Italian government says it favours Air France-KLM's bid for Alitalia
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Air France-KLM, the world's largest airline by revenues, came a step closer Friday to controlling the near-bankrupt Alitalia after Italy's finance minister said it could begin exclusive takeover talks.
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An offer by Irish airline Ryanair to begin operating out of Milan&#39;s Malpensa airport in place of Italian carrier Alitalia will be &quot;considered&quot;, Italy&#39;s transport minister said Saturday.
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Air France-KLM chairman Jean-Cyril Spinetta said he had held very "useful and positive" talks here Wednesday on his company's planned takeover of Alitalia, the struggling Italian airline.
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Struggling Italian flagship carrier Alitalia signed an agreement overnight with the government and labor unions on helping employees whose jobs will be slashed under a plan to save the airline, news reports said Wednesday.
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Five bidders have made the final round of the auction to buy Alitalia, which is being sold by the Italian government.
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Air France-KLM and the financially troubled Italian airline Alitalia said they have begun tentative talks on a possible alliance, prompting Italian government suspicions about French intentions.
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Air France-Klm e compagnia bandiera perdono in borsa
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Alitalia picks Air France-KLM as its top bidder, clearing the way for takeover talks to move ahead.
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The EU has welcomed the approval of a rescue plan for Italy&#39;s Alitalia, but shares in the loss-making airline have fallen as union and competitor
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Air France-KLM plans to keep Alitalia  as a separate company overseen by a board of trustees once it has taken over the Italian airline, according to a news report on Sunday citing details of the French offer.
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EuropeÂs biggest airline said Thursday that it had begun talks that could eventually lead to the takeover of Alitalia, the Italian carrier.
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Air France-KLM on Monday detailed its offer to buy all of Alitalia , confirming details given on Sunday by its chairman to Italian newspapers.
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Air France KLM, under pressure from Rome to commit to a merger with Alitalia, announced exploratory talks with the ailing carrier toy but reaffirmed conditions for a deal.Comment
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Air France-KLM could invest 6.5 billion euros (9.4 billion dollars) in Alitalia under a takeover plan which would see up to 2,000 jobs cut at the struggling Italian flag-carrier, a report said Friday.
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Air France-KLM said Monday it had offered to take over Alitalia via a share swap, planning a major upgrade of the loss-making Italian flag carrier.
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Air France-KLM  declined  comment on Tuesday on the latest in a series of newspaper  reports that it remains interested in bidding for Alitalia  (AZPIa.MI).
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Officials in northern Italy are uniting in opposition to Air France-KLM's bid for ailing Alitalia SpA, which would make Rome the nation's only hub at the expense of Milan.