Tag: International Airlines Group (IAG)

• Tuesday, October 13th 2020 - 06:56 UTC

  British Airways, “fighting for survival” replaces CEO

  

  British Airways CEO Alex Cruz has been replaced after four-and-a-half years on the job as the COVID-19 pandemic pummels airlines around the world.

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• Tuesday, March 24th 2020 - 06:33 UTC

  UK considering measures to salvage ruined airline industry

  

  The British government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson is reportedly considering a rescue plan for British Airways (BA) and other airlines which are failing to cope with the coronavirus contingency measures that are keeping their entire fleets grounded.

• Monday, September 9th 2019 - 09:51 UTC

  British Airways cancels most flights as pilots began a 48hour strike

  

  British Airways (BA) said on Monday it has cancelled almost all flights as pilots began a 48-hour strike. The UK flag carrier and its 4,300 pilots have been locked in a nine-month pay dispute that could disrupt or alter the travel plans of nearly 300,000 people.

• Thursday, November 29th 2018 - 07:08 UTC

  Norwegian Air plans to break British Airways London/Rio do Janeiro “monopoly”

  

  Budget carrier Norwegian Air plans to start flights between London and Rio de Janeiro in March to break what it said was a “monopoly” enjoyed by British Airways between the two cities.

• Tuesday, November 6th 2018 - 10:22 UTC

  Chilean operators to seek Supreme Court ruling on Latam / American Airlines “cartel” agreement

  

  The Chilean Association of Tourism Companies (ACHET) Monday announced it will take the question of the agreement of Latam Airlines with American Airlines and International Airlines Groups (IAG), which was approved last Wednesday by the Court of Defense of Free Competition (TDLC), to the Supreme Court, the Diario Financiero newspaper reported.

• Tuesday, June 6th 2017 - 06:54 UTC

  British Airways says “human error” led to travel chaos for 75.000 passengers

  

  The boss of British Airways' parent company says that human error caused an IT meltdown that led to travel chaos for 75,000 passengers. Willie Walsh. chief executive of IAG, said an engineer disconnected a power supply, with the major damage caused by a surge when it was reconnected. He said there would now be an independent investigation “to learn from the experience”.

• Tuesday, August 16th 2016 - 06:11 UTC

  British Airways cuts its food service on flights less than eight and a half hours

  

  British Airways has cut its food service and will no longer provide two meals to economy travelers on flights lasting less than eight-and-a-half hours. Instead of two full meals, passengers will only receive one as part of the new measures, which also apply to journeys lasting less seven hours for premium economy passengers.

• Friday, February 6th 2015 - 23:02 UTC

  Qatar Airways takes 10% of IAG, owner of British Airways and Iberia

  

  Qatar Airways has emerged as the owner of a 10% stake in International Airlines Group (IAG), the owner of British Airways (BA) and Iberia. The Gulf airline is already a member of the Oneworld Alliance.

• Saturday, November 10th 2012 - 04:46 UTC

  Major group plans cash-tender offer for low cost airline Barcelona-based Vueling

  

  International Airlines Group has reaffirmed that it would keep Vueling as a stand-alone entity within the group if it completes its plan to acquire the outstanding shares in the Barcelona-based low-cost carrier.

• Saturday, November 10th 2012 - 04:40 UTC

  Iberia survival plan: slash quarter of jobs, cut 15% network and downsize fleet

  

  Loss-making Iberia on Friday announced plans to axe 4.500 jobs to save Spain's biggest airline from collapse and warned more cuts could follow against the backdrop of economic crisis in the Euro zone country.