EU carrier Maurizio Lupi agreed to a 49 % stake in European loss-making airline Alitalia . It is the biggest foreign stake of a European carrier , taking it to the limit set by Abu Dhabi . Italian officials have indicated that Alitalia is losing $ 760 million a day .
Abu Dhabi carrier Etihad agreed to a 49 % stake in Italian loss-making airline Alitalia . It is the biggest foreign stake of a European carrier , taking it to the limit set by EU . Italian officials have indicated that Alitalia is losing about $ 1.6 million a day .