Spain’s Iberia and British Airways to Merge

The pending merger between Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana and Britsh Airways (BA) will create Europe's third-largest airline by revenue. The two airlines have been in merger talks for nearly two years.  For Iberia and BA, this merger will mean competing more with Deutsche- Lufthansa and Air France-KLM.  The new company plans to have its headquarters in Madrid, but with its operational offices in London.

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