Word: alitalia
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...airlines-Pan American, TWA, American, Northwest Orient, Continental, United, National and World Airways-have ordered 70 of the big planes. Other orders have come from Lufthansa German Airlines, Japan Air Lines, BOAC, Air France, Alitalia, Irish International Airlines, KLM and Air-India. Most of the carriers prefer a first-and tourist-class seating that allows for 350 to 362 passengers. To Boeing, which had originally planned the 747 as a military transport that would be similar to Lockheed's successful C-5A, this almost negates the whole idea of the nine-abreast economy airliners. To prove the point, Boeing...
...amount of money, however, can replace the works lost; money alone cannot effect the restoration of those harmed. Yet money is essential to the salvage operations. Alitalia has been carrying vital conservation materials free of charge, and many experts are donating their time and effort to the rescue operations. But materials must be bought and shipped on a massive scale; more conservateurs must be mobilized...
...Sunday noon to Monday noon. There are night coach fares, which cost 15% to 20% less than day coach rates and are mostly available on north-south flights. Also available are propeller-driven-plane fares, group fares of several types, youth and military standby fares, and many more. An Alitalia executive recently calculated that a passenger from the interior of the U.S., journeying through New York to Rome and several other European cities before returning via London, could fly under 111 different fare combinations...
...past few weeks, with summer touring getting into full swing, air travel in Western Europe has been a chancy proposition. The Scandinavian Airlines System's pilots were on strike for ten days; Sabena personnel were locked out after two weekend walkouts to press for a new work contract; Alitalia ground personnel walked out for the third time since May, and Air France employees went on their sixth short strike of the year...
JOSEPH H. LETOURNEAU Public Relations Manager Alitalia New York City...