Who controls an Italian carrier's air group at sea?

How much control would the Italian navy have over its hypothetical carriers' air groups?

Practical fleet control is expected once the aircraft are embarked, while other participants doubt that this would overcome interservice rivalry.

Alex Clarke argues that carrier operations place the aircraft under the fleet's practical control because they take off, land, and receive intelligence support aboard ship. He compares this with Royal Air Force complaints about losing control of embarked aircraft at sea. Other participants question whether the Italian services' rivalry would allow that arrangement to work smoothly. Catapult aircraft returning to shore supply a contrasting example: getting them back from the air ministry could create another dispute. A carrier lets its aircraft return directly to the fleet, although obtaining pilots remains a separate difficulty.