Alis Aerolinee Italiane (Milan Malpensa) has acquired Cargoitalia (2G/Milan Malpensa) to get the air operator certificate of the financially struggling cargo carrier. The AOC is a prerequisite for its bid for the cargo division of Alitalia (AZ/Rome Fiumicino) that CAI is not interested in. Cargoitalia has since replaced its operations with its single DC-10-30F freighter and has laid off the majority of its staff.