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La Rogers Cup 2019 di Montreal va in archivio con un altro recordo mondiale di pubblico: 223.016 spettatori nei nove giorni della manifestazione, numeri inavvicinabili e inavvicinati per qualunque altro torneo non-combined di una settimana. Nel 2020 a Montreal ci sarà il Premier 5 femminile, con Bianca Adreescu come campionessa uscente, ma pochi giorni prima ci saranno anche le Olimpiadi. Di questo e altro si è parlato con il direttore del torneo alla fine di questa edizione. Montreal: un altro record mondiale di pubblico, in attesa del tetto https://t.co/qBwRNBB7CJ pic.twitter.com/RZHShnRWcA — Ubitennis (@Ubitennis) August 13, 2019

An Alitalia A330 at MIA (Photo: AirlineGeeks | William Derrickson) Alitalia is back in business. It never went "out" of business, but now it is getting some more money, a new majority stakeholder (Atlantia), an industrial partner (Delta Air Lines) that knows how to make money flying planes (the focus is on "make money") and some sizeable state presence with the Ministry of Finance and Ferrovie dello Stato. It probably won't make a difference... and it would be entertaining if so much of Italian taxpayers' money weren't being poured down the drain. But here is how the plan is supposed to work out. https://airlinegeeks.com/2019/07/17/atlantia-to-become-alitalias-majority-stakeholder/

The Ilkley Trophy Celebrates Five-Year Landmark And Is Ready For A Bigger Event - https://t.co/CetwvJhgKt pic.twitter.com/avwqb20kOd — UbiTennis (@UbiTennisEng) June 27, 2019

Paul Jubb Goes On Tour, But Money Can Wait - https://t.co/N0g8DhCtvY pic.twitter.com/yaNscIh9jk — UbiTennis (@UbiTennisEng) June 21, 2019

Boeing 737-800 Abbotsford Since high average fares are quite typical of the Canadian market, it was not difficult to foresee the launch of one or more Ultra-Low-Cost Carrier (ULCC) ventures north of the 45 th  parallel. Despite being the first new ULCC, NewLeaf Airlines never really started their operations before they were eventually taken over by Flair Air in 2017, and a second start-up Canada Jetlines is only due to commence flights by the end of 2019, the incumbent carrier WestJet tried to get ahead of the game and launched its own ULCC called Swoop. Continue reading on Airlinegeeks.com 🇨🇦 Ride along with us as we give Canadian ULCC, @FlySwoop , a try between Hamilton and Las Vegas. https://t.co/SljB7ehH16 pic.twitter.com/yYtnExfBGp — AirlineGeeks (@AirlineGeeks) May 15, 2019

An Allegiant A319 in Las Vegas (Photo: AirlineGeeks | William Derrickson) U.S. leisure carrier Allegiant Air has filed an application with the Department of Transportation to offer scheduled air services between the United States and Mexico. This would mark the beginning of international services for the Las Vegas-based carrier, which has so far limited its operations to 117 destinations all within the continental United States. https://airlinegeeks.com/2019/04/25/allegiant-seeks-dot-permission-to-fly-to-mexico/

The lingering debate fostered by major U.S. carriers complaining about “unfair competition” on behalf of airlines from the Middle East has seen a major flare in the last few days due to some back-and-forth between the CEOs of airlines involved in the dispute. https://airlinegeeks.com/2019/04/18/air-italy-sparks-new-controversy-in-us-middle-east-carriers-row/

My first article on Airlinegeeks.com https://airlinegeeks.com/2019/04/06/alitalia-recovery-further-delayed-with-no-buyers-in-sight/

Il mio resoconto delle Finali del Grand Prix 2018 sulle pagine di Sportface Pattinaggio artistico, il resoconto della prima giornata delle Finali di #GranPrix a #Vancouver https://t.co/k9l3MdnG7S — Sportface (@sportface2016) December 7, 2018 Pattinaggio artistico, a #Vancouver dopo la danza ritmica troviamo #Guignard e #Fabbri in seconda posizione https://t.co/HkY3AIY36P — Sportface (@sportface2016) December 8, 2018 Pattinaggio artistico, Finali Gran Prix Vancouver 2018-19: Guignard e Fabbri conquistano il bronzo @sportface2016 https://t.co/H7aOuuUsda — Vanni Gibertini (@vgibertini) December 10, 2018

In calce all' editoriale firmato da Ubaldo Scanagatta che parla dell'ultima finale di Coppa Davis in formato tradizionale, di scena questo fine settimana a Lille, ho scritto un commento che ripropongo qui, in quanto sintetizza il mio pensiero sull'imminente cambiamento della più antica competizione a squadre del tennis. Il declino inarrestabile della Coppa Davis per un giorno si è fermato https://t.co/8xjbmO1jOU pic.twitter.com/UJBOPZRvs4 — Ubitennis (@Ubitennis) November 24, 2018 Mi fa piacere che la Davis storica si chiuda con un bello scontro, caldo quanto basta e in una cornice di sicuro impatto, anche se Lille non è certo una "capitale del mondo". Mi fa anche piacere leggere questa "difesa" di Haggerty che a mio avviso ha come colpa più grande quella di aver preso il toro per le corna ed aver finalmente provato a fare qualcosa per la Coppa Davis. Ha trovato qualcuno che ha promesso (vedremo se manterrá) una montagna di soldi per ...