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 A Germanwings plane on its way to Rome was forced to land at Venice's Marco Polo airport on Friday after two people on board fell sick, a spokeswoman for the company told The Local. https://www.thelocal.it/20150403/germanwings-jet-lands-in-venice-after-two-fall-ill Fri, 03 Apr 2015 19:27:19 +0200 germanwings-jet-lands-in-venice-after-two-fall-ill The leader of Italy’s Five Star Movement sparked outrage on Friday when he said there were similarities between the “depressed” Germanwings co-pilot who officials said deliberately crashed his plane, killing 150 people, and Italian premier Matteo Renzi. https://www.thelocal.it/20150327/uproar-as-grillo-likens-renzi-to-germanwings-pilot Fri, 27 Mar 2015 18:22:25 +0100 uproar-as-grillo-likens-renzi-to-germanwings-pilot Italy's flagship airline Alitalia has changed its rules to ensure there are two people in the cockpit at all times, after French investigators said a Germanwings plane was intentionally downed by a co-pilot. https://www.thelocal.it/20150327/alitalia-brings-in-two-person-cockpit-rule Fri, 27 Mar 2015 14:04:03 +0100 alitalia-brings-in-two-person-cockpit-rule Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Tuesday said he was "deeply shocked" by the Germanwings plane crash in France, in which all 150 people on board are feared to be dead. https://www.thelocal.it/20150324/renzi-deeply-shocked-by-france-air-crash-germanwings Tue, 24 Mar 2015 17:42:33 +0100 renzi-deeply-shocked-by-france-air-crash-germanwings