All I can say is good riddance, it is this kind of state funded 'white elephant' that mains that other airlines are put at a disadvantage. Alitalia and most of the US carriers have been running effectively bankrupt since the late 90's. In Alitalia's case the airline could be restructered if it weren't for the ludicrous claims from the unions. I heard that one of the sticking points with the pilot union is they refused to budge on their contractual limit of 65 flying hours per month. You will never make money with that sort of attitude. As always I don't like to see anyone lose their jobs and hopefully a restructuring plan can still be hashed out.