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sn26567 wrote: 16 Oct 2019, 11:52 Alitalia is set to win a temporary lifeline, when its latest rescue deadline expires on 15 October 2019, with Atlantia expected to give a conditional green light to hundreds of millions of euros of investment.
Just wondering when Atlantia will announce that their conditions haven't been met. When debts surpass the assetts by far (including an estimated value of the brand name), it's better to let it go and negociate a deal with the bankruptcy liquidator.

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Alitalia returned two A321s to the owners in September 2019 and a further decrease in other aeroplanes is planned in 4Q 2019.

Alitalia won a commitment from toll highway operator Atlantia and railways operator Ferrovie dello Stato to come to its rescue provided a number of conditions were met.
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sn26567 wrote: 09 Oct 2019, 23:28 Lufthansa has written to Italy’s industry ministry and Ferrovie dello Stato to say it is still interested in struggling airline Alitalia.
Alitalia may now be rescued by Lufthansa, as the German carrier could take a stake.

Meanwhile, Rome agrees to another €350 million bridging loan. Lost money?
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Italy’s government would seem willing to endorse the extension request made by Ferrovie dello Stato and Atlantia for the presentation of the binding offer on Alitalia, but only until 01 December 2019.

And on 30 November they will probably grant another extension until a date somewhere in 2020?
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sn26567 wrote: 22 Oct 2019, 22:45 Italy’s government would seem willing to endorse the extension request made by Ferrovie dello Stato and Atlantia for the presentation of the binding offer on Alitalia, but only until 01 December 2019.
Done, as expected! Alitalia administrators have been granted another extension to save the carrier from bankruptcy. The new deadline is 21 November 2019.
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sn26567 wrote: 17 Oct 2019, 20:38 Alitalia may now be rescued by Lufthansa, as the German carrier could take a stake.
German carrier Lufthansa is ready to invest up to 200 million euros in struggling Italian airline Alitalia ...

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-alit ... SKBN1XA0T8
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Lufthansa in, Delta out?

Delta Air Lines Inc. may pull out of bidding for Alitalia SpA, complicating efforts to rescue the bankrupt Italian carrier, Corriere della Sera reported.
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With another deadline expiring tomorrow, both Lufthansa and Atlantia don't agree to "invest" yet:
https://www.repubblica.it/economia/2019 ... 241404902/

Reply from the trade unions: let's strike on Friday 13 December for 24 hours...

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Passenger wrote: 20 Nov 2019, 14:06 With another deadline expiring tomorrow, both Lufthansa and Atlantia don't agree to "invest" yet:
https://www.repubblica.it/economia/2019 ... 241404902/
Indeed.

After months of negotiations, the Alitalia rescue deal has been thrown into doubt by infrastructure group Atlantia declaring on November 19 that it was not prepared to join the consortium. The move comes almost immediately before an already much-delayed November 21 deadline for the delivery of a binding offer for the loss-making carrier.

https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news ... -pulls-out

What now? (apart from the 13 December strike which reminds of the end of Sabena)
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sn26567 wrote: 20 Nov 2019, 15:52 What now? (apart from the 13 December strike which reminds of the end of Sabena)
There will be at least a time out till next week, when the Pope is back from Thailand and Japan. I can't imagine that the Italian government will have him stranded there.

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Passenger wrote: 20 Nov 2019, 16:12
sn26567 wrote: 20 Nov 2019, 15:52 What now? (apart from the 13 December strike which reminds of the end of Sabena)
There will be at least a time out till next week, when the Pope is back from Thailand and Japan. I can't imagine that the Italian government will have him stranded there.
No worries, I am 99% sure Alitalia will still be around next year!

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Indeed. The Pope is on a state visit (not to say "on a trip" ;) ), or there's an earthquake somewhere, or the funghi are late on season, or the prime minister's dog is having a litter... Always an explanation.

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luchtzak wrote: 20 Nov 2019, 18:31
Passenger wrote: 20 Nov 2019, 16:12
sn26567 wrote: 20 Nov 2019, 15:52 What now? (apart from the 13 December strike which reminds of the end of Sabena)
There will be at least a time out till next week, when the Pope is back from Thailand and Japan. I can't imagine that the Italian government will have him stranded there.
No worries, I am 99% sure Alitalia will still be around next year!
The Italian taxpayer is rich but not indefinitely ... what is the acceptable limit for the overall deficit? Or when do we take the plug?

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Hi,
Alitalia always brings the pope but he returns mostly with the home carrier if possible, Thai and ANA Will have the honours I guess, it he rejects Pad Thai and Sashimi on board ;)

No holy spirits this week available, but the Italian government has more tricks then any other holy spirits...

;)

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The Italian taxpayer is rich but not indefinitely
That touches on politics, sadly but unavoidably. In Italy like in certain other countries, there is a marked separation between richer areas, that bring in the majority of tax money (and, hence, have their own ideas about how and where tax money should be spent) and the poorer regions, where people tend to count on "the state" to pay for everything, including national prestige. Take a bit of time and think of the similarities:
Barcelona <-> Madrid
Milano <-> Roma
Antwerp <-> Brussels

[[ added as an afterthought:
and, soon, perhaps, Edinburgh <-> London ? ]]
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Italy Stuck With Bankrupt Carrier as Lufthansa, Atlantia Balk, Bloomberg reports.

The prospect of a failed agreement comes just ahead of a Thursday deadline for a binding investment plan. The Rome-based government set the timetable in a bid to resolve a decade-long headache and save jobs at the carrier, which has been estimated to lose about 700,000 euros ($789,000) a day and hasn’t posted a profit for at least 15 years.

The Rome-based company is also burning through a 900 million-euro state loan while seeking to compete in a market where fares are falling and consolidation has left it dwarfed by rivals. The government is readying 350 million euros in bridge financing to keep Alitalia flying in the meantime.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles ... ther-delay

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jan_olieslagers wrote: 20 Nov 2019, 20:36
The Italian taxpayer is rich but not indefinitely
That touches on politics, sadly but unavoidably. In Italy like in certain other countries, there is a marked separation between richer areas, that bring in the majority of tax money (and, hence, have their own ideas about how and where tax money should be spent) and the poorer regions, where people tend to count on "the state" to pay for everything, including national prestige. Take a bit of time and think of the similarities:
Barcelona <-> Madrid
Milano <-> Roma
Antwerp <-> Brussels

[[ added as an afterthought:
and, soon, perhaps, Edinburgh <-> London ? ]]
Antwerp-Brussels!!!! Brussels produces much more wealth than Antwerp!
Hasta la victoria siempre.

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luchtzak wrote: 22 Nov 2019, 13:30 The government is readying 350 million euros in bridge financing to keep Alitalia flying in the meantime.
Alitalia to receive another government bailout of €400 million, thus challenging the EU’s state aid rules.
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Alitalia is not expected to get a new deadline extension for the submission of an investors’ rescue plan. The government is considering the next steps.
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Alitalia trade unions are urging the government to put forward a nationalisation plan for the carrier to end uncertainty over its future.

... and pump more taxpayer money into the airline?
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