Company Watch - Iberia.

For more company news, data and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/professional.htm Jul 17, 2006

Iberia pilots strike ends. Iberia pilots agreed yesterday to end their strike, which started Monday and was to have lasted through Sunday, after winning guarantees from the carrier that new LCC Catair, in which Iberia is one of five shareholders, will not lead to job losses. Jul 13, 2006

Resolution to the Iberia pilots' strike remained elusive yesterday as the carrier cancelled more than 200 flights for a second straight day and hinted it will seek to have the work action declared illegal. The airline said it attempted to present pilots with a letter guaranteeing their job security but the SEPLA pilots union refused to accept the document. The pilots began a weeklong strike Monday to protest Iberia's plans to launch an LCC, which the pilots say would threaten their jobs. SEPLA said that IB "refused to budge in its position" and offered nothing new. The airline said it would ask Spain's National Court to declare the strike, estimated to be costing more than $6 million daily, illegal. Jul 12, 2006

Iberia Reaches Deal To End Pilots' Strike. A strike by Iberia pilots was called off on Wednesday after the Spanish airline guaranteed that the launch of a new low-cost carrier would not threaten their jobs. Jul 12, 2006

Iberia accuses pilots of 'aberrant' demands, cancels 220 flights. Iberia cancelled some 220 flights yesterday on the first day of an expected weeklong strike by pilots who are protesting the carrier's plans to establish a low-cost airline at Barcelona International later this year. Jul 11, 2006

Iberia braces for weeklong pilots strike. Iberia said a strike called by the SEPLA pilots union, scheduled to start today and last through July 16, will force the cancellation of 200 daily flights and affect more than 200,000 passengers during the week. Jul 10, 2006