Etihad's stake strategy faces new test with Alitalia move
February 06, 2014 at 00:00 AM EST
FRANKFURT/MILAN, Feb 6 (Reuters) - A potential deal to buy a stake in troubled Italian airline Alitalia could be the biggest test yet for Abu Dhabi-based Etihad's strategy of using stakes in ailing airlines as an easy way to expand its global footprint.