Alitalia relaunch to include 15-percent state ownership

MILAN (AP) — Italian Deputy Premier Luigi Di Maio says that the struggling Alitalia airline will be relaunched with the state railway company as a strategic partner.
Di Maio told the business daily il Sole 24 Ore in an interview published Friday that the government intends to create a new company with a 15 percent stake controlled by the Economy Ministry. He said the state-owned national railway, Ferrovie dello Stato, would be a technical partner.
The government is awaiting an Oct. 31 dead