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The Lufthansa group has officially confirmed its intention to participate in the process of privatising TAP Air Portugal. In a letter sent to Parpública, the Portuguese public holding company and shareholder in TAP, the German company has positioned itself as a candidate for the acquisition of an initial minority stake. The aim is to build a strategic partnership with a view to...

With no fewer than 600 initiatives in almost all its areas of expertise, British Airways has embarked on an ambitious transformation programme. And expensive... because the company intends to invest a whopping £7 billion (€8.2 billion) to give a new face to the passenger experience. Classy...

Finnair is overhauling its Finnair Plus loyalty programme by introducing Avios, its new "loyalty currency", at the beginning of 2024. Rewards will then be awarded on the basis of expenditure rather than the number of flights. The allocation of Avios and the accumulation of status points will fluctuate according to travel class, booking class and...

The reopening of the United States to European travellers in 2022 should generate a strong flow of traffic between the two continents. This is the gamble being taken by most of the airlines serving this strategic route. This is particularly true of British Airways. The British carrier operates its transatlantic routes as part of a joint venture,...

On Tuesday 21 July, four of the world's largest carriers - American Airlines, IAG, Lufthansa and United Airlines - asked the European Commission and the White House to set up a programme for testing passengers to determine whether they are negative for COVID-19. Such a measure would encourage a resumption of travel between...

This should be confirmed in 2020. The Spanish private airline Air Europa is to join the IAG group, abandoning its independent status. The agreement will bring a carrier of relatively significant weight into the fold of the parent company of British Airways and Iberia. A subsidiary of the Spanish Globalia group, which includes...

The news became official on 4 November: IAG is to add Air Europa to an already very solid airline grouping. Having already brought together players such as Vueling, Aer Lingus and above all Iberia, the parent company of British Airways intends to include this new takeover from the second half of 2020. The Air Europa brand...

The establishment of four alliances between Vueling and the carriers Air China, Etihad Airways, Hainan Airlines and Singapore Airlines should strengthen the Spanish carrier's reputation among passengers in the Middle East, China and South-East Asia. In Europe, these agreements will primarily enhance the attractiveness of the hubs at Barcelona and...

Announced at the end of last year, Level, the IAG Group's long-haul low-cost carrier, makes its debut at Paris Orly on Monday 2 July with its first flight to Montreal, a route served with three flights a week. The following day, another service will be launched to Orly Ouest-Pointe-à-Pitre, with a frequency of...

Just over a year ago, in March 2017, the IAG Group signed a contract with Inmarsat to offer broadband connectivity on board the airline group's fleet. Now it's the turn of the French market to embark on the road to this enhanced connectivity: the Autorité de Régulation des...

Will IAG acquire Norwegian? While nothing has been decided yet, the parent company of British Airways, Iberia, Vueling and Aer Lingus has revealed its cards after acquiring 4.61 % of the fast-growing long-haul low-cost carrier. "A minority investment which aims to establish a position from which to initiate...

It was expected, but it is now a sure thing: Paris Orly will be the second base for Level, the long-haul low-cost airline launched in March 2017 by the IAG group, parent company of British Airways, Iberia, Vueling and Aer Lingus. After starting operations at Barcelona El Prat last July, Level will offer flights to...

It's 2010 and British Airways has noticed that its image as an innovative player, which had largely characterised it in the 90s, is beginning to fade. The airline felt that it needed a serious marketing overhaul, and that year it revived the slogan that had long accompanied its image: "To Fly. To Serve". This tarnished aura...

Is the wave of long-haul low-cost airlines flooding the European market? In any case, the latest strategic announcement by the IAG group foreshadows a sharp rise in the phenomenon. On 17 March, the parent company of British Airways, Iberia and Vueling confirmed the launch of Level, a low-cost carrier...

Aer Lingus has just launched a new frequent flyer programme, called AerClub, to replace its former Gold Circle programme. Among the major changes, AerClub is now based on the Avios points system, shared by the carriers belonging to the IAG group, British Airways and Iberia. For every euro spent with Aer Lingus, excluding taxes, fees...