We don't know when the psychodrama of the ITA/Alitalia takeover will end. While the takeover of the airline by the Certares investment fund along with Air France-KLM and Delta seemed to be a foregone conclusion, it seems that the...
The European airline industry is in the midst of a consolidation phase and the coming months should see several takeovers finalized, some expected, others less so. A dynamic driven by the three majors of the sector, namely IAG, Lufthansa...
The Portuguese government intends to privatize TAP fairly quickly and once again, as in the case of ITA, we will probably see a confrontation between Air France-KLM and Lufthansa.
TAP
Facing major financial difficulties, the Portuguese company was nationalized in 2020...
During the pandemic, airlines were massively supported by governments, especially in Europe. This has sometimes been criticized by a part of the public opinion opposed to air transport or simply opposed to state interventionism.
But the German case shows that...
The deadline for applications for the takeover of ITA Airways has passed and the two contenders are now known: Air France-KLM and Lufthansa Group. A decision should be made by the end of the month and an agreement signed...
Air France is currently very active on the financial partnership scene. The reason for this is twofold: to forge new industrial partnerships and to reduce its debt, particularly with respect to the State, with the possibility of buying out...
The process of selling ITA, the airline created from the ashes of the defunct Alitalia and owned by the Italian government, has begun and should be completed in the next few months or weeks. Except in the event of...
Just over 6 months after its birth from the ashes of Alitalia, ITA is looking for capital partners, and one of them could be Lufthansa. Where the new Italian airline seems to be reconnecting with its ancestor's past.
What is...
Like all airlines, Lufthansa could not have survived the health crisis without massive aid. But to everyone's surprise, it was one of the first to announce that it had paid them back. But beware of easy shortcuts: this does...