British Airways’ profits take off as IAG enjoys bumper summer October 27, 2023 British Airways-owner IAG has posted record-level third quarter results as demand for European holidays flies up and fuel costs dip.
IAG: British Airways owner set to report £1.3bn profit but Israel-Gaza conflict sparks concern October 22, 2023 The IAG is set to report £1.6bn profit on Friday, but conflict in Israel and air traffic disruption could hinder its share price rally.
IAG: Is this the week that British Airways owner’s share price takes off? May 1, 2023 The aviation industry will be looking ahead to British Airways owner IAG’s quarterly results this week, as the airline conglomerate looks to close in on pre-pandemic profits. Analysts at HSBC expect IAG to report this Friday that capacity sits at 96 per cent compared to pre-Covid levels in 2019. The group has been eyeing a [...]
British Airways: Owner IAG shells out £352m to sweep up remainder of Spanish carrier February 24, 2023 British Airways’ owner International Airlines Group (IAG) will pay €400m (£352m) to Spanish firm Globalia for the remaining 80 per cent stake of its Air Europa carrier. IAG said the move will allow it to tap into the Latin America and Caribbean market as well as to increase ties to Asia. The owner of Britain’s [...]
British Airways owner IAG’s profits soar as leisure demand booms October 28, 2022 British Airways owner IAG is back in the black with a profit after tax of €853m (£736m), as leisure revenue has recovered to pre-pandemic glory. The London-listed firm swung into profit in its third quarter results – ahead of market expectations – after posting a 2021 loss of €574m. IAG’s overall passenger capacity plans are [...]
BA owner IAG expects £1bn profit due to strong summer October 13, 2022 British Airways’ owner IAG expects its pre-exceptional operating profit for the third quarter to be around €1.2bn (£1bn) after better than expected trading. The airline consortium said strong passenger revenue drove profits while forward bookings remained at expected levels, showing no signs of slowing down. Shares went up as high as 10 per cent following [...]
IAG boss predicts all group airlines will return to profit this year September 21, 2022 All of IAG’s subsidiary airlines will post profit this year, according to the group’s chief executive Luis Gallego. “We foresee all the airlines of the group to make profits again this year,” the chief executive told journalists on Wednesday while refraining from elaborating on specific carriers. IAG owns British Airways (BA), Iberia and Aer Lingus, [...]
Back in black: Pandemic recovery of British Airways’ owner takes off in earnest as IAG pulls in £245m profit July 29, 2022 British Airways’ owner International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) has returned to profit for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The group said it made an operating profit of 293 million euros (£245 million) between April and June, compared with a 967 million euro (£810 million) loss during the same period last [...]
British Airways’ boss calls on ministers to take accountability over travel chaos June 12, 2022 The boss of British Airways’ owner Luis Gallego has pointed the finger of blame at the government after weeks of travel chaos have seen cancelled flights and lengthy airport queues. In an interview with The Sunday Times, the airlines chief said the government had to “take some accountability for all this,” referring to the shortage-induced [...]
IAG shareholders revolt against ‘excessive’ share award to boss Luis Gallego May 24, 2022 Shareholders at British Airways’ parent company IAG have revolted against the “excessive” share award given to boss Luis Gallego. Proxy voting agency Glass Lewis told investors to vote against the policy at IAG’s annual general meeting next month, as the proposal to increase Gallego’s share award from 100pc of his salary to 150pc under IAG’s [...]