Although Air France and KLM have bought a 25% share in Alitalia, and continued the consolidation of the European airline industry, the problems for the Italian carrier remain the same. 

 On the first day of operation unions organised protests on the big airports. When do they understand that Alitalia will not survive in its current state, not even when other airlines take a huge stake in the company.

 Source:  http://www.atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=15250