There wasn’t a party, nor a press event. Instead, ITA Airways’ first birthday and the entry into service of its maiden Airbus A220-300 went by almost unnoticed. Priority for those in charge of the carrier – which was born smaller and leaner from the ashes of former Italian flag carrier and one-time Berlusconi-backed boondoggle, Alitalia – has been to ensure that history doesn’t repeat itself.
The A220 is