Alitalia News


Three new A320 Airbus for the Alitalia fleet

06-Oct-2009
ITALY : Further five expected by the end of the year.

Alitalia widens its international and intercontinental network with 13 new destinations operated in codeshare with Air France/KLM

23-Jul-2009
ITALY : Rome, 22 July 2009 Alitalia widens its international and intercontinental network with 13 new destinations operated in codeshare with Air France/KLM

Air France-KLM comples its acquisition of a 25 percent stake in Alitalia

26-Mar-2009
FRANCE : Following Air France-KLM's announcement on 12-Jan-09 and the approval of the competition authorities, the group has completed (25-Mar-09) its acquisition of a 25% stake in Alitalia through the subscription to a reserved capital increase for an amount of some EUR323 million.

Ryanair to appeal EU's support of Alitalia takeover

14-Nov-2008
IRELAND : Ryanair questioned (13-Nov-08) the European Commission’s objectivity when it comes to enforcing the state aid rules against failed national airlines after it rubber stamped yet another illegal multi-billion euro bailout of Alitalia, and also passed a rescue package for another bankrupt Italian airline, Alpi Eagles.

Ryanair files complaint against latest unlawful Alitalia bailout

03-Oct-2008
IRELAND : Ryanair announced 02-Oct-08) that it had submitted a formal complaint to the EU Commission regarding the latest unlawful bailout of the Italian national carrier, Alitalia. Ryanair’s action comes after the Italian Government announced that it had reached agreement with Alitalia’s unions regarding an offer made by a consortium of Italian investors, CAI. The deal calls for the renaming of Alitalia and writing off between EUR1.2 billion and EUR2 billion worth of its debt in order to secure investors.

High noon for Alitalia

15-Sep-2008
The sun is directly overhead in Rome, as unions face up to reality on Main Street. The ultimate spaghetti western is set to play out over the next couple of days. Suppliers are stepping back from advancing credit terms and the airline’s forward sales - a critical part of the daily cash flow are rapidly drying up. In this scenario, the end can come suddenly.

The Extraordinary Administrator for Alitalia announces CAI interrupts activities of “due diligence”

15-Sep-2008
ITALY : The Extraordinary Administrator for Alitalia Linee Aeree Italiane S.p.A., Mr Augusto Fantozzi, announced that the “CAI - Compagnia Area Italiana Srl” interrupted activities of “due diligence” on 12-Sept-08.
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