Financial Time (Free subscription) | yesterday
Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's centre-right prime minister, was reported to have given the green light to the new owners of Alitalia to sell a minority stake to Air France-KLM rather than Lufthansa
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | yesterday
ROME, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- The reborn Italian air line Alitalia is set to sell 25 percent of its shares to Air France-KLM, sources said Tuesday. The collapsed national airline was resurrected by a private business group, which adopted the airline's name. The plan to find a foreign strategic partner will be formally adopted in board meetings Friday, ANSA news reported. Informed sources said Air France-KLM...
euronews24 (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
ROME - Air France-KLM is nearing a deal for a stake in the new Alitalia after Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Wednesday that its main rival, Lufthansa, never made a firm offer. Berlusconi met with the group of Italian investors who have acqui ...
Daily Advance - Business (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
ROME — Air France-KLM is nearing a deal for a stake in the new Alitalia after Italian Premier ...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday
Air France-KLM is nearing a deal for a stake in the new Alitalia after Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Wednesday that its main rival, Lufthansa, never made a firm offer. Berlusconi met with the group of Italian investors who have acquired the bulk of...
euronews24 (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
Rome, January 6 - Italy's now private carrier Alitalia and Air France-KLM are expected to decide on a partnership agreement on Friday, well-informed sources said on Tuesday. Both Alitalia, which was acquired last month by the private Italian invest
Aviation Now (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
Air France-KLM and Lufthansa are competing to acquire 25% stake; unions already have accepted smaller workforce
Springwise (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
Connecting air travellers has been an ongoing theme over the past two years or so, as KLM and others have set up social networks to help fellow flyers hook up. While KLM's first effort focused on frequent flyers in...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
The fierce battle playing out between Air France-KLM and Deutsche Lufthansa for a stake in a revamped Alitalia may finally be nearing an end.
InformedTrades (Free subscription) | 04/01/2009
After a three-month tussle for a stake of up to 25 percent, Air France-KLM appears for now to have the edge over Lufthansa. Go to Full Article...
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 02/01/2009
ROME, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Air France-KLM enters 2009 as the favourite to clinch a fierce battle for a stake in Alitalia as the Italian carrier crawls toward its planned rebirth as a smaller, private airline in just over 10 days.
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 31/12/2008
PARIS -- Franco-Dutch airline Air France-KLM said Wednesday it "continues to work" toward the possibility of establishing ties with Italian flag carrier Alitalia SpA.
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 19/12/2008
MILAN, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Talks on a possible alliance between Air France-KLM and the consortium which bought Alitalia are set to continue for at least another two weeks, a legal source close to the matter told Reuters on Friday.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 17/12/2008
British Airways has slashed its fuel surcharges by up to a third amid falling oil prices and dwindling demand for air travel. The flag carrier has been under pressure to reduce the levy, which it introduced four years ago to cover the rising cost of fuel, as rivals including Air France KLM have reduced their charges this year. In its second reduction this year and also its steepest, BA said economy...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 17/12/2008
p/>European Union regulators on Wednesday approved the takeover of Dutch charter and cargo airline Martinair by the Air France-KLM group.
