Beria, Paolo; Niemeier, Hans-Martin; Fröhlich, Karsten - In: Journal of Air Transport Management 17 (2011) 4, pp. 215-220
The paper examines the case of Alitalia, Italy’s former flag carrier, as a case of a state-managed failure. The … tool rather than operating as a competitive firm. In a liberalized market this doomed Alitalia to failure, which was … most important events in recent Alitalia history. Thereafter the main causes of the airline’s weak competitive position …