IAG NEWS

New Aer Lingus Chief Executive

AIR TRANSPORT | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Mar 4^th 2021 |

International Airlines Group (IAG) announces that Lynne Embleton has been appointed chief executive of Aer Lingus and will start her new role on 6 April 2021.She replaces Donal Moriarty who has been interim chief exec...

Spain offers Air Europa a solid lifeline

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Nov 4^th 2020 |

The Spanish government said Tuesday it would offer a 475-million-euro ($553-million) lifeline to Air Europa to help see the airline through the coronavirus pandemic.The aid is to come from a 10-billion-euro fund set ...

IAG flies into a 1.3 billion euros loss in the third quarter

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Oct 22^nd 2020 |

IAG, the owner of British Airways and Spanish carrier Iberia, dived into a loss totalling 1.3 billion euros ($1.52 billion) in the third quarter on coronavirus fallou...

IAG senior management changes

AIR TRANSPORT | AEROCONTACT | Tue, Oct 13^th 2020 |

International Airlines Group (IAG) announced yesterday changes to its senior management team with immediate effect.Alex Cruz, British Airways chairman and chief executive, is to step down as chief executive and remain...

British Airways announces shock CEO departure

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Mon, Oct 12^th 2020 |

British Airways, which is slashing thousands of jobs as coronavirus decimates demand for air travel, announced Monday that CEO Alex Cruz is stepping down "with immediate effect" but gave no reason for his unexpected ...

Willie Walsh leaves IAG amid pay protest

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Sept 9^th 2020 |

Willie Walsh bowed out Tuesday as chief executive of airline giant IAG amid a protest over executive pay and as the industry struggles with disruption from the coronavirus pandemic.IAG, which owns British Airways, Ib...

Austrian low-cost airline Level Europe files for insolvency

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Jun 18^th 2020 |

The Austrian low-cost airline Level Europe announced Thursday it was filing for insolvency and would not resume flights which had already been suspended since March d...

British Airways parent dives into huge quarterly loss

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, May 7^th 2020 |

British Airways owner IAG said Thursday it plunged into the red in the first quarter as the coronavirus pandemic grounded planes, adding that pre-crisis passenger dem...

British Airways set to cut up to 12,000 jobs

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Apr 29^th 2020 |

British Airways is set to slash up to 12,000 jobs as part of a restructuring plan as the carrier grapples with the fallout of the novel coronavirus pandemic, its parent company IAG said Tuesday.The firm said it was s...

British Airways-owner files EU complaint over Flybe rescue

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Jan 15^th 2020 |

British Airways-parent IAG on Wednesday filed a formal complaint to Brussels over the UK government's last-minute financial rescue of struggling no-frills carrier Fly...

British Airways-owner slams Flybe rescue

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Jan 15^th 2020 |

British Airways parent IAG on Wednesday attacked the UK government over its last-minute rescue deal of no-frills carrier Flybe.Employing around 2,000 people, British airline Flybe has failed to turn around its fortun...

MRO: Donecle's inspection zones pick up speed

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Nov 14^th 2019 |

The Donecle's booth is always a bit hit at each aviation event, and the last two MRO exhibitions organised in Singapore and London were no exception. It has to be said that there are a whole host of benefits in using ...

BA-owner IAG says quarterly profits hit by strikes

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Oct 31^st 2019 |

London-listed airline giant IAG admitted Thursday that recent historic strikes by British Airways pilots had hurt its performance in the third quarter.Net profit sank...

Boeing's troubled 737 MAX gets huge vote of confidence from IAG

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Fri, Jun 21^st 2019 |

US aircraft giant Boeing got a welcome vote of confidence in its beleaguered 737 MAX plane on Tuesday when International Airlines Group, owner of British Airways, sai...

Boeing lands huge British Airways order after A380's demise

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Feb 28^th 2019 |

British Airways announced a multi-billion dollar order for up to 42 Boeing 777 fuel-efficient passenger jets on Thursday, just two weeks after Airbus said it would no...