Reading Time: < 1 minute IAG said Thursday it had signed a deal with Air Europa’s conglomerate owner Globalia Corporacion Empresarial SA to provide a 100 million euros seven-year unsecured loan. The airline group that includes British Airways, Vueling and Iberia said the agreement gives it time to evaluate the interest of both parties after terminating the contract for the […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The airline Iberia and the Spanish Red Cross have sent their first shipment of humanitarian aid to Budapest for Ukrainians amid the military conflict. This first shipment of 12 tonnes consisted of tarpaulins, blankets and family cooking kits. The Spanish airline operates three direct flights a week (Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays) from Madrid to Budapest. […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Iberia wants to expand its development of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) by using waste, recycled used oils, and other sustainable plant-based feedstocks. It has signed a strategic alliance with Cepsa, one of Spain’s leading aviation fuel suppliers. It intends to fly 10% of its operations using SAF by 2030. According to Maarten Wetselaar, CEO of […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Iberia is installing solar panels on its 20,000sq m aircraft engine maintenance hangar at Madrid airport as part of its goal to reach zero net emissions by 2050. The solar field set up on the roof of the engine shop, occupies 10,000 square meters, and generates 80 million kW hours, equivalent to 800 homes. The […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Iberia has joined other airlines in transferring Afghan refugees and has already moved 84 Afghan citizens to a reception centre in Spain. “On August 25, the airline made a special flight with an Airbus A321 between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Torrejón to bring 39 people to Spain who had arrived in France on a military […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Spanish airline Iberia asks its followers on social media to vote for one of the seven summer destinations it considers flying to this summer. The fans on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram will be able to choose Iberia’s 113th summer route. The carrier has announced earlier its 112 summer destinations and now expects the public to […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Iberia plans to establish an aeronautical industry hub for Southern Europe by re-industrializing its 1.7 million square meters maintenance facility. Madrid mayor José Luis Martínez-Almeida was invited to get familiarized with the project. The development of the project is aimed at: Driving aircraft engine maintenance business with the approval for the latest Pratt & Whitney’s […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Qatar Airways has today announced that it is strengthening its partnership with the Spanish Airline Iberia. As a result of the signed agreement, Qatar Airways customers will benefit from 40 more connections via Iberia codeshare flights. Qatar Airways passengers will now be able to travel to and from Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Senegal. […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Today International Airlines Group (IAG) and Globalia have announced that specific points in the original acquisition agreement between Iberia and Air Europa have been amended. The deal was made in November 2019, under which Iberia would be getting the entire share capital of Air Europa. Iberia will have to pay €500 million to Air Europa, […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute An Iberia Airbus A340-600, performing flight from Lima (Peru) to Madrid (Spain) with 360 people on board, engine shut down in flight. Aircraft was enroute at FL330 about 660nm southeast of Bogota (Colombia) in Brazilian Airspace when the crew needed to shut one of the four engines (Trent 556) down due to the loss of oil […]