All International Airlines Group ( IAG ) articles – Page 12
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Opinion
OPINION: Brexit offers no upsides to airlines or passengers
Since 52% of voters opted for Brexit nearly two years ago, the UK's government and regulators have been beset by multiple headaches.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How airlines have readied for Brexit
With just a year to go before the UK is scheduled to formally leave the European Union, the reality of what this will mean for airlines with significant British operations or ownership is still far from clear.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Laudamotion network built on Niki foundations
When IAG disclosed its plan to acquire Niki in December 2017, the group's chief executive Willie Walsh described the Austrian carrier as the "most financially viable part of Air Berlin".
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Why European airline groups want standardised fleets
SAS's negotiations with Airbus about an order for further A320neos to replace Boeing 737s – disclosed by the Scandinavian group last month – is the latest step in its efforts to standardise its fleet.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airline chiefs disagree on chances of Brexit disruption
The A4E Aviation Summit in early March showed that Europe’s biggest airlines can agree on some issues, there will always be significant differences bubbling beneath the surface.
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News
More A380s of interest to IAG but prices 'ridiculous': chief
IAG chief executive Willie Walsh is interested in purchasing more Airbus A380s but "wouldn't waste 10 second on it" based on prices he has seen.
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IAG talking with Boeing and Airbus over Level fleet
IAG is holding talks with both Boeing and Airbus on future fleet requirements for its long-haul budget carrier Level.
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IAG 'disappointed' after losing Niki to rival bidder
British Airways parent IAG has confirmed that its bid for Austrian carrier Niki has not succeeded, following a change of insolvency proceedings for the Air Berlin operation.
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OpinionOPINION: The airline industry's success stories from 2017
Airlines’ headline figures for 2017 are impressive, reflecting another year of rising traffic and impressive profits.
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News
Era of free meals on short-haul flights to end: BA chief
British Airways' chief executive Alex Cruz has defended its decision to end free meals on its short-haul flights and predicted that all airlines would eventually follow its example.
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IAG rules out using Monarch slots for Level operations
London Gatwick airport slots purchased by IAG from the administrators of Monarch Airlines will not be used for Level flights and will instead be used to expand British Airways operations at the gateway, group chief executive Willie Walsh has disclosed.
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Level will acquire AOC from OpenSkies
IAG's long-haul budget airline Level will acquire the air operator's certificate of transatlantic carrier OpenSkies when it establishes its new Paris base.
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IAG to close OpenSkies as Level opens Paris Orly base
IAG is to close its OpenSkies operation and transfer personnel to its long-haul low-cost carrier Level, after opting to open new base for the budget carrier at Paris Orly.
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BA parent IAG to acquire Monarch's Gatwick slots
IAG is to buy the London Gatwick slots formerly held by Monach Airlines from the collapsed UK carrier's administrators.
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IAG lauds ownership-cost benefit of Level A330s
IAG has stressed that the ownership cost benefits of budget carrier Level's Airbus A330s outweigh the additional expenditure from having lower powerplant efficiency.
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News
Boeing’s NMA could be 'a bit late' to market: Walsh
IAG chief executive Willie Walsh is lukewarm to the prospect of Boeing’s proposed all-new middle-of-the-market aircraft, which he believes is coming late to market given the availability of Airbus’s A321LR variant of the A32neo family.
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News
ROUTES: IAG awaits Air Berlin decision; no Alitalia interest
IAG has bid for part of Air Berlin but expects the German airline to go to Lufthansa. Meanwhile it is looking to capitalise on Alitalia’s woes through its Vueling arm rather than participate in the Italian airline’s restructuring.
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News
ROUTES: Walsh tells airports that costs must be justified
IAG boss Willie Walsh warned airports during World Routes today that the days are over of simply transferring their cost burden to airlines by raising prices.
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ROUTES: IAG's Level eyeing 30-aircraft fleet by 2022
Level, IAG’s new long-haul low-cost airline, will expand its fleet to up to 30 aircraft within five years as it plots long-haul expansion beyond its initial Barcelona-based operation.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Ryanair chief sees airline consolidation gathering pace
European airlines, look away now: Ryanair's chief executive Michael O'Leary expects that most will disappear over the next half-decade.