On Friday, French low-cost carrier XL Airways announced that it had merged with boutique business-class upstart La Compagnie.
The two Paris-based airlines will form the new XL Airways-La Compagnie Group and will continue to specialize in low-cost, international, long-haul service.
The newly merged company will be led by XL Airways CEO Laurent Magnin while La Compagnie founder Frantz Yvelin has resigned from his post and will not participate in the newly merged venture.
The financial terms of the deal were not released.
The new XL Airways-La Compagnie Group will be better-positioned to capitalize on the cost advantages of a larger operation. This is especially read more >>>
Source : BusinessInsider.Com