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Meanwhile, an aviation analyst termed the Etihad’s deal with Alitalia risky and said Abu Dhabi-based airline will have to go all-out to make this deal work to achieve desire results by 2017.

August 10th, 2014 - 03:55 GMT

After $2 billion rescue deal with Etihad, Alitalia CEO ready to step down

Etihad Airways on Friday signed a €1.76 billion deal to acquire 49 per cent stake in loss-making Alitalia.

But the prospect of large job cuts at Alitalia and the airline’s debt of at least €800 million have been major hurdles in the talks.

June 2nd, 2014 - 02:47 GMT

Airline Darwinism: Eithad, Alitalia reach breakthrough in negotiations