International Airlines Group (IAG)

By Helen Massy-Beresford
International Airlines Group called off the Air Europa deal due to regulatory hurdles.
Airlines & Lessors

By Antoine Fafard
Air France-KLM, IAG and Lufthansa Group had strong operating revenues and positive net results in Q2 2024, an improvement on their Q1 losses.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Spanish LCC Volotea and Abra Group will not proceed with a joint venture partnership they had planned.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Space

By Helen Massy-Beresford, David Casey
The multinational airline group cited regulatory challenges as it announced it was abandoning its plan to acquire Air Europa.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
For an airline group that came into being through consolidation, the failure of IAG's latest planned deal to take over Air Europa must be a big disappointment.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
After abandoning its planned Air Europa acquisition, IAG says it will continue developing its smaller Spanish long-haul brand Level.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
After dropping its proposed acquisition of Air Europa, IAG's CEO still sees benefits of consolidation and retains an interest in buying TAP Air Portugal.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
International Airlines Group (IAG) is abandoning its plan to take over Spanish airline Air Europa, which it hoped would help it boost its Madrid hub.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
IAG CEO Luis Gallego told an audience at Farnborough Airshow that recent action by the European Commission bodes well for its proposed acquisition of Air Europa.
Farnborough Airshow

By Jens Flottau, Helen Massy-Beresford
The CEO of IAG went to Brussels to assure the European Commission that IAG's purchase of Spanish airline Air Europa will not harm competition.
Airlines & Lessors

By Antoine Fafard
Q1 2024 resulted in strong operating revenues but also losses for Air France-KLM, International Airlines Group and Lufthansa.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Alan Dron
International Airlines Group (IAG) may abandon its proposed acquisition of Air Europa if EC competition remedies prove too onerous, the group says.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Carriers say sustainable aviation fuel mandates are not enough and call for incentives to keep up with the U.S. and other competitors.
Sustainability

By Antoine Fafard
Half of the six leading European carriers have now surpassed passenger levels from the same period in 2019.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Jens Flottau
North Atlantic strength boosts IAG’s margin while Air France-KLM sees potential in SAS acquisition.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Management changes at three of IAG's Spanish airlines come as the group continued its fast recovery of profits, which exceeded pre-pandemic levels in 2023.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European Commission scrutiny and political upheaval are slowing plans for airline consolidation in the region.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Spanish carrier Iberia has put forward a proposal to spin-off its ground handling activities into a new company, resulting in 1,727 voluntary redundancies.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
For the airline and aerospace industries, many questions about pandemic recovery remain unanswered.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
European carriers tack through myriad challenges.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton, Helen Massy-Beresford
Carriers are looking for optimizations in the year ahead while keeping a close eye on costs, as post-pandemic growth settles into a measured pace.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Tune in as Aviation Week editors speak with IAG Head of Sustainability Jonathon Counsell on aviation’s path to net zero, including reducing non-CO2 emissions.
Window Seat Podcast

By Jens Flottau
IAG is still in the pre-notification phase of the transaction and is still submitting information to the European Commission, the group's CEO reveals.
Airlines & Lessors