Airlines Take Slow Steps Toward Major Consolidation Moves

ITA Airways Airbus A350-900

Lufthansa is awaiting a decision from the European Commission on its bid for a stake in ITA Airways.

Credit: Stefano Politi Markovina/Alamy Stock Photo
For airlines around the world, 2024 could be a year of important decisions and milestones in mergers and acquisitions—but perhaps not many concrete changes to their operations just yet. Major carriers are looking to consolidate, with some having made the leap by agreeing to deals in principle...
Helen Massy-Beresford

Based in Paris, Helen Massy-Beresford covers European and Middle Eastern airlines, the European Commission’s air transport policy and the air cargo industry for Aviation Week & Space Technology and Aviation Daily.

Christine Boynton

Christine Boynton covers air transport in the Americas for Aviation Week Network.

Adrian Schofield

Adrian is a senior air transport editor for Aviation Week, based in New Zealand. He covers commercial aviation in the Asia-Pacific region.

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