Following the failure of Air France-KLM to reach an agreement with unions over restructuring plan, the offer for taking over Alitalia has been withdrawn for good a few weeks ago.
Alitalia, who is running out of cash much quicker than declared, announced today its plan to ground 37 aircrafts:
- 3 Boeing 767-300 - no cash to renew the lease
- 16 McDD MD-82
- 14 Embraer ERJ-145 - the entire fleet
- 4 ATR72 - probably the oldest ones
It is almost excruciating to see an historic national carrier dragging on this way. It would be much better if someone takes control of the situation and solves the issue once and for all.