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Ryanair Plans Binding Bid for Alitalia, Would Keep Carrier Whole

Ryanair plans to bid for Alitalia, which has filed for bankruptcy, and will keep the Italian company intact if it’s successful, according to Chi...

Spanish Tourism to Weather Barcelona as Terror Becomes the Norm

Spain’s booming tourism industry should withstand the Barcelona attacks as people become more accustomed to near-constant security threats and the ki...

Lufthansa Set to Add More US Routes With Air Berlin Swoop

Air Berlin Plc’s insolvency could open the way for Deutsche Lufthansa AG to add new hubs for inter-continental flights while allowing short-haul disc...

Air Berlin Files for Insolvency as Etihad Pulls Funding Plug

Air Berlin has filed for insolvency following the withdrawal of financial support from its leading shareholder Etihad Airways, marking the second failure o...

Lufthansa Drops as Fare Pressure Looms Amid Cost-Cut Battle

Deutsche Lufthansa stock retreated from nine-year highs as the German airline looked poised for a difficult second half with pressure on fares set to inten...

Europe's Airline Majors Take Momentum From EasyJet, Ryanair

Now look who's laughing. After years of losing business to discount airlines, the major carriers in Europe are gaining strength and outperforming in sto...

Lufthansa Plots Long-Haul Budget Expansion to Counter Rivals

Deutsche Lufthansa AG wants to add long-distance airplanes to its low-cost Eurowings arm as competition for discount travelers from Europe to the Americas...

Lufthansa Warns Brexit to Hit UK Airlines as EU Gets Tough

Deutsche Lufthansa Chief Executive Officer Carsten Spohr expects France and Germany to take a hard line against the UK aviation industry in Brexit negotiat...