Pressing For Job Protection At Heathrow Airport

Unite leads fight to save Alitalia jobs

LONDON - Leading negotiators from Unite, the UK's biggest union, have today (Monday) flown to Rome to take part in last-minute talks with Italian unions working to save troubled airline Alitalia.

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Berlusconi rules out foreign takeover for Alitalia

ROME — Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi reiterated Sunday his opposition to foreign investors taking a majority stake in national airline Alitalia, the ANSA news agency reported.

Alitalia - The End

Italy in last bid to sell Alitalia, closure looms

ROME - Alitalia's special administrator will make a last-ditch attempt to sell Italy's loss-making national airline on Monday by public tender before calling in the liquidators after a failed rescue b

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Turkey's THY becomes 7th biggest airline company in Europe

ISTANBUL, Turkey (eTN) - Turkey's state-run airliner Turkish Airlines (THY) has become the seventh largest airline company in Europe, outpacing Italy's Alitalia by passengers carried in the first seve

When In Rome...

Alitalia strikes again

A strike forced Alitalia to cancel 40 flights as the bankrupt Italian airline fights for survival.

The cancelled flights included domestic routes and flights across Europe.

Alitalia Saga Nears The End

"Cursed" Alitalia, Pope's airline, on the ropes

ROME - Alitalia facec the risk of collapse on Sunday as the government sought a last-minute between a consortium of investors and unions.

Here are some key facts about Italy's flag carrier:

Alitalia Saga Update

British Airways Flies Closer To Alitalia

British Airways may be considering a partnership with ailing Italian airline Alitalia, but it's not alone.

Airline Expects To Continue To Operate Flights

ARC continues processing as Alitalia Airlines files for receivership protection

ARC has been advised that Alitalia Airlines (AZ-055) has requested admission to receivership under Italian legal code (similar to bankruptcy under US legal code) on August 29, 2008 in Rome, Italy.

Alitalia

Alitalia faces 5,000 to 6,000 job cuts in relaunch plan

MILAN - The plan to relaunch Alitalia SpA being prepared by Intesa Sanpaolo SpA includes 5,000 to 6,000 job cuts and new capital of 700 million to 800 million euros, Corriere della Sera newspaper repo

alitalia is on life support, will new business plan help?

Reports: Alitalia adviser working on business plan to save ailing airline

ROME: Alitalia's adviser, bank Intesa Sanpaolo, is working on an industrial plan to save the ailing Italian airline, including an injection of fresh capital and possibly international alliances, news

Alitalia Bailout Causes Furor Across Europe

Bitter airline rivals unite over Alitalia bailout

Six of Europe's leading airlines have written to the European Commission's transport tsar to oppose the Italian government's recent financial bailout of Alitalia, the stricken Italian airline.

EU To Allow Sale Of Airline Slots, Potentially Helping Alitalia

Pulling Alitalia out of the gutter seems to be an all-European endeavor

MILAN - The European Union has issued a directive allowing European airlines to buy and sell from each other the takeoff and landing slots that they do not use, allowing Italy's troubled airline Alitalia SpA to potentially refurbish its distressed accounts, according to a report in Sunday's Corriere della Sera.

Alitalia Affair - Drama Or Farce?

Alitalia could attract renewed TPG interest if airline declared insolvent

MILAN (Thomson Financial) - U.S. private equity fund Texas Pacific Group (TPG) could be interested in Alitalia SpA again, if the company is declared insolvent, said TPG partner Vincenzo Morelli, responsible for TPG European investment.

Alitalia Affair: Romantic Comedy Or Ridiculous Farce?

My big fat airline merger

You might be forgiven for mistaking the pending privatization of Alitalia for the plot of a new romantic comedy--say, My Big Fat Italian Wedding.

Alitalia - What Now?

French airline Air France-KLM’s Alitalia takeover bid breaks down

The Alitalia takeover bid by French airline Air France-KLM broke down and the Italian company are now holding an emergency board meeting.

Alitalia chairman Maurizio Prato has resigned after the talks between Alitalia's unions and Air France-KLM management fell apart.

Alitalia Takeover: Day One - Job Losses, Protests, Cops In Riot Gear

Italian police clash with airline workers protesting Alitalia takeover

Italian riot police and several hundred Alitalia Airline maintenance employees have clashed in Rome as workers protested job losses threatened by the Airline's pending sale to Air France-KLM.

Alitalia Saga Comes To An End

Alitalia board approves Air France-KLM takeover deal

ROME — The board of Alitalia after a marathon meeting approved early Sunday a formal takeover offer put forward by Air France-KLM, placing a very low value on the struggling Italian flag carrier.

The operation is seen as critical to the troubled Italian airline's survival and a key first issue for the new government in Rome to be ... read more

Alitalia Fate In The Air

Air France-KLM puts conditions on Alitalia bid

PARIS - Air France-KLM sought to win the backing of Italian labour unions as it announced a conditional bid for ailing Alitalia on Monday.

The Franco-Dutch airline said after a board meeting that it had decided to go ahead with a formal offer for the struggling Italian carrier following months of negotiations -- but only if the ... read more

Alitalia losing altitude fast

You know you're a troubled airline when even Aeroflot refuses to buy you

Rome - You know you're a troubled airline when even Aeroflot refuses to buy you.

Italy's national air carrier, Alitalia, spent much of 2007 searching unsuccessfully for a buyer. The airline is heavily in debt, loses about $1.6 million a day, is plagued by strikes and is saddled with an aging, fuel-guzzling fleet.

Alitalia vs. Bishop

Airline fined for denying seat to Bishop

New Delhi (eTN) - An Italian airlines, which left a Bishop stranded at Kuwait for over six hours despite his having a confirmed ticket to Rome, has been asked to cough up Rs 25,000 for its deficiency in service.