport after turning back from a flight to Milan following an engine oil warning message, the carrier said. https://www.thelocal.it/20160627/panic-as-milan-bound-flight-catches-fire-upon-emergency-landing Mon, 27 Jun 2016 10:25:23 +0200 panic-as-milan-bound-flight-catches-fire-upon-emergency-landing Michael O'Leary insisted on Thursday he will be at the controls of Ryanair for years to come and scotched suggestions the Irish airline's financial success could trigger takeover interest. https://www.thelocal.it/20150910/unlike-alitalia-we-dont-need-gulf-carriers-ryanair-ceo Thu, 10 Sep 2015 15:58:44 +0200 unlike-alitalia-we-dont-need-gulf-carriers-ryanair-ceo An Alitalia jet landed safely in New York on Sunday after the airline received a bomb threat. https://www.thelocal.it/20150615/alitalia-jet-evacuated-after-bomb-threat Mon, 15 Jun 2015 11:34:08 +0200 alitalia-jet-evacuated-after-bomb-threat Ryanair said on Tuesday it would fight a €550,000 fine imposed by Italy's anti-trust body for running customer service lines that charged premium rates but rarely resolved passengers' problems. https://www.thelocal.it/20150120/ryanair-vows-to-fight-italy-customer-service-fine Tue, 20 Jan 2015 13:58:00 +0100 ryanair-vows-to-fight-italy-customer-service-fine Alitalia has been saved from bankruptcy after officially signing a deal that will see Abu Dhabi's Etihad taking a 49 percent stake in Italy's national carrier. https://www.thelocal.it/20140808/alitalia-signs-merger-deal-with-etihad Fri, 08 Aug 2014 18:24:00 +0200 alitalia-signs-merger-deal-with-etihad Etihad Airways chief James Hogan said on Wednesday he aimed to complete negotiations on buying 49 percent of Alitalia by the end of the month but stressed the company had to be "right-sized" first. https://www.thelocal.it/20140716/alitalia-deal-hangs-on-airline-resize-etihad-chief Wed, 16 Jul 2014 15:16:00 +0200 alitalia-deal-hangs-on-airline-resize-etihad-chief Italian flag carrier Alitalia's chief executive on Sunday hailed a preliminary deal with trade unions over layoffs, saying it was a "decisive step" that he hoped would help seal a partnership with Emirates airline Etihad. https://www.thelocal.it/20140714/alitalia-boss-hails-job-cuts-deal-for-etihad-alliance Mon, 14 Jul 2014 10:00:00 +0200 alitalia-boss-hails-job-cuts-deal-for-etihad-alliance Abu Dhabi airline Etihad Airways tied up a deal to rescue debt-laden carrier Alitalia on Wednesday by taking 49.0 percent of the Italian company. https://www.thelocal.it/20140625/etihad-saves-crippled-alitalia-with-stake-deal Wed, 25 Jun 2014 14:38:00 +0200 etihad-saves-crippled-alitalia-with-stake-deal Struggling Italian airline Alitalia will have to shed 2,200 jobs as part of its planned tie-up with Etihad Airways, which has promised to invest €560 million, the head of the Italian airline said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140609/2200-jobs-to-go-in-painful-alitalia-etihad-shake-up Mon, 09 Jun 2014 18:20:00 +0200 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