Star spent years negotiating with Air India, the deeply troubled flag-carrier, but suspended talks in July.

星空联盟已经花费数年和陷入运营困境的国家航运公司-印度航空公司谈判，但是7月份的时候却中止了对话。

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With difficulty, he pulled together a consortium of Italian entrepreneurs to take over the ailing flag-carrier and gave it a monopoly on the most profitable route, between Rome and Milan.

排除万难，他促使意大利的企业家们齐心协力，联手收购了处于困境的意大利航空公司，并给予其国内利润最高的航线——米兰至罗马的垄断权。

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Air India is India's flag carrier.

印度航空是印度国有航空公司。

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Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew said the country and its flag-carrier should learn from the disaster.

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He denied that he had extended favours to Lucio Tan, the owner of the tottering national flag-carrier, Philippine Airlines.

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Business travellers to and from London are all hunting for alternatives to Britain's flag-carrier, rather than be caught up in a strike.

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