Airlines
Alitalia Successor ITA Confirms October 15 Launch
Italia Trasporto Aereo is set to meet with unions to discuss employment conditions on Wednesday and plans to start ticket sales on Thursday.

Italia Trasporto Aereo (ITA) will open the sales of flights and the application process for staff on August 26 as it moves forward with plans to start commercial operations on October 15, the new national airline of Italy said Tuesday. The successor to bankrupt Alitalia last week obtained its air operator certificate and license from Italian civil aviation authority ENAC. Alitalia announced separately that it will no longer sell tickets for flights due to depart after ITA’s launch starting midnight on August 24 local time.