All International Airlines Group ( IAG ) articles – Page 14
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Long-haul, low-cost to become 'significant' part of IAG: Walsh
Long-haul, low-cost flights will become a “significant part of IAG”, with budget flights from Barcelona just the start of the airline group’s ambitions, its chief executive Willie Walsh says.
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A4E urges for 'reasonable' airport fees and end to aviation taxes
Airlines for Europe (A4E) has called for action on airport charges and aviation taxes.
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Walsh dismisses break-up of IAG under 'hard Brexit' scenario
IAG chief executive Willie Walsh has dismissed the possibility that the airline group could be broken up if up if a ‘hard’ Brexit occurs due to the complexities of its ownership structure.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Latin America's airlines look globally for partners
Latin America’s airlines are forming deeper partnerships with global major carriers as they seek greater connectivity and financial investment amid unstable macroeconomic conditions in their region.
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Ryanair could establish UK unit as result of Brexit: chief
Ryanair may be forced create a new subsidiary to operate UK domestic flights if a "hard Brexit" comes to pass, chief executive Michael O’Leary has indicated.
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IAG outlines cost-saving drive in maintenance operation
IAG has almost completed an extensive review of its maintenance operations, aimed at cutting costs, and is turning its attention to implementing the new strategy.
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IAG fleet rejig holds onto 747s but speeds A340 phase-out
IAG will have four additional Boeing 747-400s in service, but four fewer Airbus A340s, during 2020 than it had projected last year.
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IAG feels BA and Iberia yield pressure
Discounting the inclusion of Aer Lingus, acquired in August 2015, IAG’s passenger revenues at the nine-month point are down by 2.3% at constant currency.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: New narrowbodies' long-haul challenge to widebodies
Airlines appear to be increasingly interested in using new-generation narrowbodies to make thinner long-haul routes more economically viable.
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Airline shares 'undervalued': EasyJet chief
EasyJet chief executive Carolyn McCall believes airline shares are "undervalued at the moment" following reactions to the UK's Brexit vote.
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ANALYSIS: Brexit unknowns hang heavy over European carriers
The UK’s vote to leave the European Union continues to generate more questions than answers, even as the initial impact begins to be reflected in airline performance and strategy.
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IAG enthusiastic about A321LR potential
IAG is enthusiastic about the potential offered by Airbus’s longer-range version of the A321neo in the Aer Lingus fleet.
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European airline leaders play down Brexit concerns
European carrier chiefs are stressing the importance of ensuring that the benefits from a liberalised and deregulated aviation market are not lost following the recent UK Brexit vote, but insist the sector is well placed to deal with the short-term challenges.
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IATA: No board seat envisaged in Qatar's IAG investment strategy
Qatar Airways sees its acquisition of a stake in IAG as part of a long-term strategic investment plan but not one that will require the airline to take a board seat as long as the current management structure remains in place.
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IATA: Aer Lingus mulls Boeing phase out
Aer Lingus is looking at potentially replacing its fleet of Boeing 757s with between four and eight of the long range variant of the Airbus A321 for transatlantic operations, chief executive Stephen Kavanagh discloses.
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InterviewINTERVIEW: IAG chief executive Willie Walsh
Five years ago Willie Walsh set out on a mission to reinvent the airline merger as he brought two fiercely independent international flag carriers – British Airways and Iberia – into single ownership under the International Airlines Group umbrella.
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Airline concerns linger over smouldering Gulf debate
Global airline executives remain concerned over potential implications of the subsidies battle between US legacy carriers and Gulf airlines, even though the issue appears to have largely fallen off the industry's radar.
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IAG confident on full year after strong first quarter
British Airways and Iberia parent IAG is expecting to increase operating profits by a level similar to last year, despite adjusting short-term capacity growth.
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A380 could work for IAG at Iberia and Aer Lingus: Walsh
IAG is examining the feasibility of allocating a small fleet of Airbus A380s to its Spanish division Iberia and possibly an aircraft with its recently acquired Irish arm Aer Lingus.
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IAG full-year operating profit rises by two-thirds
British Airways and Iberia parent IAG has turned in a 65% increase in full-year operating profit, before exceptional items, to €2.3 billion ($2.5 billion).