ITA Airways announces 1,200 hires and confirms better-than-expected performance
ITA Airways estimates to end the year 2022 with a revenue result above the updated budget based on the capacity [...]

ITA Airways Estimates to end the year 2022 with a revenue result higher than the updated budget based on actual capacity thanks to better results in both average fare and load factor.
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The Italian flag carrier has given the green light to its 2023 hiring plan, which involves the entry of over 1200 new resources, in the positions of flight attendants, aspirants and certificants, pilots and commanders. Already in the coming days a recruitment plan will begin in cooperation with the company Cving in major Italian cities. The new aircrew will be selected with a view to upgrading the ITA Airways fleet from the current 65 aircraft will see the arrival of 39 machines, including nine long-range ones in 2023.
In the press note, to my memory, for the first time the company officially mentions the negotiation of the sale to Lufthansa:
ITA Airways continues positive and constructive interlocutions with Lufthansa, identified by Mef as a possible ally in a climate of full cooperation, with the sole objective of aiming at the profitable development of the Company.
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ITA Airways has been able to build its growth on the recovery of the airline industry by carrying more than 10 million passengers, consistently gaining top rankings, globally, with the 99% by Regularity On its entire operations and l'87% by Punctuality thanks to its flights landing on time, thus reaching record highs, despite the critical issues caused by an ailing airport sector.
ITA Airways market share on domestic flights, in terms of passengers carried, went up progressively by 8 points percentages between March and September, peaking at 22%.
Flying approaches 1 million subscribers
Flying, the loyalty program of ITA Airways records more than 800,000 members and new business partnerships to offer its members an increasingly rich travel experience with more choice and flexibility.
Destination network grows
The Company's network is also growing exponentially over the long haul. Departing with only the Rome-New York flight at the height of the pandemic, ITA Airways today boasts 9 intercontinental destinations in the United States, Latin America and Asia.
The new direct Rome-New Delhi flight leaves today and the one to Malé in the Maldives on December 17, adding to the routes to Boston, Miami, Los Angeles, São Paulo, Buenos Aires, and Tokyo already operating.
The fleet expansion is another step forward in ITA Airways' growth strategy that will lead it to To be the greenest Company in Europe in 2026. with the 80% of next-generation aircraft and the resulting reduction of 1.3 mln tons of CO2 emissions. As early as the end of 2023, the fleet will be at the next-generation 50%.