Joerg Eberhart
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Aviation
ITA Airways to Join Lufthansa-ANA Europe–Japan Joint Venture.
ITA Airways will join the Europe-Japan Joint Venture operated by Lufthansa Group and All Nippon Airways (ANA) from autumn 2026, marking another significant step in the Italian carrier’s integration into the Lufthansa Group. The agreement was signed on the sidelines of the IATA Annual General Meeting in Rio de Janeiro and will expand the scope of the joint venture, which…
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Aviation
90% of ITA Airways is acquired by Lufthansa Group.
The 73rd Annual General Meeting of Deutsche Lufthansa AG is now over. The meeting was attended by over 1,600 shareholders. The group declared during the meeting that it will purchase an extra 49% of the company for EUR 325 million, bringing its ownership of ITA Airways to 90%. The Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance will keep the remaining 10%…
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Aviation
Volotea and ITA Airways Sign Bilateral Codeshare to Boost Connectivity.
ITA Airways and Volotea, the airline that connects small and medium-sized European cities, have announced the start of their bilateral codeshare agreement, which will take effect on April 15, 2026. This represents a new phase in the two businesses’ strategic alliance, which aims to improve ties between Europe and Italy. With up to 104 possible origin and destination combinations (O&D),…
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Associations
ITA Airways becomes a member of Star Alliance
In a ceremony at Rome Fiumicino Airport Terminal 3’s Piazza di Spagna Lounge, ITA Airways announced its membership in the Alliance. In front of the media and institutional guests, Joerg Eberhart, the chief executive officer and general manager of ITA Airways, Theo Panagiotoulias, the chief executive officer of Star Alliance, and Dieter Vranckx, the chief commercial officer of Lufthansa Group,…
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