ITA Airways, Italy’s new national carrier, has taken delivery of
its first A350, becoming the 40th operator of the type. The
aircraft, which is on lease from ALAFCO, landed for the first time in Italy at
Rome Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport on Wednesday evening.
ITA Airways’ A350 cabin is configured in
a two-class layout, with 334 seats comprising 33 full lie-flat bed Business and
301 Economy seats.
ITA Airways’ A350 will start operations early June 2022 to serve the new intercontinental routes that the company will open in
the summer season from Rome Fiumicino to Los Angeles, Buenos Aires and Sao
Paulo.
In December 2021, the Italian carrier
firmed up an order for 28 Airbus, including 18 Single Aisle (seven A220s, 11
A320neos) and 10 A330neos, the latest version of the most popular A330 widebody
airliner. Moreover, ITA Airways already leased more than 50
additional new generation Airbus aircraft, six of which are A350s, to
complement their fleet modernisation.
The Airbus A350’s clean-sheet design
features state-of-the-art aerodynamics, fuselage and wings made of advanced
materials, plus the most fuel-efficient Rolls-Royce
Trent XWB engines.
Together, these
latest technologies translate into unrivalled levels of operational efficiency
and sustainability for ITA Airways, with a 25% reduction in fuel-burn and CO2
emissions compared to previous generation aircraft.
ITA Airways is a company totally owned by the Italian Ministry of
Economy and Finance for the exercise of business in the air transport sector.
ITA Airways aims at creating an efficient and innovative air carrier that will
become a reference point in providing Italy with quality connectivity both in
terms of international destinations, thus boosting tourism and foreign trade,
and within the country, also taking advantage of the train-air integrated
mobility.
ITA
Airways will place the best customer service at the center of its strategy
(through a strong digitization of processes that ensure a best-in-class
experience and personalized services), combined with sustainability, in its
environmental (new green and technologically advanced aircraft, use of
sustainable fuels), social (equality and inclusion for a gender-neutral
company) and governance (integration of sustainability into internal strategies
and processes) aspects. ITA Airways is a member?of SkyTeam?alliance?as of
October 2021.
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