International Airlines Group (IAG)

Management changes at three of IAG's Spanish airlines come as the group continued its fast recovery of profits, which exceeded pre-pandemic levels in 2023.

European Commission scrutiny and political upheaval are slowing plans for airline consolidation in the region.

Spanish carrier Iberia has put forward a proposal to spin-off its ground handling activities into a new company, resulting in 1,727 voluntary redundancies.

For the airline and aerospace industries, many questions about pandemic recovery remain unanswered.

European carriers tack through myriad challenges.

Carriers are looking for optimizations in the year ahead while keeping a close eye on costs, as post-pandemic growth settles into a measured pace.

Tune in as Aviation Week editors speak with IAG Head of Sustainability Jonathon Counsell on aviation’s path to net zero, including reducing non-CO2 emissions.

IAG is still in the pre-notification phase of the transaction and is still submitting information to the European Commission, the group's CEO reveals.

Growing sustainable fuels has turned into a key focus area across aviation, while the number of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) partnerships continues to grow.

The conference explored issues with the Pratt & Whitney GTF and CFM International Leap and the outlook for the engines.

Enrique Robledo, appointed chief technical officer in February, discusses finding third-party maintenance work and managing capacity.

The government of Portugal has announced plans to sell at least 51% of TAP Air Portugal, as it launched the long-awaited privatization process.

Air France-KLM, IAG and Lufthansa Group say the summer is going more smoothly than last year’s and travel demand is set to remain strong.

As demand for air travel and fleets grows, European carriers are investing to ensure they have enough qualified pilots.

International Airlines Group (IAG) has converted options for six Boeing 787-10s held by British Airways into firm orders.

Nova Pangea plans to build a plant in the UK to convert agricultural waste and wood residues into bioethanol for processing into sustainable aviation fuel.

Airline consolidation is gaining traction in Europe: Air Europa and TAP Air Portugal are next in line to be acquired.

Changes in cabin hardware and services can help cut waste and improve airlines’ environmental credentials.

No immediate slowdown in robust demand is in sight, carriers say.

International Airlines Group (IAG) expects to be at 97% of 2019 capacity levels in 2023.

If antitrust concerns in Brussels scupper the takeover deals dreamt of by the big three European airline groups, other paths are available.

The partnership comes as IAG-owned British Airways is boosting frequencies to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) this summer.

Airline groups may use consolidation to access efficiencies and synergies in the aftermarket to further drive down costs.

Before the coronavirus pandemic, IAG was Europe’s most profitable legacy airline group. Now it is struggling to keep up.

The European airline landscape has been set in motion.