DALLAS — In 1964, Pope Paul VI made history by becoming the first Pope to use a commercial airliner for an official visit. The Vatican chartered a Douglas DC-8. The now-defunct Alitalia operated the ...

ITA Airways is owned 100 % by the Italian State. It was created in October with 52 aircraft and just under 3,000 employees, while Alitalia had 11,000. ITA is currently undergoing a process of ...