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Order HereDelta Air Lines and Alitalia remain committed to their transatlantic joint venture and do not expect to see changes in the relationship despite the apparent split between the Italian carrier and its SkyTeam partner Air France.
Etihad Airways equity partner Alitalia has said it will not renew its long-standing agreements with Air France-KLM when they come up for renewal in January 2017, saying the relationship is imbalanced.
Speaking Thursday in Toulouse, however, Delta president Ed Bastian said he did not expect that to affect his airline’s relationship with Alitalia. Delta, Alitalia and Air France-KLM are all founding members of the SkyTeam global alliance.
“Alitalia is still in our partnership and we expect no change,” he said. “There are some intra-European discussions going on with Air France now, but both Alitalia and our expectations are that we will stay in the transatlantic partnership.”
Air France used to be a key Alitalia shareholder, but now holds less than 1% of the Italian airline, while Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways now holds a 49% stake in the Italian carrier.
In a recent statement, Alitalia CEO Silvano Cassano said his airline’s agreement with Air France-KLM were no longer beneficial, either commercially or strategically, to the new Alitalia and its ambitious turnaround plan. But he also said Alitalia remained open to further discussions “to achieve a mutually acceptable solution.”
Asked by ATW if Delta—which also has a transatlantic JV with Virgin Atlantic and equity stakes in Aeromexico and GOL—whether it was seeking more airline partnerships, Bastian said the airline was “constantly pursuing opportunities.” Asia was a particular focus, he said. “That’s a little far out, but I think there may be some good opportunities there. Korean [Air] is a partner and we are trying to drive that to a better level.”
Bastian and a Delta contingency of some 100 employees were in Toulouse to take delivery of its first 242-tonne maximum take-off weight A330-300 variant. Atlanta-based Delta is the first to receive the aircraft type among 11 airlines.
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Order HereDelta Air Lines and Alitalia remain committed to their transatlantic joint venture and do not expect to see changes in the relationship despite the apparent split between the Italian carrier and its SkyTeam partner Air France.
Etihad Airways equity partner Alitalia has said it will not renew its long-standing agreements with Air France-KLM when they come up for renewal in January 2017, saying the relationship is imbalanced.
Speaking Thursday in Toulouse, however, Delta president Ed Bastian said he did not expect that to affect his airline’s relationship with Alitalia. Delta, Alitalia and Air France-KLM are all founding members of the SkyTeam global alliance.
“Alitalia is still in our partnership and we expect no change,” he said. “There are some intra-European discussions going on with Air France now, but both Alitalia and our expectations are that we will stay in the transatlantic partnership.”
Air France used to be a key Alitalia shareholder, but now holds less than 1% of the Italian airline, while Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways now holds a 49% stake in the Italian carrier.
In a recent statement, Alitalia CEO Silvano Cassano said his airline’s agreement with Air France-KLM were no longer beneficial, either commercially or strategically, to the new Alitalia and its ambitious turnaround plan. But he also said Alitalia remained open to further discussions “to achieve a mutually acceptable solution.”
Asked by ATW if Delta—which also has a transatlantic JV with Virgin Atlantic and equity stakes in Aeromexico and GOL—whether it was seeking more airline partnerships, Bastian said the airline was “constantly pursuing opportunities.” Asia was a particular focus, he said. “That’s a little far out, but I think there may be some good opportunities there. Korean [Air] is a partner and we are trying to drive that to a better level.”
Bastian and a Delta contingency of some 100 employees were in Toulouse to take delivery of its first 242-tonne maximum take-off weight A330-300 variant. Atlanta-based Delta is the first to receive the aircraft type among 11 airlines.
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Order HereDelta Air Lines and Alitalia remain committed to their transatlantic joint venture and do not expect to see changes in the relationship despite the apparent split between the Italian carrier and its SkyTeam partner Air France.
Etihad Airways equity partner Alitalia has said it will not renew its long-standing agreements with Air France-KLM when they come up for renewal in January 2017, saying the relationship is imbalanced.
Speaking Thursday in Toulouse, however, Delta president Ed Bastian said he did not expect that to affect his airline’s relationship with Alitalia. Delta, Alitalia and Air France-KLM are all founding members of the SkyTeam global alliance.
“Alitalia is still in our partnership and we expect no change,” he said. “There are some intra-European discussions going on with Air France now, but both Alitalia and our expectations are that we will stay in the transatlantic partnership.”
Air France used to be a key Alitalia shareholder, but now holds less than 1% of the Italian airline, while Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways now holds a 49% stake in the Italian carrier.
In a recent statement, Alitalia CEO Silvano Cassano said his airline’s agreement with Air France-KLM were no longer beneficial, either commercially or strategically, to the new Alitalia and its ambitious turnaround plan. But he also said Alitalia remained open to further discussions “to achieve a mutually acceptable solution.”
Asked by ATW if Delta—which also has a transatlantic JV with Virgin Atlantic and equity stakes in Aeromexico and GOL—whether it was seeking more airline partnerships, Bastian said the airline was “constantly pursuing opportunities.” Asia was a particular focus, he said. “That’s a little far out, but I think there may be some good opportunities there. Korean [Air] is a partner and we are trying to drive that to a better level.”
Bastian and a Delta contingency of some 100 employees were in Toulouse to take delivery of its first 242-tonne maximum take-off weight A330-300 variant. Atlanta-based Delta is the first to receive the aircraft type among 11 airlines.
The information on this page may have been provided by a contributor and no guarantees can be made about the accuracy of any content. Contributors must obtain all necessary licenses and/or ownership rights from the relevant content owner(s) before submitting the same for publication. AIRLINE PARTNERSHIP disclaims all liability arising from the publication of content received from contributors. Please refer to our Disclaimer for more details.