Airline news
IAG To Close Loss-making bmi Units If No Buyer
British Airways and Iberia owner IAG will close two loss-making subsidiaries inherited from the acquisition of Lufthansa’s UK unit bmi if it is unable to sell them, IAG’s chief executive Willie Walsh s...
BAA Squeezes More Growth Out Of Heathrow
British airports operator BAA posted a 15 percent rise in quarterly profit on Wednesday, squeezing more growth from its busy London Heathrow hub but repeating its plea for permission to add capacity there. The bus...
EU Probes Ryanair Deals At Nimes Airport
EU antitrust regulators are investigating whether marketing deals and discounted fees granted by France’s Nimes airport to Ryanair gave the Irish low-cost carrier an unfair advantage, in the latest probe aga...
Austrian Air, Pilots Make Wage Deal Progress
Lufthansa unit Austrian Airlines has struck a tentative accord with pilots and flight attendants that could head off AUA’s plans to shift their contracts to a sister company with less generous terms, accordi...
Unions Grill AMR Exec On Merger Talks
The prospects of a merger for bankrupt AMR took top billing again in the second day of a court battle over the fate of the company’s staff contracts. The airline’s chief restructuring officer, Bev Goul...
Skyscanner Reveals the Perfect Seat
With easyJet now trialling bookable seats, a new poll by flight comparison site Skyscanner reveals which seat most passengers are actually vying for. “There is always a great rush to get on board and get that favoured seat an...
