All International Airlines Group ( IAG ) articles – Page 10
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Vienna airport chief foresees consolidation of LCC presence
Vienna airport’s chief executive Julian Jager expects to see some "consolidation" in the low-cost sector next year as competition between new budget carrier entrants intensifies.
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OpenSkies retires final Boeing after last 767 flight to Newark
The Boeing 767 operated by IAG's Paris Orly-based brand OpenSkies has completed its final transatlantic service and been withdrawn from service.
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CityJet to end scheduled flying this winter
CityJet will cease to be a scheduled operator later this year when it ends its own Dublin-London City flights in favour of operating the route on a wet-lease basis for Aer Lingus.
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IAG still expects full-year profit rise after good second quarter
British Airways and Iberia parent IAG is still expecting to improve its full-year operating profit, despite a second quarter in which it suffered operational disruption.
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Lufthansa 'well prepared' for more competition at Vienna
Lufthansa is "well prepared" for the arrival of additional competition at Vienna airport, argues the airline group's finance chief Ulrik Svensson.
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Flybe strategy chief to lead IAG's Level operation
Flybe chief strategy officer Vincent Hodder has been appointed as the first chief executive of IAG budget unit Level.
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FARNBOROUGH: Extra Level A330s arriving next year
IAG’s long-haul budget airline Level is to receive its additional pair of Airbus A330-200s in 2019.
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IAG to create Level-branded new carrier with ex-Air Berlin A321s
IAG is to establish a new Austrian-based low-cost carrier under its Level brand this summer, using four Airbus A321 narrowbodies sourced from now-defunct Air Berlin.
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Norwegian confirms Lufthansa as bidder
Norwegian's chief executive Bjorn Kjos has revealed that the field of bidders for the airline includes Lufthansa as well as IAG and is not limited to those two.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Higher jet fuel costs test airline mettle
Rising jet fuel costs have been a constant talking point for airlines as they report their latest earnings and consider the outlook.
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Opinion
OPINION: Disruptive Norwegian facing its own upset
Fox hunting, as Oscar Wilde characterised it, was the unspeakable in pursuit of the uneatable.
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BA seeks go-ahead to wet-lease Qatar A330s amid Trent 1000 issues
British Airways has applied for regulatory approval to wet-lease three Airbus A330s from Qatar Airways in order to overcome schedule disruption caused by Boeing 787 engine maintenance.
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Norwegian rejects two IAG takeover offers
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian has rejected two proposals from British Airways parent IAG to acquire the entire share capital of the company.
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BA imbued with ambition to grow long-haul network: Cruz
British Airways is imbued with a "sense of ambition" when it comes to adding new long-haul routes from London's airports despite the slot constraints the UK carrier faces, chief executive Alex Cruz discloses.
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Former EasyJet chief warns of complacency among low-cost carriers
A period of good economic conditions has led to complacency among low-cost carriers that is ripe for a "correction", in the view of former EasyJet chief executive Ray Webster.
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Regulator flags concerns over possible IAG-Norwegian tie-up
Any future merger of Norwegian with IAG could lead to a reduction in competition at Barcelona's El Prat airport and harm the interests of Catalan citizens, the Spanish region's competition regulator has warned.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: IAG interest reflects Norwegian's disruptive influence
It remains to be seen whether Norwegian will ultimately join IAG, but the European airline group's minority investment further illustrates the impact the Scandinavian carrier has had on the industry.
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IAG floats possible Norwegian takeover
British Airways and Iberia parent IAG is considering a possible takeover of Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian, after taking a preliminary minority share in the airline.
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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.