Thanks to the Unions and poor management.
1650 would have lost their jobs and a salary cut for the rest.
and:
Report says they have received 7 billion in State Aid over last 10 years.
Sorry,
Typical italian attitude, they deserve to loose after sooooo many years of corruption and attitude problems. If they know how to do it (typical italian expression) than show us!
And do not complain if you alitalia pilots find a job with another european airline; explaining how good it was in your former airline
(and yes i know a few...)