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Alitalia Pilots and Cabin Crew Want Clarity on Airline's Future
Sales process closes October 31 but government remains quiet on negotiations with bidders
An Alitalia Airbus A330-200 takes off from Rome's Fiumicino Airport. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by airlines470)
An Alitalia Airbus A330-200 takes off from Rome's Fiumicino Airport. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by airlines470)

Alitalia flight and cockpit crew are expressing increased alarm that the embattled airline has begun sliding into another abyss and want reassurances from the government about its future. The three trade unions representing pilots and cabin crew—Anpac, Anpav, and ANP—have joined forces and formed the Federazione Nazionale del Trasporto Aereo (FNTA), Italy's National Federation of Air Transport, to speak “with one voice when we meet with the government,” according to Anpac secretary-general Antonio Divietri.