AIRLINE NEWS
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Berlusconi vows to save Alitalia
Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has insisted the country's national airline, Alitalia, will pull through its financial crisis.
news.bbc.co.uk
news.bbc.co.uk
Labels: Alitalia
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Alitalia loan stirs rescue hopes
Italy's next Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has said that an emergency loan to Alitalia makes it more likely that the problem airline will be saved.
news.bbc.co.uk
news.bbc.co.uk
Labels: Alitalia
Friday, April 04, 2008
Alitalia announces new chairman
Italian airline Alitalia has announced a new chairman, after takeover talks with Air France-KLM collapsed.
news.bbc.co.uk
news.bbc.co.uk
Labels: Air France-KLM, Alitalia
Monday, March 17, 2008
Alitalia accepts Air France offer
Troubled Italian carrier Alitalia has agreed to be bought by rival Air France for a cut-price 138m euros(£106m:$215m) in a move to save the state airline.
news.bbc.co.uk
news.bbc.co.uk
Labels: Air France-KLM, Alitalia, takeover
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Alitalia picks Air France for bid
Alitalia has picked Air France-KLM as its preferred bidder, clearing the way for takeover talks to pick up pace.
news.bbc.co.uk
news.bbc.co.uk
Labels: Air France-KLM, Alitalia, takeover
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Alitalia rivals outline bid plans
Air France-KLM has said that it has offered to buy troubled Italian airline Alitalia through a share swap.
news.bbc.co.uk
news.bbc.co.uk
Labels: Air France-KLM, Alitalia
Friday, December 07, 2007
Alitalia on runway for takeover
Alitalia, Italy's nearly bankrupt flag carrier facing acquisition by Italian rival Air One or European giant Air France-KLM, has recorded losses in eight of the past 10 years.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: Air France-KLM, air one, Alitalia, takeover
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Alitalia expects deal on sale soon
The chairman of Alitalia told union officials Tuesday that he expected to reach a deal on the sale of the Italian government's 49.9 percent interest in the ailing airline within a month, prompting speculation that the government had abandoned most of the conditions that led to the collapse of an auction of the stake in June.
nytimes.com
nytimes.com
Labels: Alitalia
Saturday, October 06, 2007
Air France, Lufthansa Are Holding Talks on Alitalia
Air France-KLM Group and Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Europe's two biggest airlines, are holding talks with Alitalia SpA as the Italian government seeks a buyer for the unprofitable carrier, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said.
bloomberg.com
bloomberg.com
Labels: Air France-KLM, Alitalia, lufthansa
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Alitalia to Be Sold by Government 'Soon', Prodi Says
Alitalia SpA, Italy's unprofitable state-owned airline, will be sold "soon" and the government won't oppose any of the foreign companies that have shown interest in a bid, such as Air France-KLM Group, Prime Minister Romano Prodi said.
bloomberg.com
bloomberg.com
Labels: Alitalia
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Air France-KLM eyes carriers
Air France-KLM, the European airline, is studying potential merger moves with either Alitalia or Iberia.
ft.com
ft.com
Labels: Air France-KLM, Alitalia, Iberia, merger
Friday, September 14, 2007
Alitalia planning to sell slots at Heathrow to raise cash
Alitalia SpA is planning to sell take-off and landing slots at Heathrow airport to help raise cash to fund operations, the daily Il Sole 24 Ore said without citing sources.
uk.finance.yahoo.com
uk.finance.yahoo.com
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Ryanair would not want Alitalia even for free
Ryanair would not want to take over Alitalia even if it were given away for free, the Irish low-cost carrier's chief executive said on Wednesday, describing the Italian airline as a 'mess'.
dailytimes.com.pk
dailytimes.com.pk
Friday, July 27, 2007
Work is hell at airline Italians love to hate
Working for a failing airline many Italians love to hate is never easy, but some harassed Alitalia staff say a dud privatisation has pushed their working lives to a new low.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: Alitalia
Monday, July 23, 2007
Italy looks for rescue plan to save national airline
The Italian government scrapped the planned privatisation of loss-making national airline Alitalia on Wednesday and said it would look for other solutions to rescue the ailing carrier.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: Alitalia, privatisation
Friday, July 20, 2007
Alitalia will be placed in liquidation if sale fails: minister
Italian loss-making airline Alitalia will be placed in liquidation if the planned sell-off fails, Economy Minister Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa said on Thursday.
dailytimes.com.pk
dailytimes.com.pk
Labels: Alitalia, liquidation
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Thousands stranded by Italy strike
A strike by Italian air traffic controllers and Alitalia flight attendants has left thousands of travelers stranded and hundreds of domestic and international flights cancelled.
cnn.com (page not found)
cnn.com (page not found)
Labels: Alitalia, Italy, strike
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Russians join race for Alitalia
Russian airline Aeroflot has teamed up with Italian bank Unicredit to bid for the 39.9 per cent stake in struggling Italian carrier Alitalia.
bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk
Labels: Aeroflot, Alitalia, Unicredit
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
For sale: the airline that loses £1m a day
A shortlist of potential buyers for the struggling Italian national carrier Alitalia is expected to be revealed today by the Italian treasury.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Labels: Alitalia, buyer, shortlist
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Alitalia boosted by sell-off news
Alitalia shares have risen by 3.56 per cent with news that 11 potential buyers have expressed interest in the troubled Italian airline.
bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk
Labels: Alitalia, buyer, shares
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Air France KLM snub Alitalia report
Air France KLM had 'absolutely no comment' in response to reports it had decided against making a bid for struggling Italian carrier, Alitalia.
smh.com.au
smh.com.au
Labels: Air France, Alitalia, KLM
Thursday, January 04, 2007
Italian Investor Alazraki to Discuss Alitalia Bid
Italian businessman Paolo Alazraki has confirmed that he is leading a group of investors ready to bid for troubled airline Alitalia.
bloomberg.com
bloomberg.com
Labels: Alazraki, Alitalia, investor
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