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Iberia deal possible by year's end, says BA boss (from Corporate Dealmaker)

The flight attendants will be making a final pass through the cabin of European airline consolidation to collect any extra refuse. British Airways plc is about to put this bird on the ground. Speaking from the aisles of the airline's first-ever business-only London City to JFK flight (a flight where...

Posted on September 30, 2009 8:59 AM

Richard Branson's letter to Obama (from Corporate Dealmaker)

With possible approval around the corner for a deal where British Airways plc and AMR Corp.'s (NYSE:AMR) American Airlines can coordinate flights and schedules across the Atlantic, Virgin founder Richard Branson is stepping up his campaign against the competition. Not only has he plastered Virgin planes with the logo "No...

Posted on August 13, 2009 12:45 PM

British Airways expects antitrust clearance (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Looks like it will take two more seasons for British Airways plc and American Airlines Inc. to get antitrust immunity to coordinate flights and schedules across the Atlantic. The AP reported that a BA executive said Wednesday the airliner expects U.S. and European antitrust approval for expansion of its alliance...

Posted on February 11, 2009 4:48 PM

British Airways, Qantas hold merger talks (from Corporate Dealmaker)

After mounting media speculation, London-based British Airways plc confirmed it was exploring a merger with Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd., via a dual-listed company structure. BA also said it was continuing deal talks with Spain's Iberia Líneas Aéreas de España SA that would create Europe's No. 2 airline.The Qantas announcement comes...

Posted on December 2, 2008 9:31 AM

Richard Branson: 'No Way BA/AA' (from Corporate Dealmaker)

He's lobbied to potential U.S. presidents, and now Richard Branson says he'll put his money where his mouth is. Referring to a deal between British Airways plc and American Airlines seeking antitrust immunity to coordinate flights and schedules across the Atlantic, Branson says he will spend millions of dollars to...

Posted on September 12, 2008 9:46 AM

McCain, Obama told to stop British Airways deal (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Dear Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain, "Just because life is tough out there, you shouldn't rid yourself of competition." - Richard Branson, president of Virgin Atlantic Airways.Branson's letter, which he discussed on BBC Radio, to the U.S. presidential candidates is referring to a deal between British Airways plc...

Posted on August 11, 2008 1:50 PM

Trans-Atlantic JV for BA and American? (from Corporate Dealmaker)

American Airlines Inc., British Airways plc and Spain's Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana SA are close to applying for antitrust immunity to form a joint venture that would combine their trans-Atlantic routes, the Financial Times reports.  But BA, while acknowledging long-running talks, says no application is imminent. American Airlines...

Posted on July 7, 2008 9:41 AM

UAL-US Airways merger may be 10 days away (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Despite labor, finance and antitrust hurdles, a deal between US Airways Group Inc. and United Airlines may come within 10 days, according to a WSJ report. Citing people familiar with the situation, though, the article reports the two carriers haven't worked out all the deal terms, including who would...

Posted on May 5, 2008 1:53 PM

Continental may change partners, boosting BA (from Corporate Dealmaker)

The tempo for the musical-chairs game of airline consolidation has the same disorienting mix of haste and waiting that air travel does. Strategic options seem to shift rapidly, but actual deals take forever. Case in point: Continental Airlines Inc., which last weekend backed away from a merger with UAL Corp.,...

Posted on May 1, 2008 11:07 AM