Battle for alliance with Alitalia grows more intense
ROME: Alitalia, which nearly collapsed last month, has become the unlikely object of a deepening French-German struggle for an alliance even as an Italian government rescue of the airline runs into...
View ArticleRyanair wants Alitalia’s pasta
While the CAI investors, İtalian government, Alitala’s major unions and others might or might not join the party jostled for best position on the new airline, the low-cost carrier Ryanair started tread...
View ArticleAlitalia buyers confident of relaunch by December
MILAN - Investors bidding for Italian airline Alitalia are confident they can relaunch it by December 1 even though its pilots and flight attendants still reject the deal.read more
View ArticleAlitalia workers to strike November 25
ROME — Unions for Alitalia pilots and flight attendants have called a strike for Nov. 25.read more
View ArticleAlitalia ordered to pay back loan
The European Commission has told Italy's bankrupt national airline, Alitalia, to repay a 300m-euro ($380m; £247m) loan to the Italian government. read more
View ArticleAlitalia suitor Lufthansa sets up Italian airline
MALPENSA AIRPORT, Italy (Reuters) - German airline Lufthansa will set up its own Italian airline early next year, even as it courts Alitalia, as the battle to make inroads into the lucrative Italian...
View ArticleMiddle East carriers join in on Ryanair’s Alitalia spoils
After Ryanair has announced seven new international as well as four new domestic flight routes from Bologna last month, it is now Emirates and Etihad’s turn to grab choice pieces from Alitalia’s iread...
View ArticleWar is raging among carriers over control of European skies
Air France-KLM on December 11 lodged a formal complaint with the European Commission regarding the conditions under which Lufthansa intends to takeover the Austrian flag carrier Austrian Airlines. read...
View ArticleAlitalia stays on life support
2008 brought many surprises to investors, from the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings to the bailouts in the ailing car industry.read more
View ArticleAir France to Buy 25% of Alitalia for EU323 Million
Air France-KLM Group, Europe’s biggest airline, agreed to pay 323 million euros ($432 million) for 25 percent of Alitalia SpA, beating Deutsche Lufthansa AG for a stake in the reorganized Italian...
View ArticleFirst strike hits new Alitalia
ROME — A union representing flight attendants, ground workers and pilots was staging the first strike against the new Alitalia on Monday, a week after the privatized airline took off.read more
View ArticleLufthansa turns to Milan home carrier
Alitalia reducing its presence in the Milan market is viewed by German carrier Lufthansa as one of the best opportunities to further gain its market shares in Europe. read more
View ArticleAlitalia still flies high
Heidi Zech takes a photo while flying from Munich to Rome in November 2009 on beleaguered airline Alitalia. Despite its many woes, the airline remains resilient and is very much still in business.
View ArticleAlitalia wants to dominate in Milan
Alitalia Group intends to strengthen its position at both Milan Linate and Malpensa with a three-year development plan calling for a "dual-brand and customer hub model" at MXP, including a...
View ArticleAviation news: Alitalia joins Air France-KLM and Delta Air Lines in...
Italian carrier Alitalia will join an Air France-KLM and Delta Air Lines joint venture that shares revenues and costs on transatlantic routes, giving the alliance access to Europe's third biggest...
View ArticleAlitalia partners with Air France-KLM Group and Delta Air Lines in “leading...
(eTN) - Alitalia, Italy's leading airline, announced in Rome on Tuesday, July 6, that it has joined the Air France-KLM Group and Delta Air Lines as a member of the airline industry's “leading...
View ArticleAlitalia adds South African sales representation
Alitalia's international sales and marketing efforts in South Africa have been outsourced to Discover the World Marketing beginning Nov. 1, 2011.read more
View ArticleAlitalia receives Best Airline Cuisine award
NEW YORK - Alitalia, Italy's largest airline, has taken Italian cuisine to new heights this year and has been awarded "Best Airline Cuisine" by the readers of Global Traveler magazine.read more
View ArticleSkyBonus becomes official program for Delta, Air France, KLM and Alitalia in...
AMSTERDAM, ATLANTA, PARIS and ROME - Delta Air Lines, Air France, KLM, and Alitalia today reached another significant milestone as trans-Atlantic joint-venture partners as they launched SkyBonus as...
View ArticleDelta, Air France KLM and Alitalia to cut transatlantic capacity
ATLANTA, PARIS and ROME - The members of the leading transatlantic joint venture – Delta Air Lines, Air France KLM and Alitalia – today announced a year-over-year 7 to 9 percent reduction in transread...
View ArticleAlitalia and Blue Panorama sign MOU
The Seychelles Tourism Board has welcomed the news published in Air Transport News where it was conformed that the Board of Directors of Alitalia–Compagnia Aerea Italiana has given the green light...
View ArticleThe integration of Blue Panorama, Wind Jet and Alitalia
The kick-off for the countdown of the integration of Blue Panorama Airlines (BPA) and Wind Jet into Alitalia has begun.read more
View ArticleAlitalia - fishing for passengers
MUNICH, Germany (eTN) - With the extremely high petrol prices in Italy of nearly 2 euros per liter and raising tolls for Autostrada, Alitalia is hitting back and launching new flights from Munich to...
View ArticleAlitalia irked by decision on Rome-Milan route
(eTN) - Alitalia feels economically hurt by the railway competition on the very lucrative Rome-Milan route and does not agree with the authorities’ decision that the high-speed rail service would...
View ArticleAlitalia announces opening of four new routes
ITALY (eTN) - The launch of new flights being part of the strategy of the development and growth of the international and intercontinental network are a key part of the new Business Plan of the...
View ArticleAlitalia’s gimmicks for their new strategic plan
ITALY (eTN) - A gimmick which is part of the renewal strategy in terms of product implemented by Alitalia, is to have a tablet for each passenger.read more
View ArticleAlitalia and Berlusconi: the end of an ideal?
ITALY (eTN) - The future destiny of Alitalia (AZ) is to be decided within a few days at the end of the lock-up for the 21 Italian shareholders of Cai, the leader of Alitalia, which from then on will...
View ArticleAlitalia President meets management under new organization structure
The President of Alitalia, Roberto Colaninno, recently met with the 280 managers and executives of Alitalia's new organizational structure which has undergone the establishment of two Deputy General...
View ArticleAlitalia names new CEO
ITALY (eTN) - The Board of Alitalia met recently and finally confirmed the name of the new CEO to be Mr.read more
View Article29 Alitalia baggage handlers arrested for raiding passengers' suitcases
Dozens of baggage handlers working for Italian airline Alitalia have been arrested in an operation to clamp down on suitcase thefts.read more
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