Alitalia and Etihad Airways will sign their €560 million ($756 million) investment agreement on August 8th, in which Etihad will acquire a 49% stake in the Italian flag carrier.The deal was finalized when Etihad accepted a proposal from the Alitalia board last week.Italian Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Maurizio Lupi, said: “There are still some details to agree on. But a date has been set for the signing – August 8th. Over the next week we’ll work to fix the last details.”The terms of the investment include 2,174 job cuts at Alitalia, including 1’590 ground staff, 129 pilots, 420 flight attendants,

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