Lufthansa, ITA and European Airline Consolidation
August 19th, 2022 at 2:10 PM EDT
The Lufthansa Group has spent the better part of 20 years trying to improve its fortunes through consolidation. Some deals, like of Swiss, have been winners, others, like of Austrian and Brussels, not so much. Edward Russell and Jay Shabat discuss Lufthansa’s aim, and what a potential ITA Airways deal could mean for the group. Also, what’s in the Inflation Reduction Act for airlines.
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