Air Serbia, Croatia Airlines awarded top safety rating

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Alitalia brand on sale

ITA will start flying on October 15 as Italy's new flag carrier, replacing a bankrupt Alitalia, but hardly anyone has heard of it. That's not the case for Alitalia - a storied brand, albeit tarnished by years of labour troubles, inefficiency and serial bankruptcies. Which is why the head of ITA Fabio Lazzerini (a former Alitalia man) plans to buy the brand in a tender the Italian government announced last week. ITA will be flying the old airline's aircraft, using many of its slots in Milan and Rome, and be staffed by the slimmed-down remnants of the old carrier's workforce. That's not the way ITA is being spun by Brussels and Rome. The European Commission determined last week that ITA and Alitalia are separate entities - so-called economic discontinuity. As a result, the new company is not liable for €900 million in illegal state aid received by its predecessor, which also allows Rome to inject €1.35 billion of fresh money into the new company. Just a few weeks before its maiden flight, search engine results for “ITA” bring up everything from the Italian Trade Agency to Amsterdam’s International Theatre. That makes the Alitalia brand crucial for the new company. ITA chief Lazzerini said he’d “do everything” to win the auction, which starts at €290 million. Only Ryanair publicly showed any interest - which it has since withdrawn. Industry figures say there’s been little appetite among competitors for the troubled brand, although reports say Italian ministerial officials are expecting some interest. Only companies “having a net worth … of not less than €200 million and holding air transport operating licenses or air operator certifications” are allowed to bid.
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Air Serbia, Croatia Airlines awarded top safety rating

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Air Serbia and Croatia Airlines have been awarded the highest seven star safety ranking from the world’s only airline safety and product ratings agency "Airline Ratings". The safety rating for each airline is based on a comprehensive analysis utilising information from the world’s aviation governing bodies and leading associations, along with government and historical data. Evaluation criteria are focused on elements such as IOSA certification, US FAA endorsement, condition and age of the fleet, accident history, International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) safety rating of the country of origin, and other parameters. A seven star safety rating is awarded to airlines that meet all the assessment criteria. In comparison, Adria Airways settled for a six star ranking and Montenegro Airlines for five stars.

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Anonymous10:50
Congratulations JU and OU!
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Anonymous13:09
Didn't the JU Sofia incident lowered the safety ranking?
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