“I think Alitalia will need to find accords with international partners and … Air France could be a good solution,” Berlusconi told a joint news conference with French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Air France pulled out of a deal to buy Alitalia earlier this year in the face of trade union opposition to its proposed restructuring plan. Sarkozy gave a more cautious reply, saying future accords between the two airlines were “up to Air France’s management to decide. I understand in Mister Silvio Berluscon’s answer the will to not rule out anything in the future,” he added. (Reuters)