Iberia News

Iberia Can Still Merge With Air France, Lufthansa

June 4, 2009

Iberia has not ruled out a merger with Air France or Lufthansa in place of current suitor British Airways, its finance director said on Wednesday as the airline offered more proof of a "spectacular" fall in business.
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Iberia Says BA Pension Burden Important To Merger

June 3, 2009

Iberia and British Airways have no pre-determined deadline to complete merger talks, the Spanish carrier said on Wednesday, but added it was closely watching what burden BA's pension fund would impose as part of the merger process.
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Spain's PM Offers To Waive Airport Fees For Airlines

May 14, 2009

Spain's prime minister on Wednesday proposed EUR240 million euros (USD$327.6 million) a year in support to airlines, the latest in a flood of initiatives to combat the country's worst recession in 60 years.
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Iberia Sees 2010 Profit, BA Tie-Up Not Urgent

May 12, 2009

Iberia should return to profitability next year, but management is so preoccupied with the worst downturn in memory that merger talks with British Airways are on the back burner, its bosses said on Tuesday.
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Crisis Volatility Threatens BA-Iberia Merger

April 24, 2009

The financial uncertainty shaking both British Airways and Spain's Iberia is delaying and could even ground the carriers' plans to merge, sources close to the deal and analysts have said.
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Iberia March Traffic Falls 7.3 Percent

April 14, 2009

Iberia's March passenger traffic fell 7.3 percent year on year, the Spanish airline said on Tuesday, as recession-hit passengers cut back on travel and the Easter holidays took place in April.
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BA In No Hurry In Iberia Merger Talks - Report

April 9, 2009

British Airways does not feel under pressure to obtain a quick merger deal in talks with Iberia, BA's chief executive said, according to Spanish newspaper Expansion.
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Iberia Fails To Make BA Merger Call In March

March 26, 2009

The board of Spanish airline Iberia took no decision whether to go ahead with plans to merge with British Airways in their monthly meeting on Thursday, despite saying that decisive news should come in March, a source close to the board said.
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Iberia Reaches Contract Deal With Pilots

March 25, 2009

Spanish airline Iberia said on Wednesday it had signed a new collective agreement with pilots union SEPLA.
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Iberia February Load Factor Falls To 76.4 Pct

March 13, 2009

Spanish airline Iberia said on Thursday its passenger load factor fell to 76.4 percent in February compared to 79.1 percent a year earlier.
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