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Europe Just Banned All Flights From These Two Countries

Europe Just Banned All Flights From These Two Countries

The European Commission has updated the EU Air Safety List to exclude flights from Tanzania and Surinam carriers.

Peter Hanson 1 year ago
European Commission Clears Condor $365 Million Aid Package

European Commission Clears Condor $365 Million Aid Package

Condor had received two separate aid packages following the collapse of Thomas Cook and during the pandemic.

Rytis Beresnevičius 1 year ago
European Network Airlines Association Questions Open Skies Deal With Qatar Citing Corruption

European Network Airlines Association Questions Open Skies Deal With Qatar Citing Corruption

Qatar Airways, apart from Finnair and Iberia, has no other EU airlines competing on flights from the EU to Doha, Qatar.

Rytis Beresnevičius 1 year ago
Lufthansa Group Reaches Agreement With Italian Government For ITA Airways

Lufthansa Group Reaches Agreement With Italian Government For ITA Airways

Lufthansa Group and MEF, the owner of ITA Airways, agreed to finalize the merger and sent its remedy package to the Euro...

Rytis Beresnevičius 1 year ago
Italy Puts ITA Airways Deal On Hold Over Dispute With Lufthansa Group On Price

Italy Puts ITA Airways Deal On Hold Over Dispute With Lufthansa Group On Price

The deal could be derailed if the two sides do not see eye to eye.

Rytis Beresnevičius 1 year ago
How Has EU Policy Fostered Lower Airfares At European Low-Cost Airlines?

How Has EU Policy Fostered Lower Airfares At European Low-Cost Airlines?

The EU regulatory environment has contributed to budget airline success.

Alexander Mitchell 1 year ago
Adverse Effects: EU Shares Concerns It Had Over IAG-Air Europa Deal

Adverse Effects: EU Shares Concerns It Had Over IAG-Air Europa Deal

Air Europa operates similar routes to Iberia, such as Gatwick to Barcelona and Paris to Barcelona.

Benjamin Cooper 1 year ago
EU Commission Questions IAG's Air Europa Deal

EU Commission Questions IAG's Air Europa Deal

Sources have indicated that the probability of the EC blocking the Air Europa–IAG merger was very high.

Rytis Beresnevičius 2 years ago
European Commission To Re-Assess Lufthansa's $6.5 Billion COVID-19 State Aid

European Commission To Re-Assess Lufthansa's $6.5 Billion COVID-19 State Aid

Lufthansa has been in the process of appealing the EU General Court's decision to annul the EC's state aid approval.

Rytis Beresnevičius 2 years ago
European Commission Approves Lufthansa's Takeover Of ITA Airways

European Commission Approves Lufthansa's Takeover Of ITA Airways

The European Commission has finally approved the ITA-Lufthansa deal following months of investigation.

Dillon Shah 2 years ago
European Commission Approves $1.4 Billion In Restructuring Aid For SAS

European Commission Approves $1.4 Billion In Restructuring Aid For SAS

SAS is expected to reemerge smaller given competition-related safeguards attached to the state aid.

Dillon Shah 2 years ago
EU Will Exempt Long-Haul Flights From Non-CO2 Emissions Tracking

EU Will Exempt Long-Haul Flights From Non-CO2 Emissions Tracking

The IATA has endorsed the exemption, while Europe's low-cost giants strongly oppose it.

Dillon Shah 2 years ago
Ryanair Loses EU Court Appeal On Spain's $11 Billion COVID-19 Support For Airlines

Ryanair Loses EU Court Appeal On Spain's $11 Billion COVID-19 Support For Airlines

Despite failing to convince the court in this case, Ryanair has successfully pushed the EU's courts to annul state aid i...

Rytis Beresnevičius 2 years ago
Lufthansa-ITA Airways Merger Plagued By Atlantic Joint Venture

Lufthansa-ITA Airways Merger Plagued By Atlantic Joint Venture

Brussels does not wish to let ITA Airways join the Lufthansa Group-Air Canada-United Airlines transatlantic joint ventur...

Dillon Shah 2 years ago
Is Air Caraïbes Fighting To Shut Down Rival Corsair?

Is Air Caraïbes Fighting To Shut Down Rival Corsair?

Groupe Dubreuil (Air Caraïbes and French bee) is speaking out against the state aid its biggest rival, Corsair, hopes to...

Dillon Shah 2 years ago
EU Court Upholds Ryanair's Complaint Against Condor State Aid

EU Court Upholds Ryanair's Complaint Against Condor State Aid

Ryanair cannot challenge the decision's contents since it failed to prove that the state aid impacted its competitive po...

Rytis Beresnevičius 2 years ago
20 Airlines Face "Greenwashing" Accusations As EU Targets Sustainability Claims

20 Airlines Face "Greenwashing" Accusations As EU Targets Sustainability Claims

The EC nor the CPC had identified the 20 airlines involved in the greenwashing allegations.

Rytis Beresnevičius 2 years ago
IAG's Air Europa Buy Shaky With New EU Antitrust Warning Imminent

IAG's Air Europa Buy Shaky With New EU Antitrust Warning Imminent

The EC had already issued a statement of objections to the Lufthansa and ITA Airways transaction.

Rytis Beresnevičius 2 years ago
EU Bans Turkish Carrier Southwind Airlines Flights For Russian Ties

EU Bans Turkish Carrier Southwind Airlines Flights For Russian Ties

The airline has already changed some of the flight paths it operated over EU air space.

Rytis Beresnevičius 2 years ago
EU Regulator Says Lufthansa Airlines, ITA Airways Deal Could Harm Competition

EU Regulator Says Lufthansa Airlines, ITA Airways Deal Could Harm Competition

The EC expressed concerns about short-haul and long-haul competition from/to Italy, as well as ITA Airways' dominance at...

Rytis Beresnevičius 2 years ago