sentences:  As of December 2008, Alis Aerolinee Italiane has acquired Cargoitalia 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 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.