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Alitalia Successor ITA Picks Airbus for Future Fleet

ITA has inked deals with Airbus and Air Lease Corp for 59 Airbus narrowbody and widebody airliners ahead of its formal launch October 15.

Airbus chief commercial officer Christian Scherer (left), ITA executive chairman Alfredo Altavilla (center), and Air Lease Corporation executive president Steven Udvar-Hazy sign agreements for the future fleet of new-generation Airbus aircraft for ITA.

By Cathy Buyck • Contributor - Europe

October 1, 2021

Italia Trasporto Aereo (ITA), the new Italian airline scheduled to replace Alitalia on October 15, plans to operate a single fleet of Airbus jets on its short-, medium-, and long-haul networks. The new airline will buy 28 jets directly from Airbus and acquire 56 aircraft from six lessors, including 31 under a deal with Air Lease Corporation (ALC), it confirmed Thursday. “ITA has done a thorough clean-sheet aircraft evaluation and has chosen Airbus across all segments. It sets a benchmark in driving the decarbonization and efficiency agenda,” commented Christian Scherer, Airbus's chief commercial officer and head of Airbus International. “From the start, we have been working closely with ITA, listening carefully to their requirement,” he said.

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