In October Alitalia's board reviewed a revised industrial plan for 2007-09 and confirmed the airline's position as a “highly efficient network carrier”.
Moscow is working to keep that position, with talks ongoing to sell India 29 MiG-29K carrier-borne jet fighters, according to an Indian Defense Ministry spokesman.
The President of Shenzhen Airlines, China's fifth - largest carrier, has been removed from his position and is under investigation for unspecified "economic crimes", according to the airline.