IAG is dual-listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: IAG) and Madrid Stock Exchange (BMAD: IAG). Qatar Airways holds a 20.01% stake in IAG and is the group's single largest shareholder. IAG minority interests include: Comair (South Africa) (18%, since 2000)
Qatar Airways becomes biggest shareholder in B.A. and Iberia holding company IAG. Qatar Airways has lifted its stake in IAG to 20 percent, following its recent investments in LATAM and Italy's Meridiana.
British Airways customersPeople who choose to fly BA do so because of their close affiliation to the brand and their preference for a high level of service. Often frequent flyers who travel for both business and pleasure, they are affluent and influential.
It was formed in 1974 when the UK's two government owned airlines, the British Oversea Airways Corporation and British European Airways were joined. It is now owned by a company called International Airlines Group, which also owns Iberia Airlines, and is one of the largest companies in the United Kingdom.
Members of the Star Alliance include: Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, Air China, Air India, Air New Zealand, All Nippon Airways, Asiana Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Avianca, Brussels Airlines, Copa Airlines, Croatia Airlines, Egyptair, Ethiopian Airlines, Eva Air, Lot Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, ...
In September 2023, a British Airways pilot found himself at the center of a scandal that rocked the aviation industry. According to reports, the pilot allegedly bragged about using cocaine while on a flight.
IAG is comprised of 5 airline brands and 3 affiliated companies. Our Group includes two full service carriers, British Airways and Iberia, two value carrier, Aer Lingus and Iberia Express, and two low cost carriers, LEVEL and Vueling.
British Airways PLC, British air transport company formed in April 1974 in the fusion of British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC, formed in 1939), British European Airways (BEA, formed in 1946), and their associated companies. The company, state-owned from its inception, was privatized in 1987.