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...system on 600 trucks, it's unclear whether the government will restart the contract. In the meantime, the humble windshield stickers will be reintroduced - one German technology that's still reliable. A Flight Plan For Alitalia He is Silvio Berlusconi's most trusted bad-weather pilot. Cabinet Under Secretary Gianni Letta, a veteran of thorny negotiations among political factions and labor unions, was chosen last week to end the ongoing stalemate at Alitalia. Italy 's national air carrier has faced a series of strikes (another 24-hour stoppage is planned for March 5) after chief executive Francesco Mengozzi announced...
...entertains Hollywood royalty and runs her late brother's namesake empire, Gianni Versace SpA, all while rearing two kids and designing 10 collections a year. Although she does it with inimitable flair (and heaps of diamonds), Donatella Versace admits she has had to work hard to gain respect. Lately, the company has experienced some financial difficulty, but severe cost cutting and a licensing deal with eyewear giant Luxottica SpA promise to boost revenue. Here Donatella talks to TIME's Kate Betts about fashion divas, other designers and Madeleine Albright...
Just after Fiat chief Gianni Agnelli died last January, the world got a rare glimpse of the company's heir apparent. John Elkann--the grandson Agnelli had handpicked six years earlier as his eventual successor--cut a striking figure at the wake in Turin, reminding many of the young Agnelli's poise and elegance. For now, Gianni's brother Umberto Agnelli, 69, controls Fiat Corp. But Elkann, 27, has become the man to watch...
...continues to plug away in obscurity, and has declined to answer press queries about the future. Questions in the past were related to the tragic circumstances of Elkann's rise. Originally, his cousin Giovanni Alberto Agnelli had been tapped, but he died of cancer in 1997. Three years later, Gianni's son Edoardo committed suicide...
...Elkann's mettle will be tested. Fiat saw its share of the Italian auto market fall from 60% to 39% in the late 1990s, before striking a stock-swap deal with General Motors in 2000. Fiat needs to reaffirm the brand at home and expand abroad. That was perhaps Gianni Agnelli's greatest achievement--and could be Elkann's greatest challenge. --By Jeff Israely/Rome