BA owner to purchase rival BMI 11:37 British Airlines plans to restructure loss-making firm after paying €207m for carrier

irishtimes 22-DEC-11

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telegraph 17-NOV-11

British Airways owner IAG agrees to buy BMI from German rival Lufthansa

dailymail 04-NOV-11

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guardian 28-NOV-10

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independent 24-SEP-10

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[said:]: We've got work to do with BMI. Acquisitions next year are unlikely.

independent 23-DEC-11

[said:]: It might be unfair on Michael, who is a legend. But I heard somewhere he said he has made a lot of money selling airlines rather than operating them.

thesun 23-DEC-11

[-said]: We’ve put a lot of time and effort in getting to this point in the process, and we wouldn’t have done that if we thought it was impossible from a regulatory point of view,

iol 23-DEC-11

[said:]: Buying BMI’s mainline business gives IAG a unique opportunity to grow at Heathrow, one of our key hub airports. Using the slot portfolio more efficiently provides the option to launch new long-haul routes to key trading nations while supporting our broad domestic and short-haul network.

icWales 23-DEC-11

[said:]: Given the scale of BMI’s losses, there is an urgent need to restructure. Unfortunately, this will mean some job losses but we will secure a significant number of high-quality jobs here in the UK.

themirror 23-DEC-11

[ said]: Given the scale of BMI's losses, there is an urgent need to restructure the business,

ibtimes 22-DEC-11

[added:]: IAG's purchase of BMI will protect more British jobs than if the airline had been closed and had its Heathrow slots sold off.

ibtimes 22-DEC-11

[-said]: Buying BMI's mainline business gives IAG a unique opportunity to grow at Heathrow, one of our key hub airports,

ibtimes 22-DEC-11

[-added]: Unfortunately, this will mean some job losses, but we will secure a significant number of high quality jobs here in the UK and create similar new jobs in the future.

ibtimes 22-DEC-11

[ said]: Given the scale of bmi's losses, there is an urgent need to restructure the business. Unfortunately, this will mean some job losses but we will secure a significant number of high-quality jobs here in the UK and create similar new jobs in the future. IAG's purchase of bmi will protect more British jobs than if the airline had been closed and had its Heathrow slots sold off,

guardian 22-DEC-11

[said:]: Using the slot portfolio more efficiently provides the option to launch new long-haul routes to key trading nations while supporting our broad domestic and short-haul network.

belfasttelegraph 22-DEC-11

[-told]: We've put a lot of time and effort in getting to this point in the process, and we wouldn't have done that if we thought it was impossible from a regulatory point of view,

dailystar 22-DEC-11

[ said]: Buying BMI’s mainline business gives IAG a unique opportunity to grow at Heathrow, one of our key hub airports,

independent 22-DEC-11

[ said]: Given the scale of BMI's losses, there is an urgent need to restructure this business,

lebanonews 22-DEC-11

[also commented:]: IAG's purchase of bmi will protect more British jobs than if the airline had been closed and had its Heathrow slots sold off. There will be restructuring costs spread over three years but these will be significantly lower in total than bmi's current annual losses.

finanznachrichten 22-DEC-11

[-also commented]: Unfortunately, this will mean some job losses.

finanznachrichten 22-DEC-11

[said:]: Given the scale of bmi's losses there is an urgent need to restructure the business.

thesun 22-DEC-11

[added:]: All the research shows that the development of joint ventures can benefit the consumer.

ananova 22-DEC-11

[said:]: The government's consultation on APD has been a sham and a waste of taxpayers' money.

guardian 06-DEC-11

[added:]: The first thing to remember is that it is not a green tax. The Government has made that clear. This has nothing to do with the environment. Not a penny of this tax goes to environmental issues.

independent 04-DEC-11

[ says]: will harm economy

independent 04-DEC-11

[said:]: We are absolutely united today on the issue of APD.

skynews 17-NOV-11

[-told]: We take our responsibility to the environment very seriously and have taken steps to reduce our impact. We support an emissions trading scheme (ETS) in principle but a combination of both APD and ETS when it is introduced is unsustainable.

ibtimes 17-NOV-11

[ said]: It is net negative for the UK economy. It's destroying jobs, it's destroying the opportunity for job creation, it's discouraging tourism and it's discouraging business investment in the UK,

guardian 17-NOV-11

[ said]: This is the first time we as chief executives have sat down together,

telegraph 17-NOV-11

[ said]: We are confident of a higher level of profitability in the fourth quarter of this year, even after the negative impact of the high fuel price,

ananova 07-NOV-11

[-said]: It's a great story for IAG, a fantastic story for the UK economy and great for consumers because it's clear BMI in its current form is unsustainable,

elpais 06-NOV-11

[-said]: High fuel costs continue to have a significant impact on our business,

elpais 06-NOV-11

[said:]: It's far too early for us to say what the impact will be.

france24 04-NOV-11

[-said]: This is a great story for IAG and also great for the UK economy and for consumers,

france24 04-NOV-11

[-added]: The main challenge for 2012 will be to offset increased fuel costs,

iol 04-NOV-11

[-added that]: We will expand our networks, particularly on long-haul which is so critically important to the UK economy. The deal will allow us to connect further to the emerging world economies.

iol 04-NOV-11

[-added]: The main challenge for 2012 will be to offset increased fuel costs, as our hedges unwind, against a background of potentially weaker demand,

finanznachrichten 04-NOV-11

[said:]: It's clear that BMI in its current form is unsustainable. But we're confident we can make a success of it.

thesun 04-NOV-11

[ said]: Rising fuel costs are the biggest challenge to the industry in the short-term along with potentially weaker demand in 2012,

economictimes 04-NOV-11

[ said]: It's got a lot of challenges; it's not helped by the fact that the Irish economy is in a weak position,

independent 17-SEP-11

[ said]: With Ryanair on 30pc and the Government on 25pc, nobody in their right mind would look to invest in Aer Lingus -- that would require both the Irish Government and Ryanair to decide to sell,

independent 17-SEP-11

[said that:]: over time we [IAG] are going to pass on the increase in the fuel price to our customers

centreforaviation 02-AUG-11

[-said]: strong market

telegraph 30-JUL-11

[said:]: We are doing better than Air France and Lufthansa. Our performance on the transatlantic is clearly better than the competition.

telegraph 30-JUL-11

[ said]: There are lots of airlines with weak financial positions today who will clearly struggle,

chinadaily 09-JUN-11

[said:]: I think we need to understand the levels of concentration that we are talking about...the levels are absolutely tiny.

examiner 26-MAY-11

[said:]: The simple answer is that we found nothing.

thesun 25-MAY-11

[ said]: Fuel costs remain the big challenge facing the industry,

irishsun 06-MAY-11

[ said]: I would expect it to stabilize and I'm confident that business will return...our commitment to Japan is a long-term commitment and these issues tend to be temporary in nature,

kyodonews 29-MAR-11

[-said]: One of the reasons why I wanted to travel here personally was to demonstrate my confidence in Tokyo and in Japan,

kyodonews 29-MAR-11

[said:]: we might look at some equity participation if Japan Airlines floats again on the stock market, which is their intention at some stage over the next couple of years.

cnn 29-MAR-11

[ said]: We are monitoring the impact of the current Middle East instability on fuel prices and have the flexibility to change our capacity plans if necessary,

allafrica 07-MAR-11

[-said]: It is likely that increases will be seen in the market and this will affect all airlines and will be a challenge to the industry.

news 25-FEB-11

[-said]: There has been an increase in the volatility of the fuel prices over the last few weeks,

news 25-FEB-11

[ said]: The current political instability in the Middle East and its impact on fuel prices is being monitored closely,

smh 25-FEB-11

[commented:]: Our goal is for more airlines – but, importantly, the right airlines – to join the group. Today is the first step towards creating a multinational multi-brand airline group.

centreforaviation 26-JAN-11

[ said]: Our goal is for more airlines but, importantly, the right airlines to join the group. Today is the first step towards creating a multinational multibrand airline group,

ChinaPost 25-JAN-11

[-said]: British Airways and Iberia are the first two airlines in IAG but they won’t be the last,

timesofoman 25-JAN-11

[said:]: British Airways and Iberia are the first two airlines in IAG but they won't be the last. Our goal is for more airlines but, importantly, the right airlines to join the group.

YorkshirePost 25-JAN-11

[said:]: IAG has a great future ahead of it. British Airways and Iberia are the first two airlines in IAG but they won't be the last.

sundaymail 25-JAN-11

[said:]: IAG has a great future ahead of it. <name id=

irishsun 24-JAN-11

[ said]: We have had a long and positive relationship with Rolls-Royce, and we look forward to continuing to work with them in the future,

telegraph 07-JAN-11