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Alitalia is burning through cash reserves and is expected to run out of money at the end of this year

Alitalia's rescue plan hits more turbulence

An Alitalia rescue plan has run into trouble after its main sponsor, railway group Ferrovie dello Stato, said conditions were not in place to set up an investor consortium to save the struggling Italian carrier.

Business • 21 Nov 19

Loss-making Alitalia has been run by special administrators since May 2017

Alitalia's rescue in doubt as Atlantia backtracks

Italian infrastructure group Atlantia said today it was not ready to join a consortium led by Italian railway group Ferrovie dello Stato to rescue loss-making carrier Alitalia, casting a shadow on the entire project.

Business • 20 Nov 19

Ferrovie dello Stato, Delta and Atlantia have been discussing how to revive Alitalia for the last two months

Italy postpones deadline for Alitalia rescue plan

Italy's industry ministry has postponed a deadline to present a rescue plan for Alitalia to October 15, with sources saying the rescuers were at odds on key aspects of the proposal for the loss-making carrier.

Business • 17 Sep 19

Atlantia will join Ferrovie, the finance ministry and US carrier Delta in an effort to relaunch Alitalia with an overall capital injection of around €1 billion

Italy state railway picks Atlantia for Alitalia rescue

Italy's state railway Ferrovie dello Stato has picked motorway operator Atlantia as a partner to join a consortium of investors for the rescue of national carrier Alitalia, Ferrovie said.

Business • 16 Jul 19

Four potential investors have submitted expressions of interest to join a consortium for the rescue of ailing Italian airline Alitalia

Atlantia among prospective investors in Alitalia rescue

Italian infrastructure group Atlantia and three other potential investors have submitted expressions of interest to join a consortium for the rescue of ailing Italian airline Alitalia, a government minister has said.

Business • 15 Jul 19

Autostrade, part of infrastructure group Atlantia, operated the Genoa bridge that collapsed on August 14

Autostrade talks over bill for collapsed Genoa bridge

Italy's Autostrade said it is in talks over a request to pay €400m to fund the rebuilding of the collapsed Genoa bridge with the special commissioner appointed by the government to oversee its reconstruction.

Business • 28 Dec 18

The viaduct was part of the A10 motorway linking Genoa with the French border to the west and was managed by toll-road operator Autostrade per l'Italia, a unit of Atlantia

Atlantia shares down again after Genoa bridge collapse

Shares in Italy's infrastructure group Atlantia opened down 9.4% this morning, after falling 22.5% last week following the collapse of a motorway bridge in the Italian port city of Genoa.

Business • 20 Aug 18

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