Alitalia returned to a net profit of E2m in Q3, Stefano Paleari, one of the commissioners managing the airline, said Wednesday in a sign that the fortunes of the airline were slowly improving. Once a symbol of Italy’s post-war economic boom but recently in trouble due to low-cost carriers and high speed trains, Alitalia was put under special administration last year after workers rejected its latest rescue plan. In the first nine months of the year, revenues at the airline rose 4.6% to E2.35b, while its EBITDA loss, excluding non recurring items, was reduced to a loss of E59m from a loss of E246m in the same period last year. For the full year Alitalia is expected to post revenues of above E3b, Paleari added.<br/>