Daily Memo: Antitrust Probe Blocks IAG From Surfing Consolidation Wave

IAG

As a company that came into being through the 2011 merger of BA and Iberia, it's not surprising that IAG wants to be a consolidator.

Credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
For an airline group that came into being through consolidation, the failure of its latest planned deal must be a big disappointment. International Airlines Group (IAG) said Aug. 1 that it was abandoning plans to take over Air Europa amid an ongoing European Commission (EC) probe into the proposed...
Helen Massy-Beresford

Based in Paris, Helen Massy-Beresford covers European and Middle Eastern airlines, the European Commission’s air transport policy and the air cargo industry for Aviation Week & Space Technology and Aviation Daily.

Subscription Required

 

Daily Memo: Antitrust Probe Blocks IAG From Surfing Consolidation Wave is published in Aviation Daily, an Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) Market Briefing and is included with your AWIN membership.

Already a member of AWIN or subscribe to Aviation Daily through your company? Login with your existing email and password

Not a member?  Learn how to access the market intelligence and data you need to stay abreast of what's happening in the air transport community.

Paris Air Show 2025

Aviation Week's award-winning editorial team will deliver comprehensive coverage of the Paris Air Show 2025, including extensive news, insight, and analysis, continuing our tradition of authoritative aerospace journalism at the world's largest and most influential aerospace industry event.