Iberia

Airliner automation — the good and bad, Iberia pilots to strike again, airlines cuts in fuel usage due to costs

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Openskies drops Washington DC to Paris service, Iberia to launch low-cost carrier Iberia Express, Delays at Toronto Pearson due to labor issues

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We take a look at the effects of the antitrust immunity grant to AA and BA/IB. The joint venture will start a virtual shuttle between the US and UK. The Japanese earthquake effect start to affect US aircraft production, already. Finally, EU regulators don’t follow the FAA in ordering removal of oxygen generators from airplane bathrooms.

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British Airways/Iberia merger finalized, Washington sites may close to fill budget gap, man arrested at JFK trying to catch plane

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CityCenter design issue, shareholders approve BA-Iberia merger, JetBlue ranks number one

CityCenter effective streetscape design, shareholders approve BA-Iberia merger, JetBlue ranks number one for in-flight entertainment

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Airlines bringing back jumbos, BA-Iberia eyeing others, Disney World’s new pet resort

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Schumer calls for carry-on legislation, Branson considers legal action, re-engineering won’t slow CSeries

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Perhaps even more important that the merger agreements being considered here in the U.S.A., mergers in Europe are changing the landscape of international travel. This consolidation was just punctuated by the BA/Iberia agreement last week. During the past year or so, Lufthansa’s purchased Swiss, Austrian, Brussels and bmi. And before that, Air France and KLM created a jointly run airline.

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Erin and Sean Spital last saw their luggage after checking in at New York’s JFK airport, shortly before they boarded their flight to Barcelona on Iberia Airlines. The couple waited until the last bags made their rounds on the luggage carousel, their bags never arrived. Left with only the clothes on their backs, and with their 7-day Norwegian Cruise Line cruise about to depart, the Spitals did the only thing they could do: They filed a claim with Iberia and went out to buy new clothes.

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AA, Air France operate green flights, BA-Iberia inks deal for merger, Boeing, Airbus to redesign narrowbodies

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