British Airways plc

European stock markets edged upwards on Friday as traders digested news that the eurozone is free of recession, while British Airways and Spanish carrier Iberia presented details of a merger. In late morning trading in Europe, London's FTSE 100 index added 0.29 ...

British Airways needs to merge with Spanish carrier Iberia to retain its global ranking and avoid being sidelined as crisis drives airline tie-ups and cost cuts, its top manager said on Friday. The deal will create a huge group, since Iberia is ...

Iberia planes are seen at Barajas airport in Madrid on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. British Airways PLC and Spanish airline Iberia SA confirmed they are holding separate board meetings about a long-awaited merger responding to feverish speculation that has sent the companies' ...

Spanish airline Iberia reports Q3 loss of euro16.4 million from year-ago profit Spanish airline Iberia SA, poised to merge with British Airways PLC, reported Friday a loss of euro16.4 million ($24.5 million) in the third quarter, compared to a profit of euro30.4 ...

Spanish carrier Iberia, which plans to merge with British Airways, posted third-quarter losses of 16.4 million euros (24.4 million dollars) on Friday, a sharp turnaround from last year amid falling demand due to the economic crisis. In the third quarter of 2008, ...

British Airways and Iberia of Spain reached preliminary agreement on a seven-billion-dollar merger to create one of Europe's biggest airlines, ending months of negotiations. The new airline would have 419 aircraft and fly to 205 destinations, after a merger aimed at better ...

Shares in London were firm at the start of trade on Friday as news came in of British Airways (BA) and Iberia of Spain reaching preliminary agreement on a merger deal. Shares in BA surged by 5.53 percent after the airline announced ...

Iberia planes are seen at Barajas airport in Madrid, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. British Airways PLC and Spanish airline Iberia SA have announced that they have reached an agreement for a planned merger between the two companies. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano) Copyright ...

Iberia, British Airways approve agreement establishing basis for merger Iberia and British Airways have approved an agreement establishing the basis for a merger, the Spanish carrier said late Thursday. Iberia called it a "binding agreement" aimed at creating one of the world's ...

British Airways and Iberia of Spain approved Thursday a preliminary agreement on a merger that would create a European aviation giant, the airlines said. The new airline would have 419 aircraft and fly to 205 destinations, with the merger expected to be ...