British Airways Raises A$1.1 Bln From Qantas Sale
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British Airways Plc, Europe&#39;s second- largest airline, raised about A$1.1 billion ($770 million) from the sale of shares in Qantas Airways Ltd.
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Australian flag carrier and icon Qantas has received a takeover approach, potentially worth more than 8.0 billion US dollars and sending its share price soaring to record levels.
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QANTAS should open up its share register rather than seek another airline owner if British Airways ever decided to sell its stake, Qantas chief executive Geoff Dixon said yesterday.
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Australia's Qantas Airways  has received a buyout offer from investment firms Macquarie Bank  and Texas Pacific Group that could be worth more than A$10 billion ($7.77 billion), sending its shares up 15 percent.
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Leading shares have opened steady, building modestly on Monday&#39;s 1 percent gain, with British Airways up 1.7 percent as oil prices extended recent falls, while budget airline Ryanair jumped 7.6 percent after results.
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SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Babcock &amp; Brown Ltd. (BNB.AU) said Monday it plans to raise as much as A$1 billion for an externally managed investment company to target long-term investments.
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Macquarie Bank Ltd.  and private equity firm Texas Pacific Group  are leading a plan to buy out Qantas Airways Ltd. , Australia's top airline said on Wednesday, sending its shares up 21 percent.
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Australian buyout target Qantas Airways Ltd.  raised its annual profit forecast for the third time in six months as fuel prices ease and demand for travel increases.
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Australia&#39;s Qantas Airways Limited said Wednesday British Airways is selling its 18.25 percent stake in Qantas. Qantas asked the Australian Stock Exchange to stop trading
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Australia's Qantas Airways   said on Thursday it has accepted an A$11.1 billion ($8.7  billion) revised buyout offer led by Macquarie Bank Ltd.   and private equity firm Texas Pacific Group at A$5.60  a share.
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Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Qantas Airways Ltd., Australia&#39;s biggest airline, increased a surcharge on all tickets as the cost of jet fuel soared to a record. Qantas shares rebounded from a three-month low.
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londonâBritish Airways Plc, Europe&#39;s second-biggest airline, will sell its 18 per cent stake in Qantas Airways Ltd. worth Â£427 million or about $980 million (Canadian) to cut debt ahead of possible acquisitions in Europe.
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Budget airline Ryanair has launched a 1.48 billion euros (Â£1 bn) bid to buy Irish carrier Aer Lingus.
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QANTAS Airways Ltd will pay a $1000 cash bonus to each staff member, after the airline today reported a jump in annual net profit.
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British Airways Plc, Europe&#39;s second- biggest airline, is selling its A$1.1 billion ($763 million) stake in Qantas Airways Ltd.
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British Airways, Europe&#39;s biggest airline by passenger capacity, has hiked its fuel surcharges by up to UKÂ£8 per ticket, a day after oil prices climbed to record levels.
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SYDNEY, Australia -- Australia's Qantas Airways has been approached by Macquarie Bank and private equity firm Texas Pacific Group about a takeover that analysts said Wednesday could be worth almost 11 billion Australian dollars, or $8.5 billion.