We should resist the temptation of rapidly extending this thread towards the national economy of Italy and keep it Alitalia....
However I agree I recall AGIP as a sponsor of the Ferrari F! team back in the 80s but they're not multinational just largish. Fiat on the other hand is one brand that springs to mind and quite frankly so should Alitalia. My cousin flew out to Milan a number of times recently and as a very frequent traveller was unimpressed each an d every team he flew with. His experiences seem to be illustrative of Alitalia overall corporate problems. This is a shame because I'm sure that Alitalia could do a great job if they escaped the leash of the unions. Look at BA back in the 70s and then without significant union interfence performed exceptionally in the 90s before the downward slide further compounded with the usual union 'kicking in' in recent years. Unions have a delicate balancing act they continuously fail to achieve.