B_B schreef op 14 november 2013 01:07:
Alitalia approves new business plan, Air France-KLM unconvinced
November 13, 2013 6:53 PM ET
"Air France welcomed the plan, but the problem with the debt remains, so they voted against it," the source said.
Air France-KLM declined to comment.
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"Air France-KLM's financial leeway is so slim that it cannot decently invest in Alitalia without obtaining strict compliance with its conditions," Harald Liberge-Dondoux, an analyst at CM-CIC Securities, said in a note.
Air France-KLM is in the midst of its own restructuring, including the need to cut its net debt of 5.40 billion euros, and can ill-afford ploughing more money into Alitalia.
STRATEGIC ALLIANCE
Even if Air France-KLM's stake drops to around 6 percent should it refuse to participate in the cash call, the airline is unlikely to give up on Alitalia and may return with its demands as part of a take-over offer for the Italian carrier next year, analysts said.
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money.msn.com/business-news/article.a...Vroeg of laat toch een merger met Alitalia.
Geen zwarte cijfers in 2014 en 2015 dankzij Alitalia.