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Ryanair buys 75% of airline owned by Niki Lauda

Strategy is to build LaudaMotion into a successful Austrian low fares airline

Lufthansa eyes stable pricing after record 2017 profit

Airline is benefitting from low fuel prices, strong demand and Air Berlin collapse

Still flying high

Ireland’s aviation finance industry continues to scale new heights

Conference to attract record numbers of high flyers

The real value of the event for participants is the deals that are done in some of the event’s 60 private meeting rooms

Avolon chief Dómhnal Slattery says aircraft lessor has $5bn cushion

Slattery tells conference Avolon insulated itself against problems likely to hit its parent

EasyJet secures revenue boost from faltering rivals

Troubles at Air Berlin, Alitalia and Ryanair proved an opportunity for British airline

Ryanair loses Europe’s largest airline crown to Lufthansa

Lufthansa carried 130m passengers last year, compared to 129m for Ryanair

Aer Lingus owner IAG in takeover talks for Austria’s Niki

Niki filed for insolvency this month after Lufthansa withdrew takeover bid

Ryanair shares down 2% after decision to recognise pilots’ unions

US stocks kick off penultimate week of year positively as Republicans reach deal on tax cuts

Ryanair pilots vote on proposals that could lead to industrial action

Pilots said to be following legal advice to comply with industrial relations legislation

UK’s easyJet takes on Lufthansa with Air Berlin takeover

Airline to service four domestic routes and start flying from Tegel to 15 international destinations

German regulator checks up on air fares following Air Berlin's collapse

Lufthansa has rejected complaints over rising prices

Italian Ryanair pilots back talks on new deal

Letter names members of new council seeking negotiations on collective agreement

EasyJet profit falls as weaker pound bites

UK budget airline predicts rise in seat prices this winter following collapse of rivals

Irish Ryanair staff call on Michael O’Leary to negotiate new accord

Letter to Ryanair lists representatives ready to discuss airline’s collective agreements

Ryanair boss denies calling pilots ‘overpaid under worked peacocks’

Michael O’Leary says airline’s pilots the ‘envy’ of other pilots in Europe

Dublin-based SMBC flying high as profits continue to rise

The value of SMBC Aviation Capital’s aircraft stood at $10.5bn at the end of September

Wizz Air lifts outlook but shares lose altitude

Eastern Europe-focused carrier has withstood the pressures in the aviation sector

Ryanair hopes long-haul deal with Aer Lingus will start in 2018

Web Summit: Integrated system will enable customers to buy tickets from rival

Almost 3,000 pilots apply for 100 Aer Lingus jobs

Pilots from Monarch and Air Berlin respond to Irish recruitment call

EasyJet shares rise on deal to buy part of Air Berlin’s operations

Deal will see easyJet lease aircraft and take over landing slots at Berlin Tegel Airport

Road Warrior – the business of travel

Goodbye to the Fokker, Lufthansa on the up and up, find the best beer on your travels, new Dreamliner for Ethiopian

Cerberus approaches Alitalia over bid

Move would allow carrier to remain independent

Lufthansa eyes improving revenue trends but sticks to profit goal

German airline sticks to profit target to earn more than 2016 total of €1.75 billion

Lufthansa confirms offer for part of Alitalia

Offer made by German carrier for planes, runway slots and air crew

Alitalia sale delayed after string of woes at European airlines

Italy’s economic development ministry blamed the delay on “extraordinary events” changing the “strategic dynamics” in the sector

Bank of Ireland bounces back following recent dip

UK FTSE and German Dax post record closes as Iseq index experiences slow day

Lufthansa snaps up parts of failed Air Berlin

The airline signed a €210m deal to buy parts of the insolvent Air Berlin

Air Berlin flights to cease this month

Airline filed for insolvency in August and is in talks with Lufthansa and easyJet

EasyJet counting on failure of rival carriers to help speed its expansion

UK low cost airline to boost its capacity by 6% in 2018 and is bidding for parts of Air Berlin

Ryanair moves to quell unrest among pilots and shareholders

Cost of last week’s flight cancellations ‘should be under €25 million’, says airline

Three out of four airline passengers do not complain - survey

Air travellers believe carriers do not listen research finds

Air Berlin to hold carve-up talks with Lufthansa and easyJet

Talks over assets such as aircraft maintenance unit to continue with other bidders

Air Berlin receives several bids for parts of airline

Bidders for parts of insolvent German carrier include Lufthansa, Condor and EasyJet

Air Berlin cancels 100 flights after 200 pilots call in sick

The apparent wildcat strike at the bankrupt German airline causes travel chaos

EU approves insolvent Air Berlin’s €150m lifeline

German government’s bridging loan will last airline until mid-November

Stocks rise on world markets as Korean tensions ease

In US, petrol spikes to two-year high as tropical storm Harvey pounds energy-rich Gulf coast

Ryanair will not bid for Air Berlin assets

Michael O’Leary wants European Commission to intervene in asset sale

Germany is ‘banana republic’ of European aviation, Ryanair says

Airline has complained to competition authorities over Air Berlin ‘stitch-up’

CRH, Providence Resources, IN&M and Glanbia all close lower

In European markets advancing mining shares fail to outweigh declining retailers

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