Reality Check: The Benefits Of Lufthansa’s Acquisition Are Not Obvious

ITA Airways aircraft
Credit: Airbus
To state the obvious: It is great news for ITA Airways that the European Commission has finally approved Lufthansa’s plan to take an initial 41% stake in the new Italian airline. Everyone involved has agreed for some time that ITA would not be sustainable very long as a stand-alone entity and would...
Jens Flottau

Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Jens is executive editor and leads Aviation Week Network’s global team of journalists covering commercial aviation.

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