Alitalia: Italy's Crisis Machine

Shoutouts / Credits: ANPAN for all their work in preserving the history of Italian commercial aviation and supporting former Italian airline employees. Check them out here: https://www.anpan.biz/ Contributors to "ALITALIA forever" Facebook group. A brilliant collection of memories of Italy's former flag carrier. All credit goes to respective content owners. If interested, join the group here:   / 199880483373573   TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction 03:28 Alitalia's Founding Story 05:20 Initial Fleet and Routes 09:24 Merger with LAI 10:55 Rapid Growth thru 1960s 14:21 Big Rebrand 15:18 1970s - Alitalia Orders Widebodies 17:00 Oil Crisis & Alitalia's Response 20:18 Bright Spots through the 1980s 21:48 Ouster of longtime CEO and Uncertainty Going into 1990s