Company Watch - Alitalia.May 21, 2007 Alitalia said on Saturday it will be forced to cancel 394 flights due to a strike on Tuesday by air traffic controllers. The contract dispute is only the latest unrest affecting the loss-making carrier, which has already cancelled hundreds of flights this month due to striking cabin crews cabin crew cabin n (Aviat) → équipage m . May 19, 2007 Alitalia reported a pre-tax loss of [euro]147.5 million ($199.9 million) in the first quarter, down slightly from a [euro]156.6 million deficit in the year-ago period. Operating revenues operating revenue Revenue from any regular source. Revenue from sales is adjusted for discounts and returns when calculating operating revenue. Compare other revenue. , including income generated through Volare Airlines Volare Airlines, also known by its volareweb.com brand, is a low-fares airline based in Italy. Code Data
The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted. increased 5.3% to [euro]1.11 billion and operating loss operating loss The excess of operating expenses over revenue. As with operating income, operating losses exclude revenues and expenses from operations that are not considered a regular part of the business. Also called deficit. Compare operating income. declined to [euro]107 million from [euro]129 million. RPKs grew 5.6% against a 2.7% increase in ASKs. Load factor was 69.9%, a gain of 1.9 points, while passenger numbers lifted 5.9% year-on-year to 5.5 million. Yield dipped 0.4% while RASK improved 2.4%. AZ did not provide exact yield and unit revenue numbers. It said it expects to report an "improved operating result" in 2007 and stressed it has sufficient cash in hand to cover operational and financial needs for a period in excess of 12 months. Final bids for the airline are due at the end of June. May 17, 2007 Alitalia Posts Smaller First Quarter Loss. Alitalia said on Tuesday its quarterly loss narrowed from a year earlier, when strikes weighed heavily on its results. The airline reported an operating loss of EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 107 million euros (USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. $145 million) in the first quarter, down from a loss of EUR129 million (USD$175 million) a year earlier. The airline, hampered by frequent strikes and political meddling med·dle intr.v. med·dled, med·dling, med·dles 1. To intrude into other people's affairs or business; interfere. See Synonyms at interfere. 2. To handle something idly or ignorantly; tamper. , has been put up for sale by the Italian government in a final attempt to turn it around. Three bidders have been shortlisted in its auction. May 16, 2007 Posts Smaller First Quarter Loss. Alitalia said on Tuesday its quarterly loss narrowed from a year earlier, when strikes weighed heavily on its results. May 16, 2007 Three Alitalia Bidders Move To Next Round. All three shortlisted bidders in the auction for Alitalia have made it to the next round after an assessment of their preliminary offers to buy the unprofitable airline, the Italian Treasury said on Monday. The three -- Russian airline Aeroflot, a US private equity consortium led by TPG TPG Texas Pacific Group TPG Tapping TPG Transports Publics Genevois (Geneva, Switzerland public transportation) TPG Test Pattern Generator TPG TNT Post Group TPG Trésorier Payeur Général ; formerly known as Texas Pacific Group, and smaller Italian carrier Air One -- are to present binding offers by the end of June. May 15, 2007 Italy's Treasury Dept. yesterday cleared all three bidders for Alitalia to remain in the running. They will have access to Alitalia's financial books on May 24 and be able to submit binding bids at the end of June for the troubled airline. Remaining bidders are a consortium led by Texas Pacific Group and MatlinPatterson, a partnership between Air One parent AP Holding and Intesa Sanpaolo Intesa Sanpaolo is a new banking group resulting from the merger between Banca Intesa and Sanpaolo IMI. It has clear leadership in the Italian market and a strong international presence focussed on Central-Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean basin. , and a recently formed tie-up between Aeroflot and UniCredit May 15, 2007 Three Alitalia Bidders Move To Next Round All three shortlisted bidders in the auction for Alitalia have made it to the next round after an assessment of their preliminary offers to buy the unprofitable airline, the Italian Treasury said on Monday. May 14, 2007 Aeroflot Seeks Loans To Buy Alitalia Stake. Aeroflot is seeking up to USD$1.2 billion in loans from western banks to fund its purchase of 39.9 percent of Alitalia, Russia's Vedomosti newspaper said on Friday. 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