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The Guardian - UK
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British Airways and Iberia sign merger

British Airways merger: July 1973:  David Nicholson, first chairman of British Airways
1973: David Nicholson, first chairman of British Airways following the merger of a number of UK airlines, proudly displays a model of the Concorde in the company's livery
Photograph: Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
British Airways merger: 1977: British Airways uniforms designed by Baccarat Weatherall
1977: British Airways uniforms for air stewardesses designed by Baccarat Weatherall
Photograph: Dennis Stone/Rex Features
British Airways merger: 1992: Lord King, Chairman of British Airways with flight attendants
1992: Lord King, chairman of British Airways, with flight attendants
Photograph: Times Newspapers/Rex Features
British Airways merger: 1996: A Line Of British Airways Jumbo Jets At Heathrow's Terminal 4
1996: British Airways jumbo jets at Heathrow
Photograph: Tim Ockenden/PA
British Airways merger: 1997: flying bed in the First class cabin in a new long-range Boeing 777
1997: Roseann Kapes, British Airways' director of sales, tries out the sitting position of the flying bed in the First class cabin in a new long-range Boeing 777
Photograph: Dan Loh/AP
British Airways merger: 1998: a BA air stewardess promotes a British Airways fares offer
1998: Paula Coxall, a BA air stewardess, demonstrates how British Airways are throwing away prices on their air fares, at Heathrow Airport. A BA booking bonanza was expected with more than two million bargain seats for sale, with savings of up to £531
Photograph: Neil Munns/PA
British Airways merger: 2001: A worker cleans a glass of the Iberia office at Mallorca's airport
2001: A worker cleans a window at the Iberia office at Mallorca airport
Photograph: Dani Cardona/Reuters
British Airways merger: 2001: A BA Boeing 747 flying over planespotters at Heathrow airport
2001: A BA Boeing 747 flying over planespotters at London's Heathrow airport. In 2002, the airline's fortunes were turning around as it reported a sharp increase in profits over the last three months after aggressive cost-cutting measures fed through
Photograph: Tim Ockenden/PA
British Airways merger: 2002: An Iberia Mcdonnell Douglas MD88 plane takes off from Palma airport
2002: An Iberia Mcdonnell Douglas MD88 plane takes off from Palma De Mallorca airport, Spain
Photograph: RG Williamson/Rex Features
British Airways merger: 2003: A British Airways Concorde lifts off from Heathrow airport
2003: A British Airways Concorde lifts off from Heathrow airport on one of its last ever commercial flights. The world's only supersonic passenger aircraft, which has been flying commercial services for 27 years, was retired by BA after a fatal crash
Photograph: Ian Waldie/Getty Images
British Airways merger: 2006: Two Iberia pilots at Barajas airport, Madrid
2006: Two Iberia pilots at Barajas airport, Madrid. In 2007, British Airways joined a consortium led by US private equity firm TPG Capital to make a bid for the Spanish airline
Photograph: Bernat Armangue/AP
British Airways merger: 2008: Iberia's Chairman, Fernando Conte, right, speaks with Willie Walsh
2008: Iberia's chairman, Fernando Conte, right, speaks with British Airways's chief executive, Willie Walsh, during a press conference in Madrid, Spain. Conte said both companies 'took a first step to reach a merger' but did not provide any definitive date
Photograph: Manuel H. De Leon/EFE
British Airways merger: 2008: British entrepreneur Richard Branson boards a British Airways plane
2008: British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson boards a British Airways plane. Branson spoke out against a proposed merger between British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia
Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters
British Airways merger: 2008: Iberia planes at Barajas airport in Madrid
2008: Iberia planes at Barajas airport in Madrid
Photograph: Javier Lizon/EFE
British Airways merger: 2010: A British Airways plane lands at Heathrow Airport
2010: A British Airways plane lands at Heathrow Airport as strikes by BA cabin crew went ahead as talks between the airline and the union Unite collapsed
Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
British Airways merger: 2010: Antonio Vazquez Romero, CEO of Iberia
2010: Antonio Vazquez Romero, chief executive of Iberia, left, poses with Rafael Sanchez, chief operating officer, at a press conference in Madrid. Iberia announced that fourth-quarter losses widened as the recession hurt demand for travel
Photograph: Xabier Mikel Laburu/Bloomberg via Getty
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