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Olympic Air and Aegean Airlines merger blocked by Commission

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • European Union, Greece
  • -
  • February 3 2011

On 26 January 2011, the proposed merger between Olympic Air and Aegean Airlines was blocked by the Commission on the basis that it would have resulted in a quasi-monopoly on nine routes

Commission consults on revised state aid rules for the aviation industry

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • April 26 2011

On 7 April 2011, the Commission opened a public consultation on the application of the 2005 EU Guidelines on the financing of airports and start-up aid to airlines from regional airports

Aid for essential military projects cannot benefit products used for civilian purposes

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • Italy
  • -
  • January 18 2011

Helicopter manufacturer, Agusta Westland has agreed to reimburse the Italian government state support it received for two military helicopter projects which had civilian applications

British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia give binding commitments on transatlantic routes

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • Spain, United Kingdom, USA
  • -
  • July 16 2010

Commitments offered by the three members of the oneworld airline alliance have been made legally binding by the Commission to ensure competition on transatlantic passenger air transport markets is maintained

Ryanair intervenes in BAA appeal

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • July 23 2009

On 6 July 2009, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) granted Ryanair permission to intervene, on the side of the Competition Commission (CC), against BAA's appeal of the CC's decision in its BAA Airports market investigation

BAA alleges bias over airport sales decision

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 19 2009

The Competition Commission (CC) has published BAA's interim commitments concerning the forced sales of Gatwick, Stanstead, Glasgow and Edinburgh airports

Lufthansa to acquire British Midlands UK

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • June 19 2009

The acquisition by Lufthansa (Germany) of British Midlands UK (BMI) was approved by the European Commission (Commission) on 14 May 2009

Commission approves £113.7 million UK R&D aid for Bombardier aircraft wings

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • European Union, United Kingdom
  • -
  • July 13 2009

The European Commission (Commission) has approved a loan of £113.7 million to Short Brothers UK, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bombardier Aerospace, for the research and development of Bombardier’s newest aircraft

CC decision in BAA Airports influenced by apparent bias

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • January 13 2010

The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has found that the decision of the Competition Commission (CC), requiring BAA Limited (BAA) to divest three airports was affected by apparent bias

Lufthansa offers slot divestments for approval of Austrian Airlines deal

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • August 6 2009

The European Commission (Commission) announced that it had initiated a Phase II, in-depth, investigation of Lufthansa's proposed acquisition of Austrian Airlines on 1 July 2009