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...But Luis Gallego, chief executive of IAG, the multinational that owns Ireland’s flag carrier Aer Lingus, said a decision “is urgently required to facilitate growth and the ongoing competitiveness of Dublin...
...IAG was formed in 2011 to consolidate regional players into a group and owns airlines including Aer Lingus, Iberia and Vueling....
...In an abrupt leadership change, Mr Cruz will be replaced by Aer Lingus chief Sean Doyle with immediate effect in a management shake-up by Luis Gallego, new boss of parent company IAG.US companies are rewriting...
...Meanwhile, Aer Lingus has agreed to run more flights on its Belfast to London route after pictures emerged of an almost full flight on May 4 with no apparent social distancing measures....
...IAG — which also owns Ireland’s Aer Lingus and Spain’s Iberia, alongside low-cost carriers Vueling and Level — reiterated guidance that it expected full-year profits to be €215m lower in 2019 in the wake...
...Over the past two months both International Airlines Group, which owns BA and Aer Lingus, and the Australian carrier Qantas have pledged net-zero carbon flying by 2050....
...Credit Suisse is unfussed: Willie will be a difficult act to follow, given his achievements at BA and IAG (and Aer Lingus, prior to moving to BA) but Luis has played a central role in IAG strategic planning...
...The bulk of the drop in earnings was incurred by British Airways (BA), followed by Iberia and Aer Lingus, while Vueling witnessing a modest increase in its operating loss....
...I recognise that she was in Aer Lingus’s executive lounge, whereas I was in the ordinary airport, but to find that my 60-minute flight to Manchester had been delayed by two and a half hours (for reasons...
...In Europe, International Airlines Group, made up of British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus and Vueling, is rolling out in-flight internet. So is Qantas, and many others....
...Millennium & Copthorne was formed in 1995 when Mr Kwek’s Hong Leong business bought Copthorne Hotels from Aer Lingus. The company was floated on the London Stock Exchange a year later....
...Willie Walsh, BA’s former chief executive and now the head of its parent company, International Airlines Group, used to run Ireland’s flag carrier, Aer Lingus....
...His recent deals included advising Vodafone's New Zealand arm on its NZ$3.4bn merger with Sky Network TV and British Airways' parent company IAG on its €1.35bn acquisition of Irish carrier Aer Lingus....
...The move represents the next stage in Mr Walsh’s expansion strategy, which included last year’s acquisition of Aer Lingus for €1.36bn to bolster its share of the transatlantic market....
...“It’s interesting that the airlines in Europe that have deployed WiFi so far are those mostly on the fringes of Europe, such as Norwegian and Aer Lingus,” says Mr Farrar....
...However, competition lawyers said Ryanair’s prospects of winning the battle looked “limited”....
...Mr Vauramo’s plea reveals the vulnerability of a smaller legacy airline which, like Aer Lingus, is under pressure from low-cost rivals in Europe and ambitious Gulf carriers....
...It said Aer Lingus had agreed to open its financial accounts for inspection for a “limited period” of due diligence....
...The clamour that opposition politicians and trades unionists have raised against a €1.35bn bid for Aer Lingus illustrates the problem....
...IAG, the parent of British Airways and Iberia, which is also bidding for Aer Lingus of Ireland, fell 2.3 per cent to 532p. EasyJet, the budget carrier, lost 4.8 per cent to £17.76....
...He spent eight years with Aer Lingus in a range of roles. In 1996 he moved to Australia, taking a job with Ansett Australia, just a few years before the airline failed....
...This is one point on which low-cost carrier Ryanair and smaller Irish rival Aer Lingus agree....
...Stobart, whose clients include Tesco, easyJet and Aer Lingus Regional, said it would retain the remaining 49 per cent stake in Eddie Stobart Logistics....
...Revenues at Aer Lingus increased 3.3 per cent to €259.7m in the first quarter of 2013, compared with the same quarter last year....
...Flybe also has (limited) scope to drop acquired Aer Lingus routes, which could put Ryanair in a monopoly position on some city pairs....
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