An ITA Airways A321neo awaits delivery in Hamburg Finkenwerder. Credit: Kurt Hofmann The long-expected closure of Lufthansa Group’s takeover of ITA Airways is now expected for Jan. 16.

Lufthansa Group officially purchased a 41% stake in ITA Airways Jan. 17 with its capital infusion of €325 million ($334 million), making the Italian carrier its fifth network airline.

ITA Airways has launched a new air connection between Rome and Tripoli, Libya, marking the first direct flight between the two cities in years. The inaugural flight, ITA Airways flight AZ868 ...

ROME (AP) — Germany's Lufthansa Group on Friday finalized its acquisition of Italian airline ITA Airways, closing a long period of uncertainty for Italy’s former flagship carrier. Under the ...

German Lufthansa Closes Deal to Acquire 41% of ITA Airways, Gaining Full Control by 2033 ROME (AP) — Germany's Lufthansa Group on Friday finalized its acquisition of Italian airline ITA Airways ...

FRANKFURT, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Lufthansa finalised its acquisition of a 41% stake in Italian state-owned airline ITA after European antitrust remedies were put in place, it said on Friday ...

ITA and its partners, for example, control most routes from Rome and Milan to North America. Under the deal, the merged company must make it possible for rival airlines to launch non-stop flights ...

A British Airways crewmember accidentally deployed the aircraft’s emergency slide at London’s Heathrow Airport on Monday morning, delaying the flight for hours. The flight, which was scheduled ...