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International Consolidated Airlines Group, S.A. (IAG) is a British-Spanish multinational airline holding company based in London, England, UK and with its registered office in Madrid, Spain. It was formed in January 2011 by the merger of British Airways and Iberia, the flag carrier airlines of the United Kingdom and Spain respectively. It is the sixth-largest airline company in the world (and third-largest based in Europe) measured by 2010 revenues. IAG has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and has been a FTSE 100 constituent since 24 January 2011.〔(British Airways name will disappear from FTSE if Iberia merger goes ahead | Business ). The Guardian (2010-04-08). Retrieved on 2012-07-07.〕 It has secondary listings on the Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia stock exchanges, and has been a constituent of the IBEX 35 index since 1 April 2011. British Airways, Iberia, Vueling and Aer Lingus operate under their separate brand names.〔 ==History== British Airways and Iberia signed a preliminary merger agreement in November 2009. In April 2010, British Airways and Iberia signed a full merger agreement, with an intended completion date of late 2010, subject to securing the necessary regulatory approvals. The merger between British Airways and Iberia was completed on 21 January 2011, and shares in IAG began trading in London and Madrid on 24 January. In March 2011, IAG agreed to purchase eight Airbus A330-300 aircraft and to take options on eight more, to be used for Iberia's longhaul fleet. On 6 October 2011, IAG created Iberia Express, a new low-cost airline to operate short- and medium-haul routes from IAG's Madrid hub and provide transfer feed onto Iberia's longhaul network.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=8 October 2011 )〕 Iberia Express began operations on 25 March 2012.〔(BBC News – Spanish new low-cost airline Iberia Express launched ). Bbc.co.uk (2012-03-25). Retrieved on 2012-07-07.〕〔(Iberia Express to launch on Sunday ). Business Traveller (2012-03-23). Retrieved on 2012-07-07.〕 On 4 November 2011, IAG agreed in principle to acquire British Midland International (BMI) from Lufthansa for an undisclosed sum, in a deal which would increase IAG's share of slots at Heathrow airport from 45% to 54%. On 22 December 2011, IAG agreed a binding deal with Lufthansa to acquire BMI for £172.5 million. On 30 March 2012, the purchase of BMI was approved, subject to the condition that the combined group divest itself of 12 daily slots and lease two daily slots at Heathrow airport. The acquisition was completed on 20 April 2012, and the BMI fleet and routes were integrated into the British Airways schedule throughout 2012.〔(International Airlines Group completes bmi acquisition ). Guardian (2012-04-20). Retrieved on 2012-07-07.〕 On 8 November 2012 International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) made a cash tender offer to buy Vueling, the Spanish low-cost airline based in Barcelona. The offer, was €7 per ordinary share of Vueling with the total cost of acquiring the shares anticipated to be €113m. It was funded from internal IAG resources. The reported total assets of Vueling as of 30 September 2012 were €805m and in the nine months to 30 September 2012 it generated profits before tax of €59m. An increased offer of €9.25 was accepted by the Vueling board on 9 April 2013 and received majority shareholder approval on 23 April 2013. IAG took control of Vueling on 26 April 2013. In December 2012, IAG completed the merger of the cargo operations of British Airways, BMI and Iberia into a single business unit, IAG Cargo. In April 2013, IAG confirmed the conversion of options to acquire 18 Boeing 787 Dreamliners into firm orders, in a deal worth around US$4.5 billion. The aircraft are planned to replace some of British Airway's fleet of Boeing 747s between 2017 and 2021.〔 On 16 October 2013, Iberia unveiled a new livery used from the end of November 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Iberia unveils new colour scheme )〕 At the Farnborough Airshow 2014, IAG converted the options for 20 Airbus A320neo aircraft into firm orders which are currently intended to replace 21 shorthaul British Airways aircraft.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Airbus @ Farnborough airshow 2014 )〕 In Jan 2015, IAG made an bid of £1 bn. for Aer Lingus. This was expected to be accepted, after the rejection of two prior bids. In May 2015, the Irish government agreed to sell its stake in Aer Lingus to IAG, as did the Aer Lingus board in late January 2015. The takeover became irreversible on the 18th of August. In November, 2015 Alex Cruz was named Executive Chairman of British Airways. Steve Gunning was appointed chief financial officer of British Airways. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「International Airlines Group」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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