In the second of our winning stories from 2025's Airline Strategy Awards, former Lufthansa Group executive Harry Hohmeister ...

The recent review of Lufthansa's minority stake in airBaltic by the German Federal Cartel Office ( FCO ), as announced in the press release published on June 30, 2025, is a strong reminder that German ...

Latvian carrier airBaltic must, due to its size, fly from Tallinn regardless of whether Estonia held a stake in the company ...

Air France-KLM will initiate the process of raising its minority stake in Scandinavian airline SAS AB to 60.5%, as it looks to extend consolidation in the European aviation industry and better compete ...

Air France-KLM plans to increase its stake in SAS from 19.9% to 60.5%, aiming to make SAS a subsidiary, pending regulatory approval by late 2026.

Latvia is offering a stake in airBaltic to Estonia, matching the terms that were offered to Lufthansa Group for a minority stake.

Germany's competition authority approved Lufthansa's acquisition of a 10% minority stake in Latvia's AirBaltic, addressing competition concerns on routes with low sales volumes.

As previously reported by LETA, on the 30th of June the German Federal Cartel Office approved Lufthansa’s acquisition of a 10% stake in airBaltic. The transaction could be completed within two months, ...

Since 2023, the two airlines have jointly operated flights between Istanbul and Riga under a codeshare arrangement ...

Germany’s Federal Cartel Office has approved Lufthansa’s acquisition of a 10% stake in Latvian airline Air Baltic, despite identifying competition concerns on routes between Germany and the Baltic ...

Germany 's Bundeskartellamt (Federal Cartel Office) cleared (30-Jun-2025) plans by Lufthansa Group to acquire a 10% stake in airBaltic. Bundeskartellamt president Andreas Mundt stated: "The planned ...