easyJet wins EU nod to buy Air Berlin assetsBritish budget airliner easyJet has received European Commission approval for its recent agreement to acquire part of Air Berlin’s operations at Berlin Tegel Airport. The acquisition will result in easyJet operating 25 aircr More… |
Lufthansa offers 700,000 extra seats this winterThe Lufthansa Group hub airlines will be offering over 700,000 additional seats on flights in its winter flight schedule with main focus on connections within Germany. This is a response to the greatly increased and continuously h More… |
Lufthansa in talks to buy planes from Air BerlinGermany's biggest airline Lufthansa is in talks to buy about a quarter of the planes owned by smaller peer Air Berlin, one of the equity-stake partner airlines of Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways, three people familiar with the matter told Reu More… |
Lufthansa LCC eyes some Air Berlin routesLufthansa's budget unit Eurowings, which it sees as a tool for consolidation among European airlines, is considering acquiring some of loss-making rival Air Berlin's routes, German daily Handelsblatt reported, citing sources. More… |
Court allows Etihad to continue most Air Berlin code sharesAn appeals court in Germany on Thursday allowed Etihad to continue most of its disputed code share flights with Air Berlin for the winter schedule ending in March, handing the Abu Dhabi-based airline a partial victory. More… |
Etihad asks court for more time for Air Berlin code sharesEtihad Airways, UAE's national carrier, has asked a German court for more time to continue code sharing with Air Berlin on 29 routes while it appeals a decision that will block it from operating the flights after January 15, it said. More… |
Etihad appeals against Air Berlin code-share rulingEtihad Airways has filed an appeal against a German court's decision last week that revoked its rights to jointly sell tickets for 29 routes operated by Air Berlin, the Abu Dhabi-based airline said on Monday. "We will fig More… |
Etihad loses legal bid on some Air Berlin code share flightsAbu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has lost a court decision in Germany over the right to jointly sell tickets for some routes operated by Air Berlin this winter, dealing a blow to the loss-making German carrier and its largest shareholder. More… |
Air Berlin CEO sees improvement in earnings in 2015The chief executive of struggling carrier Air Berlin is optimistic for an improvement in earnings this year after yields and profits increased in the third quarter. "We continue to be optimistic that we will achieve a year-on-year More… |
Etihad CEO sees more legal action in Air Berlin codeshare disputeEtihad Airways, which has a major stake in Air Berlin, said it expects further legal action in its dispute with the German government over code-sharing between the two carriers. "There will be another hearing. In the meantime, the More… |