(From R) Europe's biggest airline Air France-KLM group chairman and CEO Jean-Cyril Spinetta, Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and head of Alitalia Roberto Colaninno give a joint press conference on May 6, 2009 at Palazzo Chigi, Italy's Prime Ministry in Rome. Spinetta said that Alitalia was "in line" with its industrial plan. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

(From R) Europe's biggest airline Air France-KLM group chairman and CEO Jean-Cyril Spinetta, Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and head of Alitalia Roberto Colaninno give a joint press conference on May 6, 2009 at Palazzo Chigi, Italy's Prime Ministry in Rome. Spinetta said that Alitalia was "in line" with its industrial plan.

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  2. Thomas Enders, Airbus president and chief executive officer, gestures beside Pierre-Henri Gourgeon (L), chief executive Officer of Air France-KLM as they walk up a gangway to an A380 aircraft during a hand-over ceremony at the manufacturer's site in Finkenwerder near Hamburg October 30, 2009. Air France has taken delivery of its first Airbus A380 on Friday as the first European airline to fly the double-deck aircraft on scheduled services.
  3. Thomas Enders, Airbus president and chief executive officer, poses with Pierre-Henri Gourgeon (R), chief executive officer of Air France-KLM in front of an A380 aircraft during a hand-over ceremony at the manufacturer's site in Finkenwerder near Hamburg October 30, 2009. Air France has taken delivery of its first Airbus A380 on Friday as the first European airline to fly the double-deck aircraft on scheduled services.
  4. (R-L) Thomas Enders, Airbus president and chief executive officer, Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, chief executive officer of Air France-KLM and Jean-Cyril Spinetta, chairman of the board of directors of Air France KLM pose in front of an A380 aircraft during a hand-over ceremony at the manufacturer's site in Finkenwerder near Hamburg October 30, 2009. Air France has taken delivery of its first Airbus A380 on Friday as the first European airline to fly the double-deck aircraft on scheduled services.
  5. (R-L) Thomas Enders, Airbus president and chief executive officer, Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, chief executive officer of Air France-KLM and Jean-Cyril Spinetta, chairman of the board of directors of Air France KLM pose in front of an A380 aircraft during a hand-over ceremony at the manufacturer's site in Finkenwerder near Hamburg October 30, 2009. Air France has taken delivery of its first Airbus A380 on Friday as the first European airline to fly the double-deck aircraft on scheduled services.
  6. (R-L) Thomas Enders, Airbus President and Chief Executive Officer, Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, Chief Executive Officer of Air France-KLM, Jean-Cyril Spinetta, Chairman of the board of Directors of Air France KLM and James Moravecek, President Engine Alliance pose in front of an A380 aircraft during a hand-over ceremony at the manufacturer's site in Finkenwerder near Hamburg October 30, 2009. Air France has taken delivery of its first Airbus A380 on Friday as the first European airline to fly the double-deck aircraft on scheduled services.
  7. Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (C) talks during a news conference at Chigi palace in Rome October 9, 2009. When Italy's Constitutional Court ruled this week that the prime minister was not above the law, invalidating a tailor-made statute granting him immunity from prosecution, Berlusconi's reaction was to attack its members, and President Giorgio Napolitano, as leftists biased against him.
  8. Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (R) speaks next Vatican Secretary of State Italian cardinal Tarcisio Bertone during the opening of a painting exhibition in Rome October 7, 2009.
  9. Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (L) and Vatican Secretary of State Italian cardinal Tarcisio Bertone pose during the opening of a painting exhibition in Rome October 7, 2009.
  10. CORRECTING DATE --- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi arrives to greet Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas (not pictured) on October 7, 2009 at Palazzo Chigi, the prime ministry in Rome. Italy's Constitutional Court started the day before to hold new hearings to decide whether to strip Berlusconi of immunity from prosecution on pending corruption charges.
  11. Italian Prime minister Silvio Berlusconi (L) and State Secretary of The Vatican Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone (L) pose as they inaugurate the exhibition 'Il Potere e la Grazia' (Power and Grace) at the Venezia palace on October 7, 2009 in Rome.
  12. Italian Prime minister Silvio Berlusconi (R) and State Secretary of The Vatican Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone (L) cut the ribbon to inaugurate the exhibition 'Il Potere e la Grazia' (Power and Grace) at the Venezia palace on October 7, 2009 in Rome.
  13. Top managers from SkyTeam, the world's second largest airline network, pose for photographs after the SkyTeam CEOs meeting at a hotel in Incheon, west of Seoul November 5, 2009. South Korea's top airline and the world's biggest air cargo carrier Korean Air Co expects a significant recovery this and next year on stabilising oil prices and a stronger won, its CEO said on Thursday. The managers are Aeromexico's Senior Vice President Gabriel Parra, KLM's Senior Vice President Hans de Roos, Sky Team Managing Director Marie-Joseph Male, Southern Airlines' Chairman Si Xianmin, Delta Air Lines' CEO Richard Anderson, Korean Air's CEO Cho Yang-ho, Sky Team Chairman Leo van Wijk, Alitalia's Senior Vice President Giorgio Callegari, Southern Airlines' Executive Vice President He Zongkai and Aeroflot's Commercial Director Alexey Sidorov (L-R).
  14. Top managers from SkyTeam, the world's second largest airline network, pose for photographs after the SkyTeam CEOs meeting at a hotel in Incheon, west of Seoul November 5, 2009. Heads of members of a major airline alliance including Korean Air and Delta Airlines expressed some optimism about the industry's recovery but noted uncertainties from the H1N1 flu virus and the overall economy. The managers are Aeromexico's Senior Vice President Gabriel Parra, KLM's Senior Vice President Hans de Roos, Air France's Vice President Dominique Patry, SkyTeam Managing Director Marie-Joseph Male, Southern Airlines' Chairman Si Xianmin, Delta Air Lines' CEO Richard Anderson, Korean Air's CEO Cho Yang-ho, Sky Team Chairman Leo van Wijk, Alitalia's Senior Vice President Giorgio Callegari, Southern Airlines' Executive Vice President He Zongkai and Aeroflot's Commercial Director Alexey Sidorov (L-R).
  15. An Alitalia's logo is seen inside the new Aliatalia terminal in Fiumicino, Rome's main airport on October 27, 2009. Italy's struggling flagbearer Alitalia is under private ownership after prominent Italian business leaders teamed up with Air France-KLM for a makeover.
  16. Travellers walk in the new Aliatalia terminal in Fiumicino, Rome's main airport, on October 27, 2009. Italy's struggling flagbearer Alitalia is under private ownership after prominent Italian business leaders teamed up with Air France-KLM for a makeover.

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