All International Airlines Group ( IAG ) articles – Page 13
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Opinion
OPINION: How Laker beat a path for today's long-haul low-costs
If Freddie Laker is looking down on the airline industry, one can only imagine that he has a wry smile on his face. The launch, 40 years ago, of his Skytrain service represented the first exchanges in the low-fare “battle of the Atlantic”, a sector becoming an increasingly popular playground ...
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News
IAG confident on full-year profit after 'strong' second quarter
British Airways and Iberia parent IAG has generated a 37% rise in operating profit to €975 million ($1.14 billion) for the first half, before exceptional items of €77 million.
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News
IAG converts options to take three more Level A330s
IAG's new long-haul budget airline, Level, is ordering three more Airbus A330-200s for introduction to its operation next year.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Why are low-cost giants interested in Alitalia's sale?
EasyJet and Ryanair have both expressed interest in the Alitalia sale process – which could either mean that they are keen to have opportunistic peek at their ailing rival's books, or that they are genuinely considering bids for the Italian flag carrier.
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News
IAG chief sets out Brexit priorities
IAG chief executive Willie Walsh is lobbying for a comprehensive air transport agreement that would give airlines from the UK and the 27 remaining EU member nations "all the freedoms of the air" post-Brexit.
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InterviewINTERVIEW: IAG’s head of strategy Robert Boyle discusses Level
When IAG decided to develop its new long-haul, low-cost airline Level, its head of strategy Robert Boyle says the airline group focused on how to attract Europe’s millennials with an attractive low ticket price packaged in a way that would engage them in the “excitement” of long distance travel.
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News
IAG 'slow to move' to cloud before BA's IT outage: strategy head
IAG was "slow to move" to cloud-based operations in the lead-up to the IT shutdown at British Airways in May, the group's director of strategy Robert Boyle has suggested.
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News
Iberia Maintenance to service Leap engines
Iberia chief executive Luis Gallego foresees the carrier's maintenance arm servicing CFM International Leap engines at its overhaul shop in Madrid.
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News
PARIS: IAG picks P&W to power part of A320neo order
British Airways and Iberia parent IAG has tentatively selected the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G powerplant for 47 of the Airbus A320neos the company has ordered.
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News
BA’s communication during IT shutdown 'not a failure': Walsh
The chief executive of British Airways parent IAG has defended the UK flag carrier’s communication to passengers during the recent major disruption that followed a power supply failure, suggesting “traditional media” had incorrectly reported the steps it took.
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NewsLevel fleet to reach five aircraft next year: IAG chief
IAG chief executive Willie Walsh has confirmed that the group's new budget long-haul carrier Level will expand its fleet next year and may add new bases to its network.
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News
Interruption of power supply took out IT systems: BA
British Airways has confirmed the cause of IT issues that brought huge disruption to its schedule on 27 May and subsequent days.
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NewsIAG shares fall as BA schedules recover from IT failure
Shares in British Airways parent IAG fell 4% in early trading on the London Stock Exchange this morning, the first day the UK markets had opened since the UK carrier's services were wrecked by its IT systems failure on 27 May.
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News
Airlines should not pay for increased ground-based security: A4E
Airlines should not pay for increased ground-based security: A4E
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News
Heathrow foresees integrating LCCs without dedicated terminal
Heathrow airport's director of expansion Derek Provan expects the gateway to attract low-cost carriers when it opens its third runway and but does not foresee a need to accommodate them in a dedicated budget terminal.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: IAG's Level goes head-to-head with Norwegian
IAG has signalled that it is aiming to compete head-on with low-cost operator Norwegian with its newly-unveiled budget carrier Level.
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News
IAG brands new long-haul A330 budget carrier 'Level'
IAG's new long-haul low-cost airline operation is to be branded 'Level', and its initial route network will comprise four destinations in North and Latin America.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Yield woes belie profitable 2016 for Europe's carriers
Europe’s airlines were largely profitable on an operating level in 2016, as low fuel prices and a strong focus on cost-cutting helped them to eke out profits, despite a tough yield environment.
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News
IAG satisfied with long-haul deliveries shuffle
IAG has shuffled the delivery schedule of new twin-aisle aircraft, having previously indicated that it was reviewing its long-haul fleet development.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary
What is the greatest threat facing Ryanair? For chief executive Michael O'Leary, it's not the risk of creeping protectionism across Europe post-Brexit, or overcapacity in the short-haul market, or the challenge posed by disintermediators. Rather, it lies closer to home, he suggests – in characteristically robust language.