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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Air France-KLM May Have Italian Bargain
Alitalia is a very different and more attractive investment proposition to the one Air France-KLM and others snubbed in recent years when Alitalia couldn't service its borrowings. The Italian government is taking on most of the €1.2 billion in accumulated net debt. The final amount is yet to be decided.
Meanwhile, Alitalia has emerged as a bigger and potentially much more efficient business thanks to its merger with profitable, no-frills rival Air One. Thousands of jobs have been cut and new more flexible contracts agreed with labor unions. Plus Alitalia now operates a fleet of younger, more economical aircraft. The government has taken on older aircraft that it's selling off.
The Alitalia-Air One combination should have pricing power in the Italian market, Europe's fourth largest for business travel, where it has a 55% share compared with the old Alitalia's diminished share of 30%. The new company has a monopoly on the lucrative Milan-Rome route.
Meanwhile, Alitalia has emerged as a bigger and potentially much more efficient business thanks to its merger with profitable, no-frills rival Air One. Thousands of jobs have been cut and new more flexible contracts agreed with labor unions. Plus Alitalia now operates a fleet of younger, more economical aircraft. The government has taken on older aircraft that it's selling off.
The Alitalia-Air One combination should have pricing power in the Italian market, Europe's fourth largest for business travel, where it has a 55% share compared with the old Alitalia's diminished share of 30%. The new company has a monopoly on the lucrative Milan-Rome route.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
High-speed train to cut Rome-Milan travel time
ROME, Dec 11 (Reuters) - A high-speed train service between Rome and Milan will cut travel time by 25 percent to three hours next year, allowing it to steal airline passengers on the busy route, the head of Italy's state railways said on Thursday.
The railways aims to corner 60 percent of the market for travel by any method over the route over the next two years, Ferrovie dello Stato CEO Mauro Moretti told Italian television.
The quicker train service comes as a group of Italian businessmen embark on an ambitious project to relaunch bankrupt national airline Alitalia (AZPIa.MI: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), whose main attraction is its dominance of the Rome-Milan air route.
The railways aims to corner 60 percent of the market for travel by any method over the route over the next two years, Ferrovie dello Stato CEO Mauro Moretti told Italian television.
The quicker train service comes as a group of Italian businessmen embark on an ambitious project to relaunch bankrupt national airline Alitalia (AZPIa.MI: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), whose main attraction is its dominance of the Rome-Milan air route.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Italy launches Milan-Bologna high-speed train link
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy launched a high-speed train link between the northern cities of Milan and Bologna on Saturday, part of a planned expansion to reach Rome next year and woo passengers away from airlines.
The fast train will cut travel time between the two cities to 65 minutes, state railway company unit Trenitalia said. Other trains take about twice as long on average to cover the 210-km (130-mile) stretch.
"The train has become a transport solution for everyone and throws out a challenge to the airplane," Trenitalia said in a statement.
Regular high-speed service from Milan to Bologna will start Sunday. Italy has three other fast train routes.
The high-speed service is scheduled to reach Rome next year and cut travel time between Milan, Italy's financial center, and the capital to three-and-a-half hours non-stop.
The fast train will cut travel time between the two cities to 65 minutes, state railway company unit Trenitalia said. Other trains take about twice as long on average to cover the 210-km (130-mile) stretch.
"The train has become a transport solution for everyone and throws out a challenge to the airplane," Trenitalia said in a statement.
Regular high-speed service from Milan to Bologna will start Sunday. Italy has three other fast train routes.
The high-speed service is scheduled to reach Rome next year and cut travel time between Milan, Italy's financial center, and the capital to three-and-a-half hours non-stop.
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