Europe’s Airline Merger Mania

November 4th, 2022 at 12:30 PM EDT

A TAP Air Portugal plane at London's Heathrow airport

Air France-KLM wants TAP Air Portugal, but so does International Airlines Group. IAG also wants Air Europa, and maybe even EasyJet. And the Lufthansa Group is back in play for ITA Airways. Edward Russell and Jay Shabat discuss the outlook for Europe’s Big Three airline groups and their latest merger machinations. Plus, the outlook from Emirates.

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