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Lufthansa offers €500m to acquire the planes, airport runway slots and air crew of Italy's Alitalia

Lufthansa offers €500m for Alitalia's planes and slots

German airline Lufthansa has offered €500m to acquire the planes, airport runway slots and air crew of Italy's ailing national carrier Alitalia, the newspaper Corriere della Sera said today.

Business • 16 Oct 17

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary yesterday announced more flight cancellations during the winter months

UK regulator urges 'action and not words' from Ryanair

Ryanair has been warned to deliver "action, not words" by British aviation authorities after it failed to inform 400,000 customers of their full rights regarding cancelled flights up to Christmas.

Business • 28 Sep 17

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary says Alitalia's long haul fleet very attractive

Ryanair to bid to operate 90 Alitalia planes

Ryanair will bid to operate 90 planes under the Alitalia brand and using existing staff as part of the Italian airline's restructuring, chief executive Michael O'Leary said today.

Business • 31 Aug 17

Ryanair CEO would be keen on majority Alitalia stake

Ryanair's chief executive Michael O'Leary has said that should Ryanair decide to bid for Alitalia, it would go after a majority stake in the loss-making Italian airline.

Business • 27 Jun 17

Ryanair says the company is interested in working with troubled Italian airliner Alitalia

Ryanair shows interest in working with Alitalia

Ryanair has submitted an expression of interest to administrators trying to sell troubled airline Alitalia.

Business • 07 Jun 17

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary says airline to issue strong set of results next week

Ryanair's O'Leary predicting 'hard Brexit' on the way

Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary has said the Government has little influence over Brexit.

Business • 24 May 17

Etihad Airways' long serving CEO James Hogan to step down in July

Etihad names temporary replacement for veteran CEO

Etihad Airways said today it had appointed temporary replacements for its long-serving president and chief executive James Hogan and chief financial officer James Rigney, who are to leave on July 1.

Business • 08 May 17

Alitalia has filed to be put under special administration for the second time in less than a decade

Alitalia debts totalled €3 billion at end of February

Loss-making airline Alitalia, which asked to be put under special administration, had debts of around €3 billion as of the end of February

Business • 08 May 17

Alitalia yesterday filed to be put under special administration for the second time in less than 10 years

Alitalia sale process to kick off within 15 days

The sale process for troubled flagship carrier Alitalia will kick off in the next 15 days, Italy's Industry Minister said today.

Business • 03 May 17

The majority of Alitalia workers last week voted against a restructuring plan that envisaged cuts to jobs and salaries

Alitalia board to ask for special administration

Alitalia said its board had decided to formally ask the government for the carrier to be put under special administration after workers rejected its latest rescue plan meant to unlock much-needed financing.

Business • 02 May 17

The airline's rescue plan had called for 1,700 job losses and an 8% salary cut

Alitalia says workers reject rescue plan

The future of Italian airline Alitalia was in doubt today after staff rejected a last-ditch restructuring deal, sparking fears that the carrier may be grounded for good.

Business • 25 Apr 17

Alitalia has been seeking investment in order to continue operating as an airline

Alitalia and Etihad complete tie-up deal

Struggling Italian airline Alitalia and United Arab Emirates carrier Etihad have completed a deal that will see a new company begin operating from 1 January 2015.

Business • 23 Dec 14

Etihad CEO James Hogan set to take second top job in Alitalia revamp

Alitalia picks ex-Ferrari boss as chairman

Alitalia has lined up former Ferrari boss Luca Cordero di Montezemolo as chairman and Etihad Airways CEO James Hogan as his deputy in the new company that will be formed when it ties up with the Abu Dhabi-based carrier.

Business • 06 Nov 14

European Commission will decide by November 17 whether to clear the deal between Etihad and Alitalia

Etihad, Alitalia offer concessions for deal

Etihad Airways and Italian carrier Alitalia have offered concessions in a bid to win European Union competition approval for the Abu Dhabi airline's plan to acquire 49% of Alitalia.

Business • 29 Oct 14

Etihad Airways had been in talks over the Alitalia stake for some time

Etihad Airways takes stake in Italy's Alitalia

United Arab Emirates-based airline Etihad Airways and Alitalia have signed a deal for Etihad to become a shareholder in the Italian carrier, helping it to pull away from crisis.

Business • 08 Aug 14

Etihad Airways to buy 49% of Italian carrier Alitalia

Etihad to acquire 49% of Alitalia airline

Alitalia and Etihad Airways have agreed that the Emirates airline will acquire 49% of the Italian company, the two companies said in a joint statement today.

Business • 25 Jun 14

Etihad CEO James Hogan says 'early days' in talks with Alitalia

Etihad in early stages of Alitalia talks - airline

Takeover talks between Emirati carrier Etihad Airways and debt-laden Italian airline Alitalia are still at an early stage.

Business • 13 Jan 14

Alitalia has daily losses of around €700,000 and net debt of more than €800m

Alitalia finally nets €300m in cash call - source

Alitalia has finally succeeded in netting the €300m it needs to keep flying over Christmas after a long drawn-out capital raising, a source said.

Business • 10 Dec 13

Alitalia says that Ryanair would not be a 'natural partner' for it

Alitalia rebuffs Ryanair collaboration offer

Alitalia has rebuffed an offer from Ryanair to feed passengers into its long-haul routes and help boost the Italian carrier's profitability.

Business • 27 Nov 13

Air France-KLM has written off the value of its stake in struggling Alitalia

Air France-KLM writes off Alitalia stake

Air France-KLM wrote off the value of its stake in Italy's Alitalia, casting doubt over its willingness to invest further in the struggling carrier.

Business • 31 Oct 13

Shareholders unanimously approve a €300m share issue lifeline today

Air France "50-50" over Alitalia cash

A source close to Alitalia's biggest investor, Air France-KLM, said it was "50-50" whether it would participate in an emergency share issue to keep the near-bankrupt airline flying.

Business • 15 Oct 13

Italy offers financial lifeline to Alitalia through the state-owned post office

Alitalia plan not enough, say critics

Italy's government drew fire today after stitching together an emergency bailout for Alitalia that critics said should involve less taxpayer money and more long-term strategy.

Business • 11 Oct 13

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