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Delta denies interest in investing in Italy’s ITA Airways

Delta Air Lines (DL, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson) does not plan to invest in ITA Airways (AZ, Rome Fiumicino) for the time being, its chief executive Ed Bastian told Reuters on January 13, his comments coming a day after the Alitalia successor confirmed it was looking for a partner ready to invest in the Italian carrier.

“We have no plans to invest in them,” Bastian said, although he acknowledged that the two airlines were working on a codeshare agreement, talks on which began in December.

ITA Airways’ chairman, Alfredo Altavilla, told a parliamentary hearing on January 12 that the state-owned carrier had started informal talks with potential partners, in Europe and overseas, though he opted not to name them. An alliance could be sealed by June, he added.

“We don’t need codesharing or a commercial joint venture. If you put money on the table, you play. If you don’t put money on the table, you can forget asking for access to the data room. We are looking for an equity partnership,” he said....

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