Alitalia

. The cup contains water in memory of Miriam's well, which accompanied the Israelites on their journey through the desert. In September 2004 Alitalia announced plans to acquire four additional Boeing 777-200ERs, three more B767-300ERs and 12 additional Embraer EMB-170s for its Alitalia Express subsidiary, due to be delivered in 2007 and 2008. Some place a "Cup of Miriam," filled with water, beside the customary "Cup of Elijah" (filled with wine) during the Passover Seder. The Embraer aircraft are mainly operated by subsidiary airline Alitalia Express. Miriam is a popular figure among some Jewish feminists. It also has ATR 72, Embraer ERJ-145 and Embraer ERJ-170. (Numbers 12).

The Alitalia fleet consists of the following aircraft (at July 2005):. After Aaron asked Moses to intercede for her, Moses uttered a five-word prayer: El nah refa nah-la — "O Lord, make her well," and she recovered within seven days. It went on to call the advertisement "misleading.". black) woman, possibly Zipporah, which made her guilty of speaking Lashon hara (gossiping, or speaking negatively about someone), for which she was struck with tzaraas, often mistranslated as leprosy. "The advertisement, that appeared on the main page, indicated that the price was particularly good value," the Antitrust agency said in a statement. Miriam is called a prophetess, and composed a victory song after Pharaoh's army was drowned in the Red Sea (Exodus 15:20-21) Later, she objected to the marriage of Moses to a Cushite (i.e. The Antitrust agency in a statement said the advertisement appeared on Alitalia's web site during May and June. Miriam then suggested that the princess take on a nurse for the child, and suggested Jochebed; as a result, Moses was raised to be familiar with his background as a Hebrew.

Italy's Antitrust agency fined Alitalia EUR30,000 (USD$35,800) on December 2005 for misleading consumers by advertising a round-trip flight tariff but showing only the price of a one-way ticket. She watched as the Pharaoh's daughter discovered the infant and decided to adopt him. See the external links section for more details. It was Miriam who, at Jochebed's request, hid Moses (then a baby) by the side of a river to evade the Pharaoh's order that newborn Hebrew boys be killed. The corporation's bid to fine and silence the creators of the website was withdrawn when Public Citizen, a US national non-profit consumer advocacy organization stepped in to support the website's owners according to the First Amendment. Her Hebrew name (מִרְיָם, Standard Hebrew Miryam, Tiberian Hebrew Miryām) means either "wished for child", "bitter" or "rebellious". Alitalia filed a lawsuit against the website in the US courts, claiming the violation of various trademark laws – the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, the Lanham Act, and the state common law of trademark. She appears first in the book of Exodus in the Hebrew Bible.

The climax of customer anger and frustration towards Italy's airline has led to the creation of Alitaliasucks.com, a website dedicated to all those that have ongoing unresolved problems including lack of compensation for baggage claims and flight delays and cancellations. Miriam was the sister of Moses and Aaron, and the daughter of Amram and Jochebed. The company's attitude towards its customers has sparked a series of testimonials and complaints on the web. Alitalia is infamous for its customer services when dealing with complaints and lost luggage. 26 of the 32 passengers on board were killed.
On 5 May 1972 an Alitalia DC8-43 flew into the side of a hill near near Palermo, Italy, during an approach in darkness and poor weather; the seven crew members and 108 passengers were all killed.
On 23 December 1978, an Alitalia DC9-32 crashed into the sea about two miles short of the runway of Palermo Punta Raisi airport during its approach; all five crew members and 103 of 124 passengers were killed.
On November 14, 1990 in Zurich an Alitalia aircraft crashed killing all passengers on board a half-filled McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32.

Kennedy International Airport), after circling for 2.5 hours. On December 18, 1954 a Linee Aeree Italiane Douglas DC-6 crashed on its fourth approach attempt to land at Idlewild (now John F. "MilleMiglia" is Alitalia's membership card that allows customers to save miles and trade them for free tickets. It employs 20,653 staff (at November 2005).

Alitalia is owned by the Italian Ministry of the Treasury (49%), other shareholders, including employees (49%) and Air France-KLM (2%). The planned €1.2 billion, or $1.6 billion, recapitalization of the near-bankrupt carrier, that involves massive job cuts is expected to take place in the spring of 2006. More recently the European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation of Italy's plans to restructure Alitalia to ensure that the ailing flag carrier does not receive illegal subsidies. Adding to the troubled airline's difficulties Italy's Antitrust agency fined Alitalia EUR30,000 (USD$35,800) for misleading consumers by advertising a round-trip flight tariff but showing only the price of a one-way ticket on its official website (December 2005).

While more money may be needed in early 2005, the airline seems to have avoided the threat of bankruptcy. On September 24, the company announced that it had reached an agreement with unions allowing access to a bridging loan from the Italian government. Talks went on with unions for pay cuts and layoffs, in an attempt to keep the company out of bankruptcy and possibly liquidation. It also said it was reconsidering its alliance with Air France.

It announced plans to lay off 5000 employees and to split the company into two divisions, an airline and a ground services division. In September 2004 the airline found itself in serious financial difficulties, with management saying it did not have enough cash to pay worker salaries past the end of that month. In April 2004 Alitalia acquired bankrupt regional airline Gandalf Airlines to gain additional slots at several European airports, mainly in Milan (Linate) and Paris (Charles De Gaulle). In November 2003 Alitalia announced that it would cut 2700 jobs over the next three years to prepare the airline for a merger with Air France and KLM.

In 1997 it set up a regional subsidiary Alitalia Express and in 2001 it became a founding member of the SkyTeam Alliance. By the 1990s, Alitalia was carrying nearly 25 million passengers annually. On 31 October 1957 Alitalia merged with Linee Aeree Italiane and took on the name of Alitalia Linee Aeree Italiane. The first international flight left a year later, travelling between Milan and cities in South America.

The inaugural flight, made by the very first plane in the fleet, was a Fiat G-12 Alcione, piloted by Virginio Reinero between Turin and Rome. Alitalia was established on 16 September 1946 as Aerolinee Italiane Internazionali, but more commonly known as Alitalia, and started operations on 5 May 1947, in which year it carried over 10,000 passengers. . The airline's main base is Malpensa International Airport (MXP), Milan, with a hub at Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport (FCO), Rome.

Headquartered in Rome, it operates services to domestic and international destinations. Alitalia (Linee Aeree Italiane) (IATA: AZ, ICAO: AZA, and Callsign: Alitalia) is the national airline of Italy. 73 McDonnell Douglas MD-82. 4 McDonnell Douglas MD-11.

10 Boeing 777-200. 13 Boeing 767-300. 2 Boeing 747-200. 23 Airbus A321-100.

11 Airbus A320-200. 12 Airbus A319-100. There have been at least four aircraft incidents involving Alitalia planes:
. Six Alitalia flights have been hijacked.