British Airways (BA; 52% of IAG 2024 BS(e) capacity) is readjusting its long-haul capacity schedule in the face of delays in the delivery of Rolls-Royce engines and parts, particularly the Trent 1000 engines installed in B-787s. They do not expect the problem to be solved in the short term. In any case, the company has said it can offer the vast majority of those affected a same-day flight with British...

Banco Sabadell: After failing to go ahead with the purchase of Air Europa (AE) in the short term, there is TAP Portugal, which IAG has already winked at. We believe it makes strategic sense mainly because of its positioning in LatAm (market share close to 7%; with less overlap than AE) and because it deepens the concentration of the sector and also generates synergies (between €250-600 million according to our...

IAG yesterday informed the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) ofits decision to terminate the agreement with Globalia signed on February 23, 2023, under which IAG undertook to acquire the remaining 80% of the issued share capital of Air Europa from Globalia. The Board of Directors has concluded that, in the current regulatory environment, continuing with the transaction would not be in the best interests of the shareholders. Under the terms...

Alphavalue / Divacons | The Spanish-British airline confirmed yesterday in a note sent to the Spanish National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) that it has completed the share buyback programme it announced on 1 July. In execution of this programme, the company has acquired a total of 27,064,575 shares, representing 0.5% of IAG’s share capital as of yesterday, said Nicholas Cadbury, chief financial and sustainability officer. The purpose of this programme...

Alphavalue/DIVACONS | Iberia is finalising the Air Europa route divestment package it will submit to Brussels to resolve supply-side constraints and obtain EU regulatory approval for the purchase of Globalia’s airline. On the other hand, the Irish fund Helikon Investments has notified the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) of its entry into the capital of the Spanish-British airline (>3%) through the acquisition of several swaps that place it as an...

Link Securities | IAG (IAG) has repaid €3,271 million of debt loans that its various airlines signed between 2020 and 2021, which matured between 2024 and 2026, according to Expansión newspaper. The average cost of these loans stood at 9%, compared to the 4.5% – 5.25% that is currently the price of money in Europe and the UK. With the flow of income normalised, thanks to the increase in demand,...