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Alitalia Airlines (Società Aerea Italiana S.p.A.) was an Italian airline which was once the flag carrier and largest airline of Italy. The company had its head office in Fiumicino, Rome. The airline was owned by the Government of Italy as a nationalized business from its founding in 1946 until it was privatized in 2009. However, it struggled with profitability whilst operating as a private company, including failed negotiations to sell to other private parties. The airline entered extraordinary administration in 2017 following many years of financial losses. The Italian government eventually took back ownership of the airline in March 2020.
On 24 August 2021, Alitalia announced that it would cease operations on 15 October 2021.
On 15 October 2021, in a hybrid reorganization, Alitalia sold its entire operation to ITA Airways, a newly formed state-owned flag carrier. (Wiki: Alitalia)
Major Alitalia accidents:
• Linee Aeree Italiane flight 451 - 18 December 1954
• Linee Aeree Italiane flight 451 - 24 November 1956
• Alitalia flight 618 - 26 February 1960
• Alitalia flight 771 - 7 July 1962 Junnar, India | I-DIWD Douglas DC-8-43 | Fatalities:94/Occupants:94
• Alitalia flight 112 - 5 May 1972 Palermo, Italy | I-DIWB Douglas DC-8-43 | Fatalities:115/Occupants:115
• Alitalia flight 4128 - 23 December 1978 Palermo, Italy | I-DIKQ McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 | Fatalities:108/Occupants:129
• Alitalia flight 404 - 14 November 1990 Stadlerberg, Switzerland | I-ATJA McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 | Fatalities:46/Occupants:46
| Regi. | Aircraft Type | Airline | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | I-DUPU | McDonnell Douglas MD-11 | Alitalia | Rome – Fiumicino (Leonardo da Vinci) (FCO / LIRF) Italy – July 12, 1997 |
 | I-DIWG | Douglas DC-8-43 | Alitalia | London – Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) England, United Kingdom – 1976 |
 | I-DIWA | Douglas DC-8-43 | Alitalia | London – Heathrow, United Kingdom / 20 August 1960 |
 | I-DIZA | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 | Alitalia | Frankfurt – International (Main) (FRA / EDDF), Germany | 24/04/1970 |
Alitalia, Italy – Aviaco, Spain – Crossair, Switzerland – Monarch Airlines, UK – Pan Am, USA – Varig, Brazil
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