MILAN, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Sixteen Italian investors have agreed to be in a new company to run Alitalia in a plan that foresees an initial investment of 1.0 billion euros ($1.47 billion) to save the struggling airline, a source familiar with the dossier said on Tuesday.
Roberto Colaninno, the financier behind scooter maker Piaggio , will become chairman of the new company, the source told Reuters. (Reporting by Gianluca Semeraro; writing by Gilles Castonguay)