标题: On a wing and a taxpayer’s prayer [打印本页] 作者: tauringhuang. 时间: 2008-9-6 15:13 标题: On a wing and a taxpayer’s prayer Sep 4th 2008 | ROME
From The Economist print edition
A botched and expensive plan to salvage a beleaguered airline
WHAT price patriotism? In the case of Alitalia, Italy’s long-crippled flag-carrier, the answer is about 作者: tauringhuang. 时间: 2008-9-6 15:14
The rationale of Operation Phoenix was never economic, however. Its aim was merely to honour Mr Berlusconi’s claim, made ahead of April’s election, that he had a better solution for Alitalia than the Franco-Dutch offer, which he termed “offensive” (but which would have relieved taxpayers of Alitalia’s debts). He insisted that a consortium of Italian entrepreneurs was waiting for its chance. After several months of delay, a syndicate has indeed been produced.
The 16 investors, who are said to be ready to put up