BA has little to gain from flying into a deal to buy Spain’s Iberia
airlines jon ashworth
The Business
26 May 2007

Do airlines make good takeover targets? Willie Walsh, chief executive of British Airways, may have pondered the question this week, as he confirmed he had joined a private equity consortium looking at bidding for Iberia, the Spanish flagcarrier. BA,... read more...

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Airbus breaks ground on plant in China

The Gazette
16 May 2007

TIANJIN – Airbus said yesterday that it and Chinese government agencies will spend several hundred million dollars each on a plant to assemble Airbus A320 aircraft in China. China ordered 150 Airbus passenger jets in a $9.7-billion (U.S.) deal last... read more...

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Ryanair declares ‘price war’ with £10 fare
Terry Macalister
The Guardian
10 May 2007

Ryanair declared a “price war” yesterday against its no-frills rivals such as easyJet as it slashed fares to fill seats when passenger numbers are falling. The Ireland-based flyer is to offer 10m tickets for £10 including taxes, scrapping a policy of... read more...

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