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Air Berlin is Germany's second-biggest airline after Lufthansa and employs more than 8,000 people

IAG among bidders for Air Berlin - sources

IAG, the owner of Aer Lingus and British Airways, has joined the field of bidders for parts or all of insolvent German airline Air Berlin, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Business • 19 Sep 17

Air Berlin filed for bankruptcy last month after major shareholder Etihad Airways withdrew funding after years of losses

Air Berlin's administrator takes in bids from Lufthansa

Lufthansa and several other parties had put in bids for parts of Air Berlin by today's deadline set by the administrator of the insolvent airline which employs more than 8,000 people.

Business • 15 Sep 17

Air Berlin filed for bankruptcy protection last month after its biggest shareholder withdrew funding after years of losses

Air Berlin cancels more flights as pilots call in sick

Insolvent Air Berlin cancelled 32 flights today as pilots continued to call in sick ahead of a deadline for potential investors to submit bids for parts of Germany's second-largest airline.

Business • 13 Sep 17

Air Berlin, Germany's second-largest airline, filed for bankruptcy protection in August

Air Berlin scraps more long-haul flights

German aviation investor Hans Rudolf Woehrl said last night that a company controlled by his INTRO Group had submitted a €500m offer to buy insolvent Air Berlin.

Business • 11 Sep 17

Air Berlin, Germany's second-largest airline, was forced to file for bankruptcy protection last month

Air Berlin may drop more long-haul routes next week

Insolvent German airline Air Berlin may drop more long-haul routes next week to cut costs as it races to find investors before it runs out of cash, people familiar with the matter said today.

Business • 08 Sep 17

Air Berlin, which is Germany's second-largest airline, filed for bankruptcy protection in August

EU approves insolvent Air Berlin's €150m lifeline

The European Commission has approved a German bridging loan for Air Berlin that will keep the insolvent airline's planes flying while it tries to find buyers for its assets.

Business • 05 Sep 17

Ryanair said last week it would not submit a bid for the German carrier

Air Berlin bidder looks to focus on holiday routes

A German businessman has joined the field of potential bidders for insolvent Air Berlin, proposing to focus on only a few routes to holiday destinations.

Business • 04 Sep 17

Lufthansa, which was first in line for talks, is reportedly interested in taking on dozens of planes and its Austrian unit Niki

Air Berlin creditors meet as bidders vie for position

Air Berlin's creditors are meeting today for the first time as bidders jostle for position for the insolvent carrier's assets, although major progress is not expected yet, sources have told Reuters news agency.

Business • 23 Aug 17

Lufthansa, Germany's top carrier, cannot buy all of Air Berlin because it would give it a dominant position in Germany

Lufthansa gets German Minister backing over Air Berlin

Lufthansa has received more German government support in its bid to take over substantial assets of insolvent rival Air Berlin, with German Economy Minister Brigitte Zypries saying she would welcome such a move.

Business • 21 Aug 17

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Rivals line up to fight for Air Berlin assets

Germany's second biggest airline, Air Berlin, filed for bankruptcy protection last week as a fierce battle gets under way over the rights to some prime take-off and landing slots.

Business • 21 Aug 17

Lufthansa is set to get first refusal on Air Berlin's assets - which has prompted complaints from rival Ryanair

Air Berlin to hold asset sale talks with Lufthansa

A first round of formal talks for the sale of insolvent German airline Air Berlin's assets will be held with its bigger local rival Lufthansa today, ahead of other prospective bidders, a senior labour union official has said.

Business • 18 Aug 17

Lufthansa wants to expand Eurowings, which has 90 planes currently

Lufthansa plans deals in Eurowings drive

Lufthansa plans to expand its low-cost airline Eurowings by taking over the 55% of Brussels Airlines the German carrier does not own, plus leasing up to 40 planes from ailing rival Air Berlin.

Business • 29 Sep 16

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