Full Year Results

RNS Number : 3284Y
International Cons Airlines Group
29 February 2012
 



FULL YEAR RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT

 

International Airlines Group today (February 29, 2012) presented Group consolidated results for the year ended December 31, 2011. In addition, IAG presented combined results for the year ended December 31, 2011 including Iberia's first 21 days of January.

 

IAG period highlights on combined results:

·      Fourth quarter operating profit of €34 million, before exceptional items (2010: €6 million)

·      Operating profit for the year to December 31, 2011 of €485 million, before exceptional items (2010: €225 million)

·      Profit before tax for the year of €503 million after exceptional items (2010: €84 million)

·      Revenue for the year up 10.4 per cent to €16,339 million (2010: €14,798 million), including €317 million or 2.1 per cent of adverse currency impact

·      Passenger unit revenue for the year up 3.6 per cent (5.8 per cent at constant currency), on top of capacity increases of 7.1 per cent

·      Fuel costs for the year up 29.7 per cent to €5,068 million, before exceptional items (2010: €3,907 million), fuel unit costs were up 21.4 per cent

·      Other operating costs up 1.1 per cent at €10,786 million, before exceptional items, including €165 million or 1.5 per cent of favourable currency impact. Non-fuel unit costs down 5.6 per cent, or 4.1 per cent at constant currency

·      Cash down €617 million for the year to €3,735 million

·      Group net debt up €253 million in the year to €1,148 million

 

Performance summary:  

  

  


Consolidated

  

Combined

Full year to December 31  


(excludes 21 days Iberia pre-merger)

  

Financial data € million (unaudited)

 2011(1)

 2010(1)

Higher /

 (lower)

Full year to December 31, 2011(2)

Nine months to December 31, 2010(2)

  

Passenger revenue

13,675 

12,322 

11.0 %

13,496 

6,885 

Total revenue

16,339 

14,798 

10.4 %

16,103 

7,889 

Operating profit before exceptional items

485 

225 

116 %

522 

418 

Exceptional items

(78)

nm

(78)

Operating profit after exceptional items

407 

225 

81 %

444 

418 

Profit before tax

503 

84 

499 %

542 

201 

Profit after tax

555 

100 

455 %

582 

212 

Basic earnings per share (€ cents)

  

  


31.1 

17.1 

Operating figures  

2011(1)

2010(1)

Higher /

 (lower)

  

  

  

  

  

Available seat kilometres (ASK million)

213,193  

199,032  

7.1 %

  

  

Revenue passenger kilometres (RPK million)

168,617  

157,323  

7.2 %

  

  

Seat factor (per cent)

79.1  

79.0  

0.1pt

  

  

Passenger yield per RPK (€ cents)

8.11  

7.83  

3.6 %

  

  

Passenger unit revenue per ASK (€ cents)

6.41  

6.19  

3.6 %

  

  

Non-fuel unit costs per ASK (€ cents)

5.06  

5.36  

(5.6)%

  

  

€ million (unaudited)

At December 31,

2011(2)

 At December 31, 2010(1)

Higher /

(lower)

  

  

  

  

  

Cash and interest bearing deposits

3,735 

4,352 

(14.2)%

  

  

Net debt

1,148 

895 

28.3 %

  

  

Equity

5,686 

4,670 

21.8 %

  

  

Adjusted gearing(3)

44%

47%

(3pts)

  

  

 

(1)    This financial data is based on the combined results of operations of British Airways Plc ('BA'), Iberia Líneas Aéreas de España S.A. ('Iberia') and IAG the Company for the full year to December 31, 2011 and 2010. These combined financial statements eliminate cross holdings and related party transactions, however the comparatives do not reflect any adjustments required to account for the merger transaction. Financial ratios are before exceptional items.

(2)    The IAG December 31, 2011 Income statement is the consolidated results of BA and IAG the Company for the full year to December 31, 2011 and Iberia from January 22, 2011 to December 31, 2011. The IAG December 31, 2010 comparative is solely the statutory results of BA for the nine months to December 31, 2010.

(3)    Adjusted gearing is net debt plus capitalised operating aircraft lease costs, divided by net debt plus capitalised operating aircraft lease costs and equity.

nm = not meaningful

 

Willie Walsh, IAG chief executive, said:

 

 "We're reporting a strong full year performance with total revenue up 10.4 per cent, boosted by unit revenue improvements with good premium traffic growth. Operating profit has more than doubled to €485 million. While there is disruption in the base figures, capacity this year was up 7.1 per cent but we remained focused on expanding profitably. This is reflected in the 3.6 per cent increase in passenger unit revenue and 5.6 per cent reduction in non-fuel unit costs. Fuel costs, however, remain a significant issue, up 29.7 per cent with fuel unit costs up 21.4 per cent.

 

"Our performance has also been boosted by net cost and revenue synergies of €74 million, €64 million more than target, in our first year since the merger.

 

"In the quarter, revenue was up 6.9 per cent however the impact of fuel costs was even more severe, up 33.3 per cent, due to higher prices and the reduced impact of hedging. Despite this, we reported an improved operating profit of €34 million.

 

"The performance of our airlines reflects the different markets in which they operate. The north Atlantic market remains strong, benefitting British Airways. However, British aviation's competiveness is undermined by the UK government's determination to continually increase Air Passenger Duty with the latest rise due this April. In 2011 British Airways paid almost £500 million in APD. As a result of the latest increase, the airline is reducing by around half the number of new jobs it's creating this year and has postponed plans to bring an extra Boeing 747 back into service. 

 

"Iberia's challenge is its exposure to financial uncertainty in the Eurozone in a highly competitive marketplace with no-frills airlines, high speed rail and growing competition from more efficient longhaul airlines. Its management has been focused in addressing this, however, the challenge remains for Iberia to become more competitive especially as it has a high cost base and outdated workplace practices. The launch of Iberia Express in late March, alongside the restructuring of its network and hub, will enable Iberia to become more customer focused and cost effective.

 

"In December, we signed a binding agreement with Lufthansa to buy bmi. While subject to regulatory approval, we plan to integrate bmi mainline into British Airways following agreement by BA pilots to make productivity changes that justify the integration. This deal gives us the ability to grow at Heathrow by launching new longhaul routes to growth economies and supporting our shorthaul network. We have already committed to continue flights from Heathrow to Belfast and will increase services to Scotland. Without this deal, links to the UK regions would not be safeguarded".

 

 

Trading outlook

The outlook for 2012 is subject to a number of uncertainties:

·      Demand in London remains strong, with the encouraging trends we saw in H2 2011 in our longhaul premium cabins, particularly on North Atlantic routes, continuing.

·      Ongoing developments in the Eurozone will be a major factor in our underlying demand growth, especially for our Spanish network.

·      At the current oil price and euro/US dollar exchange rates, we would face a fuel cost increase this year of over €1 billion. The year-over-year impact would be particularly severe in Q1 and Q2, but less severe in H2.

·      We remain focused on maximising profits through efficiency improvements, and the launch of Iberia Express is a significant step in that direction. As a result, we are facing continuing industrial action from Iberia's pilots, with a negative impact of around €3 million per strike day. We are fully committed to the project, and believe its benefits will far outweigh the costs.

·      British Airways traffic this summer may be impacted by the Olympic games. While the Olympics will be positive for the long-term position of London as a global destination, past experience in other host cities suggests that demand could be dampened during the games.

Higher fuel costs, weaker European markets and labour unrest will imply, for the first part of the year, a reduction in operating results when compared with the first half of last year. We expect the year-over-year cost pressures to reduce as we move through the second half of the year. 

 

 

 

 

Forward-looking statements:

 

Certain information included in these statements is forward-looking and involves risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.

 

Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, projections relating to results of operations and financial conditions and International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. (the 'Group') plans and objectives for the future operations, including, without limitation, discussions of the Company's Business Plan, expected future revenues, financing plans and expected expenditures and divestments. All forward-looking statements in this report are based upon information known to the Company on the date of this report. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

It is not reasonably possible to itemise all of the many factors and specific events that could cause the Company's forward-looking statements to be incorrect or that could otherwise have a material adverse effect on the future operations or results of an airline operating in the global economy. Further information on some of the most important risks in this regard is given in the shareholder documentation in respect of the merger issued on October 26, 2010 and in the Securities Note and Summary issued on January 10, 2011; these documents are available on www.iagshares.com.

 

IAG Investor Relations

2 World Business Centre Heathrow

Newall Road, London Heathrow Airport

HOUNSLOW TW6 2SF

 

Tel: +44 (0)208 564 2900

Investor.relations@iairgroup.com



 

 INCOME STATEMENT

  


  

  


  


  

  


  

  


Consolidated

  

Combined

Full year to December 31


(excludes 21 days Iberia pre-merger)


  

  


  

  


  


 € million (unaudited)

Before exceptional items

2011

Exceptional

items

Total

2011(1)

2010 (1)

Higher / (lower)

Full year to December 31, 2011(2)

Nine months to December 31, 2010

  

 Passenger revenue

13,675  


13,675  

12,322  

11.0 %

13,496  

6,885  

 Cargo revenue

1,190  


1,190  

1,096  

8.6 %

1,176  

625  

 Other revenue

1,474  


1,474  

1,380  

6.8 %

1,431  

379  

 Total revenue

16,339  


16,339  

14,798  

10.4 %

16,103  

7,889  

 Employee costs

3,870  


3,870  

3,790  

2.1 %

3,799  

1,829  

 Fuel and oil costs

5,068  

89  

5,157  

3,907  

32.0 %

5,088  

2,204  

 Handling, catering and other operating costs

1,545  


1,545  

1,512  

2.2 %

1,522  

902  

 Landing fees and en-route charges

1,200  


1,200  

1,153  

4.1 %

1,175  

547  

 Engineering and other aircraft costs

1,099  


1,099  

1,075  

2.2 %

1,074  

485  

 Property, IT and other costs

918  


918  

991  

(7.4)%

903  

497  

 Selling costs

756  


756  

679  

11.3 %

740  

277  

 Depreciation, amortisation and impairment

979  


979  

1,064  

(8.0)%

969  

671  

 Aircraft operating lease costs

403  

(11)

392  

403  

(2.7)%

375  

60  

 Currency differences

16  


16  

(1)

nm

14  

(1)

 Total expenditure on operations

15,854  

78  

15,932  

14,573  

9.3 %

15,659  

7,471  

 Operating profit

485  

(78)

407  

225  

81 %

444  

418  

 Net non-operating income/(costs)

13  

83  

96  

(141)

nm

98  

(217)

 Profit before tax

498  

5  

503  

84  

499 %

542  

201  

 Tax

29  

23  

52  

16  

225 %

40  

11  

 Profit after tax

527  

28  

555  

100  

455 %

582  

212  

  

  


  

  


  


  


  

  


  


 Basic earnings per share (€ cents)

  


  

  


31.1  

17.1 

 Diluted earnings per share (€ cents)

  


  

  


29.7  

17.1 

  

  


  

  


  


 Operating figures

2011 (1)


  

2010 (1)

Higher / (lower)

  


  

  


  

  


  


 Available seat kilometres (ASK million)

213,193  


  

199,032  

7.1 %

  


 Revenue passenger kilometres

(RPK million)

168,617  


  

157,323  

7.2 %

  


 Seat factor (per cent)

79.1  


  

79.0  

0.1pt

  


 Passenger numbers (thousands)

51,687  


  

50,600  

2.1 %

  


 Cargo tonne kilometres (CTK million)

6,156  


  

5,907  

4.2 %

  


 Passenger yield per RPK

8.11  


  

7.83  

3.6 %

  


 Passenger unit revenue per ASK

6.41  


  

6.19  

3.6 %

  


 Cargo yield per CTK

19.33  


  

18.55  

4.2 %

  


 Total cost per ASK

7.44  


  

7.32  

1.6 %

  


 Fuel cost per ASK

2.38  


  

1.96  

21.4 %

  


 Total cost excluding fuel per ASK

5.06  


  

5.36  

(5.6)%

  


 Aircraft in service

348  


  

352  

nm

  


 Average employee number

56,791  


  

56,563  

0.4 %

  


 

(1)    See page 1 for full note reference.

(2)    See page 1 for full note reference. Note the 2011 consolidated results for the Group above are the consolidated results including the impact of the exceptional items.

nm = not meaningful



 

INCOME STATEMENT

  


  

  


  

  


Combined three months to December 31


Consolidated


  


  

  


  

  

€ million (unaudited)

Before exceptional items

2011

Exceptional

 items

Total

2011(1)

2010 (1)

Higher / (lower)

Three months to December 31, 2011(2)

Three months to December 31, 2010(2)


  


  

  


  

  

Passenger revenue

3,414 


3,414 

3,183 

7.3 %

3,414 

 2,283 

Cargo revenue

310 


310 

300 

3.3 %

310 

 212 

Other revenue

352 


352 

329 

7.0 %

352 

 119 

Total revenue

4,076 


4,076 

3,812 

6.9 %

4,076 

2,614 

Employee costs

1,014 


1,014 

1,023 

(0.9)%

1,014 

 643 

Fuel and oil costs

1,317 

13 

1,330 

988 

34.6 %

1,330 

 716 

Handling, catering and other operating costs

386 


386 

387 

(0.3)%

386 

 303 

Landing fees and en-route charges

301 


301 

285 

5.6 %

301 

 177 

Engineering and other aircraft costs

259 


259 

271 

(4.4)%

259 

 157 

Property, IT and other costs

241 


241 

275 

(12.4)%

241 

 184 

Selling costs

189 


189 

176 

7.4 %

189 

 105 

Depreciation, amortisation and impairment

244 


244 

303 

(19.5)%

244 

 257 

Aircraft operating lease costs

105 

(3)

102 

103 

(1.0)%

102 

 20 

Currency differences

(14)


(14)

(5)

nm

(14)

 2 

Total expenditure on operations

4,042 

10 

4,052 

3,806 

6.5 %

4,052 

 2,564 

Operating profit

34 

(10)

24 

300 %

24 

50 

Net non-operating income/(costs)

120 

124 

15 

727 %

124 

(52)

Profit before tax

154 

(6)

148 

21 

605 %

148 

(2)

Tax

46 

23 

69 

69 

0 %

69 

64 

Profit after tax

200 

17 

217 

90 

141 %

217 

62 


  


  

  


  

  


  


  

  


  

  

Operating figures

2011 (1)


  

2010(1)

Higher / (lower)

 

  

  

Available seat kilometres (ASK million)

52,989 


  

50,332 

5.3 %

  

  

Revenue passenger kilometres (RPK million)

41,192 


  

39,205 

5.1 %

  

  

Seat factor (per cent)

77.7 


  

77.9 

(0.2pts)

  

  

Passenger numbers (thousands)

12,325 


  

12,275 

0.4 %

  

  

Cargo tonne kilometres (CTK million)

1,596 


  

1,578 

1.1 %

  

  

Passenger yield per RPK

8.29 


  

8.12 

2.1 %

  

  

Passenger unit revenue per ASK

6.44 


  

6.32 

1.9 %

  

  

Cargo yield per CTK

19.42 


  

19.01 

2.2 %

  

  

Total cost per ASK

7.63 


  

7.56 

0.9 %

  

  

Fuel cost per ASK

2.49 


  

1.96 

27.0 %

  

  

Total cost excluding fuel per ASK

5.14 


  

5.60 

(8.2)%

  

  

Average employee number

56,782 


  

56,243 

1.0 %

  

  

 

(1) See page 1 for full note reference

(2) See page 1 for full note reference. Note the 2011 consolidated results for the Group above are the consolidated results including the impact of the exceptional items.



 

Financial review

In 2011 IAG increased its traffic (RPKs) by 7.2 per cent against a capacity increase of 7.1 per cent resulting in an increase in seat factor of 0.1 point to 79.1 per cent.

 

Results including Iberia from the acquisition date - January 21, 2011

The consolidated performance (comparing IAG with British Airways stand-alone last year) shows revenue up €8,214 million or 104 per cent to €16,103 million and costs up €8,188 million or 110 per cent to €15,659 million, principally as a result of:

·      the inclusion of Iberia within the Group;

·      the accounting period being a full year versus the comparative nine months; and

·      the non-repetition of the significant disruption in 2010.

 

The consolidated results including Iberia from the acquisition date of January 21, 2011, show an operating profit of €444 million (2010: €418 million); a profit before tax of €542 million (2010: €201 million); and a profit after tax of €582 million (2010: €212 million).

 

Line by line comparatives are not meaningful due to the Iberia acquisition. Therefore, this financial review comments on the full year to December 31, 2011 of IAG excluding exceptional items compared to the combined performance of IAG for the prior year.

 

Full year performance of IAG versus last year

 

Exchange rates

Exchange rates can have a substantial impact on the performance of the Group. There are two elements to these exchange rate impacts. Firstly there are the transactional exchange rate differences that occur within each of the Group companies and ultimately reflect cash-flow impacts. Secondly there is the exchange rate impact of translating British Airways' results from its functional currency of sterling into the Group reporting currency of the euro.

 

The three major currencies that impact the Group and their rates for 2011 compared to 2010 are as follows:


Full year average


 December 31 rate


2011

2010


2011

2010

$ to €

1.39

1.33


1.31

1.32

$ to £

1.60

1.55


1.56

1.55

€ to £

1.15

1.17


1.20

1.18

 

As the Group has more costs in the US dollar than revenues the weakening of the dollar to the euro has resulted in an overall benefit to the operating result of the Group. The impact of transactional exchange rates across the Group for the year saw a negative impact on revenue but a larger favourable impact on costs leading to a net benefit of €132 million. This was mainly due to the weakening of the US dollar to pound sterling and our higher US dollar cost base to revenue base.

 

For the full year, the translation of British Airways from sterling functional currency into euro reporting currency has resulted in a €25 million adverse impact on operating profit due to a 1.3 per cent strengthening of the euro against sterling.

 

Therefore year over year changes in exchange rates had a €107 million favourable impact on operating profit.

 

Passenger revenue

Passenger revenue increased by €1,353 million or 11.0 per cent compared to the prior year. This reflected increased capacity (ASKs) up 7.1 per cent and increased traffic (RPKs) of 7.2 per cent.

 

The translation impact at the Group level from converting British Airways' passenger revenue from sterling to the euro reduced the Group passenger revenue by 1.3 per cent. Group passenger revenue at constant exchange rates would have been up 13.2 per cent.

 

Unit passenger revenue (per ASK) was up 3.6 per cent and passenger yield (per RPK) was also up 3.6 per cent. At constant exchange rates unit passenger revenue was up 5.8 per cent and passenger yield up 5.7 per cent. The focus for 2011 was on volume recovery and market growth whilst also improving unit revenues and yields.

 

Market growth was stronger across the North Atlantic than in continental Europe. Volume growth was also driven from both the recapture of lost activity due to the volcanic ash cloud and industrial disruption of 2010 and market increases in 2011.

 

 

Market Segments

Longhaul

 

North America capacity increased by 12.3 per cent, whilst traffic improved by 13.0 per cent, resulting in a small seat factor increase of 0.5 points to 81.5 per cent. We began new routes from Madrid to Los Angeles and London to San Diego for example as well as increasing frequency on a number of other routes. The Joint Business between British Airways, Iberia and American Airlines had its first full year impact this year providing increased customer choice and destinations across the North Atlantic.

 

Latin America and Caribbean capacity grew by 12.6 per cent and traffic by 10.8 per cent such that seat factor declined 1.3 points to 82.7 per cent. This remains the highest seat factor on the network.

 

Africa, Middle East and South Asia saw a moderate capacity decrease of 0.2 per cent, but traffic increased by 0.4 per cent leading to a seat factor increase of 0.4 points to 75.2 per cent.

 

Asia Pacific capacity grew by 11.6 per cent with some frequency increases and the London to Haneda route commencing. Traffic grew only by 7.8 per cent, which resulted in a seat factor decline of 2.8 points to 79.6 per cent.

 

Shorthaul

Domesticcapacity decreased by 12.9 per cent and traffic was down 11.7 per cent leading to a seat factor improvement of 1.0 points to 73.7 per cent.

 

Europe saw capacity growth of 2.8 per cent and traffic improvement of 3.5 per cent leading to a seat factor increase of 0.4 points to 74.6 per cent. The European market has continued to be very competitive particularly in the southern Europe region. This has seen reductions in Iberia's capacity partly through moving some flights to Air Nostrum and Vueling.

 

Premium traffic (RPKs) increased substantially more than non-premium in the year with a positive mix impact on unit revenues and yields. However significant stage length growth (particularly at Iberia, where shorthaul capacity was substantially reduced whilst at the same time longhaul was increased) has reduced headline unit revenues and yields.

 

Joint Business

Offering approximately 100 daily flights with an extensive network built around the key strategic hubs of London, Madrid, New York, Miami, Dallas and Chicago the Joint Business has been a winning success with our customers. The North Atlantic Joint Business of American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia has gone from strength to strength during this first full year of operation. Revenues grew to just over $8 billion with market share growing in both the premium and non-premium segments. American Airlines filing for Chapter 11 restructuring has had no impact on the performance of the Joint Business to date.

 

Cargo

Cargo revenue was up €94 million or 8.6 per cent to €1,190 million for the year, reflecting volume increases (cargo tonne kilometres) of 4.2 per cent (set against an industry volume reduction of 0.7 per cent, IATA December 2011 Air Transport Market Analysis) and yield increases of 4.2 per cent.

 

Other revenue

Other revenue increased by €94 million or 6.8 per cent to €1,474 million for the year. The main increases were in the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) business with revenue growing by 11.0 per cent and airport handling which was up 7.4 per cent. Last year included a €33 million benefit for Iberia from the recovery of provisions in the wake of four Supreme Court rulings accepting Iberia's appeals and absolving the company from paying several settlements of customs duties for the period from 1998 to 2000. The 2011 full year included a benefit of €35 million in respect of a change in estimate on some elements of deferred revenue.

 

Exceptional items

As a result of British Airways' initial investment in Iberia, the Business combination of the Group was achieved in stages. Therefore, the Group revalued its initial investment in Iberia to fair value at the acquisition date resulting in a non-cash gain of €83 million.

 

In accordance with the Business combinations accounting standard, the Group cannot recycle the pre-acquisition cash flow hedge net benefits through the Income statement, resulting in fuel and aircraft operating lease costs gross of the pre-acquisition cash flow hedges. For the year this has resulted in an increase in reported fuel expense of €89 million, a decrease in reported aircraft operating lease costs of €11 million and a tax credit of €23 million.

 

The commentary on operating costs below is prior to the inclusion of exceptional items. For non-operating costs and results exceptional items are included.

 

Expenditure

Total costsexcluding exceptional items were up €1,281 million or 8.8 per cent to €15,854 million. Total unit costs were up 1.6 per cent mainly as a result of increased fuel unit costs. Non fuel unit costs were down 5.6 per cent, and 4.1 per cent at constant exchange rates. Reductions in non-fuel unit costs benefited from continued cost control across the Group as well as the non-repeat of disruption in the prior year.

 

Employee costsrose by 2.1 per cent to €3,870 million, reflecting wage awards and increased volumes. Together these accounted for a 3.8 per cent year on year increase, but were partially offset by exchange rate benefits of 1.2 per cent and efficiencies. Average manpower for the year increased by only 0.4 per cent, when capacity in ASKs grew by 7.1 per cent resulting in productivity (ASKs per average employee) improving by 6.7 per cent.  Employee unit costs were down 4.2 per cent.

 

Fuel costswere up €1,161 million or 29.7 per cent to €5,068 million. Fuel unit costs were up 21.4 per cent, as a result of increased commodity price, net of hedging benefits; this was partly offset by exchange rate benefits as the dollar weakened against the euro (4.7 per cent). Fuel unit costs were up 27.6 per cent at constant exchange rates.

 

Handling charges, catering and other operating costs were up 2.2 per cent to €1,545 million. Volume related costs increased by approximately half of the 7.1 per cent capacity increase, whilst inflation added a further 2.4 per cent. Offsetting these cost increases were benefits from exchange rates and from a number of management actions, including joint airport handling procurement and reduction of crew hotel costs under the Group synergy programme.

 

Landing fees and en-route charges rose by 4.1 per cent to €1,200 million, mostly as a result of increased volume related costs of 4.9 per cent, but also price increases of 4.2 per cent which outstripped inflation in many markets, particularly at London Heathrow. Exchange rate benefits and some rebates helped reduce these costs.

 

Engineering and other aircraft costs were up 2.2 per cent to €1,099 million, partly reflecting increased volume of flying across the Group, but also increased materials for the MRO business. Exchange rate benefits more than offset inflation increases and some synergy benefits for line maintenance have already helped reduce costs.

 

Property, IT and other costs were down 7.4 per cent to €918 million, mainly reflecting the non-repeat of merger costs incurred in the prior year.

 

Selling costsincreased by 11.3 per cent to €756 million. This reflected increased volume costs due to the higher revenue which was up 10.4 per cent, and a change in accounting for certain incentive commissions previously netted off passenger revenue, now increasing costs. Investments in brand campaigns also increased costs but were offset by benefits from exchange rates.

 

Depreciation, amortisation and impairment was down 8.0 per cent to €979 million, reflecting non repeat of impairment charges of €42 million in 2010, exchange rate benefits and a reduction in the level of assets held such as the retirement of Boeing 757s in 2010.

 

Aircraft operating lease costs were flat at €403 million. 

 

Currency differences resulted in a €16 million charge for 2011 compared to a €1 million credit in 2010.

 

Synergies

We have made significant progress in the delivery of both our first year synergies and the planning and commencement of the longer term changes required across the Group to deliver our five year target. During the year we raised our expected revenue and costs benefits value from €400 million to €500 million. By December 31, 2011 our synergy benefits were €134 million and costs of implementation were €60 million, resulting in Income statement benefits to date of €74 million compared to our original targets of €10 million.

 

Key areas already achieved include:

Revenue synergies

·      Fare combinability across British Airways and Iberia's longhaul networks, customers can combine British Airways' and Iberia's fares on cross airline journeys such as London - Buenos Aires - Madrid - London;

·      Codeshares in 33 destinations across Latin America, Africa and Europe and a broad programme between Europe and North America as part of the Joint Business with American Airlines;

·      Cross selling through airline channels such as ba.com and Iberia.com;

·      Cargo - single business with increased network, greater capacity and single strategy including increased cargo capacity on the London - Madrid air bridge;

·      Cargo has introduced joint trucking deals, joint customer incentives and single commercial teams;

·      Avios single currency customer loyalty programme introduced; 5.7 million active members with more ways for customers to collect and redeem points.

 

Cost synergies

·      Sales force integration in British Airways and Iberia home markets as well as USA, South Africa, Egypt, Russia, Chile, Switzerland and Nigeria;

·      A number of joint purchases have been made using the economies of scale of the Group;

·      Joint crew hotel accommodation and night stop reduction at the London and Madrid hubs;

·      Single management teams in a number of airports such as Orly, Los Angeles, and Luanda;

·      Sharing of customer lounge facilities, as well as shared offices and ticket desks at selected airports;

·      Benefits from engineering services including a joint team for third party commercial contracts, insourcing work where beneficial, and single line maintenance and inventory at certain airports;

·      Restructuring of IT departments and teams to optimise resource across the Group.

 

 

 

Operating profit

IAG operating profit was €485 million, excluding the exceptional items, compared to a profit of €225 million for 2010.

 

Non-operating items

Non-operating items for the year amounts to a credit of €96 million (2010: charge of €141 million). The year over year change of €237 million principally reflects a €241 million movement in net financing mainly relating to the British Airways defined benefit pension schemes with lower interest costs on scheme liabilities, higher than expected returns on scheme assets and a significant reduction in the amortisation of actuarial losses in excess of the corridor. The step acquisition of Iberia resulted in a profit of €83 million; this was more than offset by the non-repeat of a 1.5 per cent disposal by Iberia of Amadeus IT Holding, S.A. in 2010 for a profit of €90 million.

 

Profit before tax

IAG profit before tax was €503 million, compared to €84 million for 2010.

 

Taxation

Despite a profit before tax of €503 million there was a tax credit for the year of €52 million. This credit mainly arose on deferred tax adjustments related to the adjustment on the British Airways pension fund accounting and the impact of substantively enacted lower tax rates in the UK.

Profit after tax

Profit after tax was €555 million, compared to €100 million for 2010.

 

Earnings per share

The basic earnings per share for the year was 31.1 €cents per share (2010 17.1 €cents) and the fully diluted earnings per share for the year was 29.7 €cents (nine months to December 31, 2010: 17.1 €cents)

 

Dividends

The Board has decided not to recommend the payment of a dividend.

 

Cash

On a combined basis, cash at December 31, 2011 was €3,735 million, down €617 million from December 31, 2010. This reflects the strong operating performance offset by the acquisition of assets through cash over debt and two significant one off payments, one in relation to the British Airways competition fines provisions of €168 million and a further €157 million payment to the British Airways pension fund as part of the 2010 agreement with the trustees. The cash and cash equivalents balance at December 31, 2011 comprised €2,190 million held by British Airways, €1,518 million held by Iberia and €27 million held by IAG.

 

Net debt

The net debt of the Group on a combined basis increased by €253 million in the year to €1,148 million. Adjusted gearing has fallen to 44 per cent, from 47 per cent in the prior year.

 

Business review

 

Our mission is to be the leading international airline Group. This means we will:

·      win the customer through service and value across our global network;

·      deliver higher returns to our shareholders through leveraging cost and revenue opportunities across the Group;

·      attract and develop the best people in the industry;

·      provide a platform for quality international airlines, leaders in their markets, to participate in consolidation;

·      retain the distinct cultures and brands of individual airlines.

 

By accomplishing our mission, IAG will help to shape the future of the industry, set new standards of excellence and provide sustainability, security and growth.

 

Our 6 key aims...

·      Leadership in our main hubs;

·      Leadership across the Atlantic;

·      Stronger Europe-to-Asia position in critical markets;

·      Grow share of Europe-to-Africa routes;

·      Stronger intra-Europe network;

·      Competitive cost positions across our businesses.

 

 

Principal risks and uncertainties

The highly regulated and commercially competitive environment, together with operational complexity, leave us exposed to a number of significant risks. We remain focused on mitigating these risks at all levels in the business although many remain outside our control; for example changes in government regulation, taxes, terrorism, adverse weather, pandemics and availability of funding from the financial markets.

The Directors of the Group believe that the risks and uncertainties described below are the ones that may have the most significant impact on the long-term value of IAG. The list is not intended to be exhaustive. The Group carries out detailed risk management reviews to ensure that the risks are mitigated where possible.

Strategic

Competition

The markets in which we operate are highly competitive. We face direct competition from other airlines on our routes, as well as from indirect flights, charter services and from other modes of transport. Competitor capacity growth in excess of demand growth could materially impact our margins.

Some competitors have cost structures that are lower than ours or have other competitive advantages such as being supported by government intervention or benefiting from insolvency protection.

Fare discounting by some competitors has historically had a negative effect on our results because in some cases we are required to respond to competitors' fares to maintain passenger traffic.

Our strong global market positioning, leadership in strategic markets, alliances and diverse customer base continue to address this risk.

Consolidation and deregulation

As noted above the airline market is fiercely competitive and will need to rationalise given current market conditions. This will involve further airline failures and consolidation leading to opportunities to capture market share and expand the Group. Mergers and acquisitions amongst competitors have the potential to adversely affect our market position and revenue.

The merger between British Airways and Iberia and the Joint Business between American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia for transatlantic routes include delivery risks such as realising planned revenue and cost synergies. American Airlines have remained committed to the Joint Business through their Chapter 11 restructuring process. The delivery of synergies is inherently subject to industrial relations, revenue leakage and programme management risks. The Management Team has robust merger integration and Joint Business programmes which address these risks.

Any additional consolidation by the Group, such as bmi, adds to existing integration risks, including delivering value from the transactions. The airline industry is increasingly dependent on alliances and IAG is no exception to this. Maintaining a leading presence in oneworld and ensuring the alliance itself performs as expected by the members is key to safeguarding the network.

Some of the markets in which we operate remain regulated by governments, in some instances controlling capacity and/or restricting market entry. Relaxation of such restrictions, whilst creating growth opportunities for us, may have a negative impact on our margins.

Government intervention

Regulation of the airline industry covers many of our activities including route flying rights, airport slot access, security and environmental controls. Our ability to both comply with and influence any changes in these regulations is key to maintaining our operational and financial performance.

Plans by governments to significantly increase environmental taxes such as the UK Air Passenger Duty, the commencement of the European Union Emissions Trading scheme and the potential for other environmental taxes may have an adverse impact upon demand for air travel and/or reduce the profit margin per ticket. These taxes may also benefit our competitors by reducing the relative cost of doing business from their hubs. We continue to focus our communications and government relations activity on highlighting the increasing tax burden on the UK aviation industry.

Infrastructure constraints

IAG is dependent on and may be affected by infrastructure decisions or changes in infrastructure policy by governments, regulators or other entities, which are often outside the Group's control. London Heathrow has no spare runway capacity and has operated on the same two main runways since it opened over 60 years ago. As a result, we are vulnerable to short-term operational disruption and there is little we can do to mitigate this. We continue to promote the expansion of the airport to create cost effective extra capacity and reduce delays, enabling London Heathrow to compete more effectively against European hubs such as Paris, Amsterdam and Frankfurt.

Business and operational

Brand reputation

The Group's brands have significant commercial value. Erosion of the brands, through either a single event, or series of events, may adversely impact our leadership position with customers and ultimately affect our future revenue and profitability. The Group has committed to substantial investment in on-board product and new aircraft to maintain its market position.

Economic conditions

Our revenue is highly sensitive to economic conditions in the markets in which we operate. Deterioration in either the domestic and/or global economy may have a material impact on our financial position. Iberia is particularly exposed to the Spanish economy which grew slowly in 2011 but is widely expected to contract in 2012. The Eurozone fiscal crisis increases the risk to economic conditions and stability.

The Management Committee reviews the financial outlook of the Group through the financial planning process and regular forecasts. These reviews are used to drive the Group's financial performance through the management of capacity; the deployment of that capacity in geographic markets; together with cost control including management of capital expenditure and the reduction of operational leverage.

Employee relations

We have a large unionised workforce represented by a number of different trade unions. Collective bargaining takes place on a regular basis and breakdowns in the bargaining process disrupt operations and adversely affect business performance. Initiatives aimed at improving competitiveness, such as establishing Iberia Express, have led to strike action amongst Iberia pilots.

Failure of a critical IT system

We are dependent on IT systems for most of our principal business processes. The failure of a key system may cause significant disruption to our operation and/or lost revenue. System controls, disaster recovery and business continuity arrangements exist to mitigate the risk of a critical system failure.

Pandemic

If there is a significant outbreak of infectious disease such as swine flu, staff absence will increase which may seriously impact the operation. Key corporate clients may discourage travel, significantly impacting sales. We have comprehensive pandemic business continuity plans that were last used during the 2009 swine flu outbreak.

Landing fees and security charges

Airport, transit and landing fees and security charges or initiatives represent a significant operating cost to British Airways and Iberia and have an impact on operations. Whilst certain airport and security charges are passed on to passengers by way of surcharges, others are not.

There can be no assurance that such costs will not increase or that the Group will not incur new costs in the UK, Spain or elsewhere. There is a risk that charges and development plans agreed during the ongoing Quinquennial review significantly increase the cost of operating at our London hubs, or commit to future infrastructure investment in a way that benefits other airport users ahead of the Group's interests. British Airways is constructively engaged as a major stakeholder in the Civil Aviation Authority's Quinquennial review process.

Safety/security incident

The safety and security of our customers and employees are fundamental values for us. Failure to prevent or respond effectively to a major safety or security incident may adversely impact our operations and financial performance. Our incident centres respond in a structured way in the event of a safety or security incident.

Event causing significant network disruption

Several possible events may cause a significant network disruption. Example scenarios include a major failure of the public transport system; the complete or partial loss of the use of terminals; adverse weather conditions such as snow, fog or volcanic ash; widespread or coordinated air traffic control industrial action; war; civil unrest or terrorism. Such a disruption may result in lost revenue and additional cost. Management has robust business continuity plans to mitigate these risks to the extent feasible. These contingency plans were tested in 2010 through the Japanese earthquake and civil unrest in the Middle East and North Africa.

Financial

Debt funding

We carry substantial debt that will need to be repaid or refinanced. Our ability to finance ongoing operations, committed aircraft orders and future fleet growth plans are vulnerable to various factors including financial market conditions and financial institutions' appetite for secured aircraft financing. The Group carries substantial cash reserves and committed financing facilities to mitigate the risk of short term interruptions to the aircraft financing market.

The IAG Finance Committee regularly reviews the Group's financial position and is seeking to diversify the sources of funding utilised by the Group.

Fuel price and currency fluctuation

We used approximately 7.4 million tonnes of jet fuel in 2011. Volatility in the price of oil and petroleum products can have a material impact on our operating results. This price risk is partially hedged through the purchase of oil derivatives in forward markets which can generate a profit or a loss.

The Group is exposed to currency risk on revenue, purchases and borrowings in foreign currencies. The Group seeks to reduce foreign exchange exposures arising from transactions in various currencies through a policy of matching, as far as possible, receipts and payments in each individual currency and actively managing the surplus or shortfall through treasury hedging operations. The approach to financial risk management was reviewed in detail by the Audit and Compliance Committee during the year and approved by the Board.

The Group is exposed to non-performance to financial contracts by counterparties, for activities such as money market deposits, fuel and currency hedging. Failure of counterparties may result in financial losses.

The Group's Hedging Committee regularly reviews the Group's fuel and currency positions. The results of these reviews are discussed with management and the appropriate action taken.

Compliance and regulatory

Governance

The governance structure the IAG Group put in place at the time of the merger has a number of complex features, including nationality structures to protect British Airways' and Iberia's route and operating licenses and assurances to preserve the specific interests of those companies. Although complex the structure worked well during 2011 and synergy targets have been exceeded.

Compliance with competition, bribery and corruption law

The Group is exposed to the risk of individual employee's or groups of employees' unethical behaviour resulting in fines or losses to the Group. The Group has comprehensive policies designed to ensure compliance, together with training schemes in place to educate staff on these matters.


 

 

 

INTERNATIONAL CONSOLIDATED AIRLINES GROUP S.A.

 

Unaudited Full Year Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The IAG December 31, 2011 Consolidated income statement and cash flow statement are the consolidated results of British Airways and IAG the Company for the full year to December 31, 2011 and Iberia from January 22, 2011 to December 31, 2011; the IAG December 31, 2010 comparatives are solely the statutory results of British Airways for the nine months to December 31, 2010. The IAG December 31, 2011 Balance sheet is the consolidated financial position of British Airways, IAG the Company and Iberia; the IAG December 31, 2010 Balance sheet comparative is solely British Airways.


CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT






Full year to December 31


€ million (unaudited)

Before

exceptional items

2011

Exceptional

 items

Total

2011

Nine months to December 31, 2010

Passenger revenue

13,496 


13,496 

6,885 

Cargo revenue

1,176 


1,176 

625 

Other revenue

1,431 


1,431 

379 

Total revenue

16,103 


16,103 

7,889 

Employee costs

3,799 


3,799 

1,829 

Fuel and oil costs

4,999 

89 

5,088 

2,204 

Handling, catering and other operating costs

1,522 


1,522 

902 

Landing fees and en-route charges

1,175 


1,175 

547 

Engineering and other aircraft costs

1,074 


1,074 

485 

Property, IT and other costs

903 


903 

497 

Selling costs

740 


740 

277 

Depreciation, amortisation and impairment

969 


969 

671 

Aircraft operating lease costs

386 

(11)

375 

60 

Currency differences

14 


14 

(1)

Total expenditure on operations

15,581 

78 

15,659 

7,471 

Operating profit

522 

(78)

444 

418 

Finance costs

(220)


(220)

(147)

Finance income

85 


85 

21 

Retranslation charge on currency borrowings

(8)


(8)

(14)

Fuel derivative losses

(12)


(12)

(2)

Net charge relating to available-for-sale financial assets

(19)


(19)

(21)

Share of post-tax profits in associates accounted for using the equity method


(Loss)/profit on sale of property, plant and equipment and investments

(2)

83 

81 

(4)

Net financing credit/(charge) relating to pensions

184 


184 

(57)

Profit before tax

537 

542 

201 

Tax

17 

23 

40 

11 

Profit after tax for the period

554 

28 

582 

212 

Attributable to:





     Equity holder of the parent

534 


562 

197 

     Non-controlling interest

20 


20 

15 


554 


582 

212 

Basic earnings per share



31.1 

17.1 

Diluted earnings per share



29.7 

17.1 






CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME








€ million (unaudited)



2011 

2010 

Profit after tax for the period



582 

212 






Cash flow hedges:





      Fair value movements in equity



(106)

79 

      Reclassified and reported in net profit



54 

20 

Changes in the fair value of available-for-sale financial assets



(66)

Share of other movements in reserves of associates



57 

Exchange gains



48 

20 






Total comprehensive income net of tax



512 

388 






Total comprehensive income is attributable to:





Equity holders of the parent



492 

373 

Non-controlling interest



20 

15 




512 

388 

Items in the consolidated Statement of comprehensive income above are disclosed net of tax




CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET












December 31,


December 31,

€ million (unaudited)


2011 


2010 

Non-current assets





Property, plant and equipment




9,584 


8,080 

Intangible assets


1,724 


336 

Investments in associates


165 


287 

Available-for-sale financial assets


466 


77 

Employee benefit assets


1,317 


676 

Derivative financial instruments


37 


22 

Deferred tax assets






497 


Other non-current assets


71 


48 



13,861 


9,526 

Current assets





Non-current assets held for sale


18 


39 

Inventories


400 


115 

Trade receivables


1,175 


453 

Other current assets


445 


306 

Derivative financial instruments


119 


156 

Other current interest-bearing deposits


1,758 


1,381 

Cash and cash equivalents


1,977 


917 



5,892 


3,367 

Total assets


19,753 


12,893 











Shareholders' equity





Issued share capital


928 


 - 

Share premium


5,280 


 - 

Investment in own shares


(17)


(4)

Other reserves


(805)


2,529 

Total shareholders' equity


5,386 


2,525 

Non-controlling interest


300 


300 

Total equity


5,686 


2,825 

Non-current liabilities





Interest-bearing long-term borrowings


4,304 


4,114 

Employee benefit obligations


277 


258 

Deferred tax liability


1,274 


928 

Provisions for liabilities and charges


1,244 


194 

Derivative financial instruments


55 


Other long-term liabilities


384 


362 



7,538 


5,860 

Current liabilities





Current portion of long-term borrowings


579 


538 

Trade and other payables


5,377 


3,314 

Derivative financial instruments


64 


11 

Current tax payable


157 


12 

Provisions for liabilities and charges


352 


333 



6,529 


4,208 

Total liabilities


14,067 


10,068 

Total equity and liabilities


19,753 


12,893 


CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT


  

Full year to December 31,


Nine months to December 31,

€ million (unaudited)

2011 


2010 

  




Cash flows from operating activities




Operating profit

444 


418 

Depreciation, amortisation and impairment

969 


671 

Movement in working capital

(115)


(47)

Settlement of competition investigation

(168)


(3)

Cash payments to pension scheme

(157)


 -  

Other non-cash movements

(12)


 -  

Interest paid

(186)


(103)

Taxation

(5)


 -  

Net cash flows from operating activities

770 


936 

  




Cash flows from investing activities




Acquisition of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets

(1,071)


(641)

Sale of property, plant and equipment

65 


50 

Cash acquired on business combination

689 


 -  

Interest received

78 


20 

Decrease/(increase) in other current interest-bearing deposits

843 


(302)

Acquisition of own shares

(18)


 -  

Dividends received

10 


 -  

Other investing movements


(7)

Net cash flows from investing activities

601 


(880)

  




Cash flows from financing activities




Proceeds from long-term borrowings

304 


436 

Repayment of borrowings

(312)


(118)

Repayment of finance leases

(341)


(414)

Distributions made to holders of perpetual securities

(20)


(15)

Net cash flows from financing activities

(369)


(111)

  




Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

1,002 


(55)

Net foreign exchange differences

58 


88 

Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January

917 


884 

Cash and cash equivalents at period end(1)

1,977 


917 

  




Interest bearing deposits maturing after more than three months

1,758 


1,381 

  




Cash, cash equivalents and other interest bearing deposits

3,735 


2,298 

 

(1)Restricted cash of €79 million (December 2010: €nil) consists of cash deposited by British Airways in a bank account, which is not available for general use by the Group. The cash deposited will be used to satisfy the terms of a funding agreement with trustees of the British Airways defined benefit pension scheme with the balance returned to the Group. The final amount required to settle the agreement with the pension trustees is subject to uncertainty but will not be in excess of €79 million.


 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY


  




 For the full year to December 31, 2011


  




   

Issued share capital

Share premium

Investment in own shares

Other reserves(1)

Total shareholder equity

Non-controlling interest

Total equity

   

 € million (unaudited)

   




  




 At January 1, 2011

(4)

2,529 

2,525 

300 

2,825 

   




  




 Total comprehensive income for the year (net of tax)

492 

492 

20 

512 

   




  




 Shares issued during the year

928 

5,280 

(14)

(3,839)

2,355 

2,355 

 Cost of share-based payments

18 

18 

18 

 Exercise of share options

(5)

(4)

(4)

 Distributions made to holders of perpetual securities

(20)

(20)

 At December 31, 2011

928 

5,280 

(17)

(805)

5,386 

300 

5,686 

(1)Closing balance includes retained earnings of €1,662 million.

   




  




   




  




 For the nine months to December 31, 2010



  




   

Issued share capital

Share premium

Investment in own shares

Other reserves(1)

Total shareholder equity

Non-controlling interest

Total equity

   

   

   




  




 At April 1, 2010

(5)

2,150 

2,145 

300 

2,445 

   




  




 Total comprehensive income for the period (net of tax)

373 

373 

15 

388 

   




  




 Cost of share-based payments

 Exercise of share options

(1)

 Distributions made to holders of perpetual securities

(15)

(15)

 At December 31, 2010

(4)

2,529 

2,525 

300 

2,825 

(1)Closing balance includes retained earnings of €1,087 million.

   




  




(2)The Issued share capital and Share premium at April 1, 2010 have been retrospectively adjusted as a result of the merger (note 3) to represent the share capital and share premium of the Company. The remaining reserves balances relate to British Airways and the Company. The Issued share capital at April 1, 2010 was €15,000.   


 

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (unaudited)

For the full year to December 31, 2011

 

1.             Corporate Information AND BASIS OF PREPARATION

 

On January 21, 2011 British Airways Plc and Iberia Líneas Aéreas de España S.A. (hereinafter 'British Airways' and 'Iberia' respectively) completed a merger transaction of the two companies to create a new leading European airline group. As a result of the merger, International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. (hereinafter 'International Airlines Group', 'IAG' or the 'Group') was formed to hold the interests of both the existing airline groups. IAG is a Spanish company registered in Madrid and was incorporated on April 8, 2010.

 

IAG shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities and also on the stock exchanges of Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia (the 'Spanish Stock Exchanges'), through the Spanish Stock Exchanges Interconnection System (Mercado Continuo Español).

 

The Group's summary condensed consolidated financial statements for the full year to December 31, 2011 were prepared in accordance with IAS 34 and authorised for issue by the Board of Directors on February 28, 2012. The condensed financial statements herein are not the Company's statutory accounts and are unaudited. IAG's prior period comparative for the condensed financial statements are the published financial statements of British Airways for the nine months to December 31, 2010, which have been translated into euros.

 

The basis of preparation and accounting policies set out in the British Airways Report and Accounts for the nine months ended December 31, 2010 have been applied in the preparation of these summary consolidated financial statements. British Airways' financial statements for nine months ended December 31, 2010 have been filed with the Registrar of Companies in England and Wales, and are in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union (IFRSs as adopted by the EU) and with those of the Standing Interpretations issued by the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).

 

As a result of the business combination, the Group has enhanced the description of its accounting policy on Exceptional items.

 

On December 22, 2011, British Airways entered into a binding agreement with Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Lufthansa) for the acquisition of the shares of British Midland Limited (bmi) for consideration of €207 million (£172.5 million). Under the agreement €72 million (£60 million) of the purchase price will be paid in four instalments to Lufthansa pre-completion. At December 31, 2011 one instalment of €18 million (£15 million) has been paid, with the remaining three instalments totalling €54 million (£45 million) disclosed within capital commitments. The acquisition is expected to complete during the first quarter of 2012, subject to regulatory clearance from the European Commission and other bodies. Under the terms of the agreement British Airways is liable to pay a termination fee of €12 million (£10 million) if phase one EU regulatory approval is not achieved by March 31, 2012, and if either party elects to terminate the agreement.

 

2.             Accounting Policies

 

The accounting policies and methods of calculation adopted are consistent with those of the annual financial statements for the period ended December 31, 2010, as described in the financial statements of British Airways, except as discussed below.

 

                Change in presentation currency

A change in presentation currency is a change in accounting policy which is accounted for retrospectively. As the Group's presentation currency is euros, the comparative results included in the Group's consolidated financial statements previously reported in pounds sterling have been translated into euros using the procedures outlined below:

·      assets and liabilities are translated from their functional currency into the new presentation currency at the beginning of the comparative period using the opening exchange rate and retranslated at the closing rate;

·      income statement items are translated at an average rate for the period;

·      equity items are translated at either the historical rate or the closing rate, with the balancing amount being reported in currency translation reserve.

 

The Group has adopted the following standards, interpretations and amendments from January 1, 2011:

 

IFRS 3 (Amendment), 'Business Combinations'. The amendment clarifies guidance on the choice of measuring non-controlling interests at fair value or at the proportionate share of the acquiree's net assets, which applies only to instruments that present ownership interest and entitle their holders to a proportionate share of the net assets in the event of liquidation. This is not currently applicable to the Group.

 

IFRS 7 (Amendment) 'Financial Instruments: Disclosures'. The amendment includes multiple clarifications related to the disclosure of financial instruments. The standard requires a change in the presentation of the Group's notes to the financial statements but has no impact on reported profits. 

 

IAS 1 (Amendment) 'Presentation of Financial Statements'. The amendment permits, for each component of equity, the presentation of the analysis by item to be included in either the statement of changes in equity or the notes to the financial statements. The standard requires a change in the format and presentation of the Group's primary statements but has no impact on reported profits or equity.

 

IAS 34 (Amendment) 'Interim Financial Reporting'. The amendment clarifies guidance on the disclosure principals involving significant events and transactions, including changes to fair value measurements, and the requirement to update relevant information from the most recent annual report. This standard represents a change in disclosure does not impact the financial statements for the year to December 31, 2011.

                NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (unaudited)

For the full year to December 31, 2011

 

2.             Accounting Policies continued

 

IAS 24 (Amendment) 'Related Party Transactions'. The amendment clarifies the definition of related party relationships, with particular emphasis on party relationships with persons and key management personnel.   The amendment also permits that entities may be exempt from related party disclosure requirements for transactions with a government, where those entities are controlled, jointly controlled, or significantly influenced by that same government. The new definition of a related party does not impact the Group's disclosures.

 

IAS 32 (Amendment) 'Financial Instruments: Presentation'. The amendment permits that rights issues and certain options or warrants may be classified as equity instruments, provided that the rights are given pro rata to all existing owners of the same class of an entity's non-derivative equity instruments, to acquire a fixed number of the entity's own equity instruments for a fixed amount in any currency. The standard does not impact the Group's classification of equity instruments.

 

IFRIC 14 (Amendment) 'Prepayments of a Minimum Funding Requirement'. The amendment permits a prepayment of future service cost by the entity to be recognised as a pension asset, where the Group is not subject to minimum funding requirements. The standard does not affect the financial position of the Group.

 

Other amendments resulting from Improvements to IFRSs to standards did not have any impact on the accounting policies, financial position or performance of the Group. The Group has not early adopted any other standard, interpretation or amendment that has been issued but not yet effective.

 

Exceptional Items

 

Exceptional items are those that in management's view need to be separately disclosed by virtue of their size and incidence. The Exceptional items column in the Income statement relates primarily to the impact of business combination transactions that do not contribute to the on-going operating results of the Group.

 

Business combination transactions include cash items such as the costs incurred to effect the transaction and non-cash items such as accounting gains or losses recognised through the Income statement.


 

3.             Business combinations

 

Under the terms of the merger, British Airways ordinary shareholders received one new ordinary share of IAG for every existing British Airways ordinary share and Iberia shareholders received 1.0205 new ordinary shares for every existing Iberia ordinary share.  Upon completion of the transaction, British Airways' shareholders held 56 per cent of IAG and Iberia's shareholders 44 per cent.

 

Prior to January 21, 2011 British Airways owned 13.15 per cent of the issued share capital of Iberia (13.55 per cent after cancellation of Iberia treasury shares) and Iberia owned 9.98 per cent of the issued share capital of British Airways. Subsequent to the merger, the cross holdings between British Airways and Iberia were maintained or recreated with the same economic and voting rights.

 

For the purposes of accounting British Airways is deemed to be the acquirer of Iberia.  IAG's value was determined based on British Airways' fair value, calculated from British Airways quoted market price at the close of business on January 20, 2011 of €3.346 (or £2.825) for its 1,154 million outstanding ordinary shares. The purchase price of Iberia was calculated based on the agreed merger ratios and IAG's value on the transaction date.

 

The Group is expecting to generate annual synergies of approximately €500 million by the end of its fifth year and benefit shareholders, customers and employees. IAG will combine the two companies' leading positions in the UK and Spain and enhance their strong presence in international longhaul markets, while retaining the individual brands and operations of bothairlines. 

 









January 21,


€ million







2011


IAG value









British Airways fair value







3,862  


Iberia stake in British Airways







(385)









3,477  


British Airways' shareholders ownership in IAG (per cent)







56  


IAG value







6,209  











Purchase price









IAG value







6,209  


Iberia's shareholders ownership in IAG (per cent)







44  









2,732  


British Airways stake in Iberia







370  


Purchase price







3,102  



 

3.             Business combinations continued

 


 On January 21, 2011 the assets and liabilities arising from the acquisition are as follows:


 € million


Acquiree's carrying amount

Fair value


 Property, plant and equipment


1,264 

1,385 


 Intangible assets





    Goodwill


249 


    Brand


306 


    Loyalty programmes


253 


    Landing rights


430 


    Other


45 

88 


 Investments in associates


157 

157 


 Other non-current assets


1,254 

1,263 


   





 Cash and cash equivalents


689 

689 


 Other current interest-bearing deposits


1,175 

1,175 


 Trade and other receivables(1)


568 

568 


 Inventories


215 

215 


 Other current assets


201 

201 


   





 Interest bearing long-term borrowings


(462)

(462)


 Trade and other payables


(1,549)

(1,549)


 Other current liabilities


(184)

(184)


 Non-current provisions  


(1,203)

(1,265)


 Deferred tax liability


(191)

(537)


 Other non-current liabilities


(265)

(265)


 Net identifiable assets acquired

1,714 

2,717 

 

(1)The gross contractual amount for trade receivables was €603 million, 94 per cent of which is expected to be collected.

 

Goodwill recognised on the acquisition of Iberia reflects the excess value of the transaction that cannot be attributed to the assets and liabilities. This goodwill reflects the synergies that are expected to be achieved through the business combination. The goodwill has been allocated to the cash generating unit of Iberia and is not tax deductible.

 

Brand, loyalty programmes and landing rights have been assessed as assets with indefinite life which will be tested annually for impairment.

 

Transaction costs of €58 million were recognised in the Income statement for the nine months to December 31, 2010 within Property, IT and other costs. No material costs arose in the full year to December 31, 2011.

 

Iberia contributed revenues of €4,620 million and operating losses of €61 million to the consolidated Group results. Had Iberia been consolidated from January 1, 2011, the Group would have reported total revenue of €16,339 million and operating profit of €407 million.


 

4.             EXCEPTIONAL ITEMS

 

Step acquisition

As a result of British Airways' initial investment in Iberia, the Business combination of the Group was achieved in stages. Therefore, the Group revalued its initial investment in Iberia to fair value at the acquisition date resulting in a non-cash gain of €83 million recognised within Exceptional items in the consolidated Income statement.

Derivatives and financial instruments

On January 21, 2011, Iberia had a portfolio of cash flow hedges with a net mark-to-market benefit of €78 million recorded within Other reserves on the Balance sheet. As these cash flow hedge positions unwind, Iberia will recycle the benefit from Other reserves through its Income statement.

The Group does not recognise the pre-acquisition cash flow hedge net benefits within Other reserves on the Balance sheet, resulting in fuel and aircraft operating lease costs being gross of the pre-acquisition cash flow hedge benefits. For the full year to December 31, 2011, this has resulted in an increase in reported fuel expense of €89 million, a decrease in reported aircraft operating lease costs of €11 million and a related €23 million tax credit.

The Group recognised the impact of the pre-acquisition cash flow hedges within the Exceptional items column in the Income statement.


5.             SEASONALITY

 

The Group's business is highly seasonal with demand strongest during the summer months. Accordingly higher revenues and operating profits are usually expected in the latter six months of the financial year than in the first six months.


  

6.             SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

a.             Business segments

 

British Airways and Iberia are managed as individual operating companies. Each company operates its network passenger and cargo operations as a single business unit. The chief operating decision maker, who is responsible for allocating resources and assessing performance of the operating segments, has been identified as the IAG Management Committee. The IAG Management Committee makes resource allocation decisions based on network profitability, primarily by reference to the markets in which the operating companies serve. The objective in making resource allocation decisions is to optimise consolidated financial results. Therefore, based on the way the Group treats the network passenger and cargo operations, and the manner in which resource allocation decisions are made, the Group has two (2010: one) reportable operating segments for financial reporting purposes, reported as British Airways and Iberia.

 

For the full year to December 31, 2011 and the nine months to December 31, 2010:

 


   


2011 

2010


 € million


British Airways

Iberia

Unallocated

Total

Total


 Revenue








 External revenue


11,483 

4,620 

16,103 

7,889 


 Inter-segment revenue


16 

36 

61 


 Segment revenue


11,492 

4,636 

36 

16,164 

7,889 


   








 Depreciation, amortisation and impairment


(786)

(169)

(14)

(969)

(671)


   








 Operating profit/(loss)(1)


592 

(61)

(87)

444 

418 


 Net non-operating income/(costs)





98 

(217)


 Profit before tax





542 

201 


   








(1)The 'Unallocated' segment includes an exceptional charge of €78 million (note 4).


 

b.             Geographical analysis

 


Revenue by area of original sale

Full year to December 31, 2011

Nine months to December 31, 2010





€ million






UK

5,124 

3,474 


Spain

2,168 

93 


USA

2,247 

1,575 


Rest of world

6,564 

2,747 



16,103 

7,889 



 

6.             SEGMENT INFORMATION continued

 

b.             Geographical analysis continued

 


Assets by area




€ million


Property, plant

and equipment

Intangible assets








As at December 31, 2011





UK


8,090 

377 


Spain


1,407 

1,310 


USA


77 


Unallocated


10 

33 


Total


9,584 

1,724 








As at December 31, 2010





UK


7,976 

299 


Spain



USA


91 


Unallocated


13 

34 


Total


8,080 

336 


 

 

7.         FINANCE COSTS AND INCOME

 



Full year to December 31, 2011

Nine months to December 31, 2010


€ million


Finance costs




Interest payable on bank and other loans, finance charges payable under finance leases and hire purchase contracts

(198)

(135)


Unwinding of discount on provisions

(41)

(14)


Capitalised interest on progress payments


Change in fair value of cross currency swaps


Currency charges on financial fixed assets

16 

-  


Total finance costs

(220)

(147)


Finance income




Interest on other interest bearing deposits

85 

21 


Total finance income

85 

21 


Net credit/(charge) relating to pensions




Net financing income relating to pensions

72 


Amortisation of actuarial losses in excess of the corridor

(30)

(73)


Immediate recognition of net actuarial gains on Airways Pension Scheme

-  

99 


Effect of APS asset ceiling

142 

(86)


Net financing credit/(charge) relating to pensions

184 

(57)


 

8.             Tax

 

The tax credit for the full year to December 31, 2011 is €40 million (nine months to December 31, 2010: €11 million). Revised UK Corporation tax legislation was substantively enacted by March 31, 2011 reducing the main rate of corporation tax from 28 per cent to 26 per cent from April 1, 2011, and reducing the rate by an additional 1 per cent per annum to 25 per cent by April 1, 2012. The reduction in the corporation tax rate reduces the deferred tax liability provided at December 31, 2011 by €78 million.

 

Excluding the one-off adjustment arising from the reduction in the corporation tax rate (€83 million through the Income statement), the effect of pension accounting of €70 million and the tax impact of accounting for the Business combination of €22 million, the effective tax rate for the full year to December 31, 2011 was 25 per cent.


 

9.             EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

Basic earnings per share for the full year to December 31, 2011 are calculated on a weighted average of 1,808,076,584 ordinary shares and adjusted for shares held for the purposes of Employee Share Ownership Plans. Diluted earnings per share for the full year to December 31, 2011 are calculated on a weighted average of 2,005,229,168 ordinary shares.

 

The number of shares in issue at December 31, 2011 was 1,855,369,557 ordinary shares of €0.50 each.


10.          DIVIDENDS

 

The Directors declare that no dividend be paid for the full year to December 31, 2011 (nine months to December 31, 2010: €nil).


 

11.          PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 


€ million







Property, plant and equipment


Intangible assets













Net book value as at January 1, 2011







8,080 


336 


Additions







952 


97 


Acquired through business combination







1,385 


1,326 


Disposals







(37)



Reclassifications







(14)



Depreciation, amortisation and impairment







(926)


(43)


Exchange movements







144 



Net book value as at December 31, 2011







9,584 


1,724 













Net book value as at April 1, 2010







7,767 


303 


Additions







663 


41 


Disposals







(2)


 - 


Reclassifications







(52)


 - 


Depreciation, amortisation and impairment







(651)


(20)


Exchange movements







355 


12 


Net book value as at December 31, 2010







8,080 


336 

 

Capital expenditure authorised and contracted for but not provided for in the accounts amounts to €5,359 million for the Group commitments (December 31, 2010: €4,831 million). The majority of capital expenditure commitments are denominated in US dollars and are subject to the impact in exchange rates.


 

12.          NON-CURRENT ASSETS HELD FOR SALE

 

The non-current assets held for sale of €18 million (December 31, 2010: €39 million) comprise three Boeing 757 aircraft (December 31, 2010: six Boeing 757 aircraft). These aircraft are presented within the British Airways operating segment and will exit the business within 12 months of December 31, 2011.

 

Non-current assets held for sale with a net book value of €35 million were disposed of by the Group during the full year to December 31, 2011 (nine months to December 31, 2010: €52 million), resulting in a loss of €7 million (nine months to December 31, 2010: €4 million).


 

13.          FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS BY CATEGORY

 

The detail of the Group's financial instruments as at December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 by nature and classification for measurement purposes is as follows:

 


As at December 31, 2011

Financial assets




€ million

Loans and receivables

Financial assets at FV through P&L

Derivatives used for hedging

Available-for-sale

Financial assets held to maturity

Non-financial assets

Total carrying amount by balance sheet item


Non-current financial assets









Available-for-sale financial assets

 -  

-

 -  

466  

 -  

 -  

466  


Derivative financial instruments

 -  

-

37  

 -  

 -  

 -  

37  


Other non-current assets

42  

-

 -  

 -  

8  

21  

71  











Current financial assets









Trade receivables

1,175  

-

 -  

 -  

 -  

 -  

1,175  


Other current assets

203  

-

 -  

 -  

 -  

242  

445  


Derivative financial instruments

 -  

-

119  

 -  

 -  

 -  

119  


Other current interest-bearing deposits

1,507  

-

 -  

 -  

251  

 -  

1,758  


Cash and cash equivalents

1,977  

-

 -  

 -  

 -  

 -  

1,977  




























 13.         FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS BY CATEGORY continued

 

 







 As at December 31, 2011



Financial liabilities




€ million



Loans and payables

Liabilities at FV through the P&L

Derivatives used for hedging

Non-financial liabilities

Total carrying amount by balance sheet item


Non-current financial liabilities









Interest-bearing long term borrowings


4,304  

 -  

 -  

 -  

4,304  


Derivative financial instruments



 -  

 -  

55  

 -  

55  


Other long-term liabilities



11  

 -  

 -  

373  

384  











Current financial liabilities









Current portion of long-term borrowings


579  

 -  

 -  

 -  

579  


Trade and other payables



3,116  

 -  

 -  

2,261  

5,377  


Derivative financial instruments



 -  

 -  

64  

 -  

64  










 


As at December 31, 2010

Financial assets




€ million

Loans and receivables

Financial assets at FV through P&L

Derivatives used for hedging

Available-for-sale

Financial assets held to maturity

Non-financial assets

Total carrying amount by balance sheet item


Non-current financial assets









Available-for-sale financial assets

 -  

 -  

 -  

77  

-

 -  

77  


Derivative financial instruments

 -  

 -  

22  

 -  

-

 -  

22  


Other non-current assets

 -  

 -  

 -  

 -  

-

48  

48  











Current financial assets









Trade receivables

453  

-

 -  

 -  

-

 -  

453  


Other current assets

131  

-

 -  

 -  

-

175  

306  


Derivative financial instruments

 -  

-

156  

 -  

-

 -  

156  


Other current interest-bearing deposits

1,381  

-

 -  

 -  

-

 -  

1,381  


Cash and cash equivalents

917  

-

 -  

 -  

-

 -  

917  














Financial liabilities




€ million



Loans and payables

Liabilities at FV through the P&L

Derivatives used for hedging

Non-financial liabilities

Total carrying amount by balance sheet item


Non-current financial liabilities









Interest-bearing long term borrowings


4,114  

 -  

 -  

 -  

4,114  


Derivative financial instruments



 -  

 -  

4  

 -  

4  


Other long-term liabilities



13  

 -  

 -  

349  

362  











Current financial liabilities









Current portion of long-term borrowings


538  

 -  

 -  

 -  

538  


Trade and other payables



1,781  

 -  

 -  

1,533  

3,314  


Derivative financial instruments



 -  

 -  

11  

 -  

11  


14.          RECONCILIATION OF NET CASH FLOW TO MOVEMENT IN NET DEBT

 

 



Full year to December 31, 2011

Nine months to December 31, 2010




€ million






Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents during the period

371 

(58)


Net funds acquired through business combination

1,402 


Net cash outflow from repayments of debt and lease financing

653 

532 


(Decrease)/increase in other current interest-bearing deposits

(843)

302 


New loans and finance leases taken out and hire purchase arrangements made

(304)

(436)


Decrease in net debt resulting from cash flow

1,279  

340  


Exchange movements and other non-cash movements

(73)

(121)


Decrease in net debt during the period

1,206 

219 


Net debt at beginning of period

(2,354)

(2,573)


Net debt at December 31

(1,148)

(2,354)

 

Net debt comprises the current and non-current portions of long-term borrowings less cash and cash equivalents and other current interest-bearing deposits.


 

15.          Borrowings

 


€ million

December 31,

2011

December 31,

2010






Current




Bank and other loans

247 

209 


Finance leases

317 

255 


Hire purchase arrangements

15 

74 



579 

538 


Non-current




Bank and other loans

1,625 

1,688 


Finance leases

2,673 

2,405 


Hire purchase arrangements 

21 



4,304 

4,114 

 

In August 2009, British Airways issued a £350 million fixed rate 5.8 per cent convertible bond, convertible into ordinary shares at the option of the holder, before or on maturity in August 2014. Under the terms of the merger, the bondholders are now eligible to convert their bonds into ordinary shares of IAG. Conversion into ordinary shares will occur at rate of £1.89 per share. The equity portion of the convertible bond issue is included in Other reserves. In January, 476,190 options were exercised at an exercise price of £1.89 per share with an aggregate principal balance of £900,000. As at December 31, 2011 184,708,995 (December 31, 2010: 185,185,185) options were outstanding.


 

16.          SHARE BASED PAYMENTS

 

During the year 11,878,197conditional shares were awarded, under the Group's Performance Share Plan (PSP) to key senior executives and selected members of the wider management team. No payment is due upon the vesting of the shares.  The fair value of equity-settled share-based payment plans is either estimated as at the date of the award using the Monte-Carlo model, taking into account the terms and conditions upon which the options were awarded, or based on the share price at the date of grant, dependent on the performance criteria attached. The following are the weighted average inputs to the model for the PSP share-based payment plans granted in the year:

 

Weighted average fair value (£): 1.11

Expected share price volatility (per cent): 50

Expected life of options (years): 3

Weighted average share price at date of grant (£): 1.97

 

The Group also made awards under the Group's Incentive Award Deferral Plan during the year under which 927,696 conditional shares were awarded.


17.          EMPLOYEE BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS

 

The Group operates two funded principal defined benefit pension schemes in the UK, the Airways Pension Scheme (APS) and the New Airways Pension Scheme (NAPS), both of which are closed to new members. The results of the accounting valuation at December 31, 2011 are summarised below:

 




APS

NAPS


€ million


December 31, 2011

December 31, 2010

December 31, 2011

December 31, 2010









Fair value of scheme assets


8,285 

7,516 

10,895 

10,161 


Present value of scheme liabilities


(7,232)

(6,890)

(11,972)

(11,340)


Net pension asset/(liability)


1,053 

626 

(1,077)

(1,179)








Net pension asset/(liability) represented by:







   Net pension asset recognised

700 

426 

608 

240 


   Restriction on APS surplus due to the asset ceiling

145 


   Cumulative actuarial gains/(losses) not recognised

353 

55 

(1,685)

(1,419)


Net pension asset/(liability)


1,053 

626 

(1,077)

(1,179)

 

At December 31, 2011 both APS and NAPS were recognised on the Balance sheet as employee benefit assets, representing €1,308 million of the €1,317 million disclosed (2010: €666 million of €676 million). The €277 million employee benefit obligations at December 31, 2011 relates to other schemes (2010: €258 million).

 




APS

NAPS


€ million


December 31, 2011

December 31, 2010

December 31, 2011

December 31, 2010









Per cent per annum:







Inflation (CPI)


2.15 

2.9 

2.25 

3.0 


Inflation (RPI)


2.9 

3.4 

3.0 

3.5 


Salary increases (as RPI)


2.9 

3.4 

3.0 

3.5 


Discount rate


4.7 

5.5 

5.0 

5.5 


 

18.          PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES AND CHARGES

 


€ million

Employee leaving indemnities and other employee related provisions

Legal claims provisions

Restoration and handback provisions

Other provisions

Total









Net book value January 1, 2011

36 

309 

135 

47 

527 


Provisions recorded during the year

73 

46 

81 

35 

235 


Acquired through business combination

956 

78 

166 

65 

1,265 


Utilised during the year

(130)

(179)

(22)

(35)

(366)


Release of unused amounts

(43)

(7)

(41)

(13)

(104)


Unwinding of discount

23 

41 


Exchange differences

(3)

(2)

(2)


Net book value at December 31, 2011

916 

253 

329 

98 

1,596 


Analysis:







Current

137 

114 

74 

27 

352 


Non-current

779 

139 

255 

71 

1,244 


 

19.          CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

 

There were contingent liabilities at December 31, 2011 in respect of guarantees and indemnities entered into as part of the ordinary course of the Group's business. No material losses are likely to arise from such contingent liabilities.  A number of other lawsuits and regulatory proceedings are pending, the outcome of which in the aggregate is not expected to have a material effect on the Group's financial position or results of operations.

 

The Group has guaranteed certain liabilities and commitments, which at December 31, 2011 amounted to €411 million (2010: €460 million).


20.          RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Following the merger on January 21, 2011 the Group held the interests of both British Airways and Iberia. IAG is the ultimate controlling party of its subsidiaries British Airways and Iberia.

 

All amounts disclosed for 2010 include transactions between British Airways and Iberia, as before the merger both companies were classified as associates of one another. As a result of the merger both British Airways and Iberia are now classified as subsidiaries of the Group, and all subsequent transactions between the two companies have been eliminated on consolidation. 

 

The Group had the following transactions in the ordinary course of business with related parties for the financial periods ended December 31.

 

 


Sales and purchases of goods and services:




€ million

Full year to December 31, 2011

Nine months to December 31, 2010


Sales of goods and services




Sales to associates

163 

44 


Sales to significant shareholders






Purchases of goods and services




Purchases from associates

66 

49 


Purchases from significant shareholders

21 






Period end balances arising from sales and purchases of goods and services:





December 31,

December 31,


€ million

2011 

2010 


Receivables from related parties




Amounts owed by associates

24 


Amounts owed by significant shareholders

282 






Payables to related parties




Amounts owed to associates

19 


Amounts owed to significant shareholders

 

For the full year ended December 31, 2011, the Group had not made any provisions for doubtful debts relating to amounts owed by related parties (nine months to December 31, 2010: €nil).


 

21.          DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS REMUNERATION

 

No loans or credit transactions were outstanding with Directors or officers of the Group at December 31, 2011 (2010: €nil) that require disclosure in accordance with the requirements of Article 260 of Ley de Sociedades de Capital.

 

Compensation received by the Group's key management personnel, which included the Board of Directors and Management Committee in 2011 and 2010 is as follows:

 


€ million

Full year to December 31, 2011

Nine months to December 31, 2010


Salaries and other short term-benefits


Share based payments



10 

 

The Company provides life insurance for all members of the Board and Management Committee. For the year to December 31, 2011 the Company paid contributions of €13,000. At December 31, 2011 the total transfer value of accrued pensions covered under defined benefit pension schemes totalled €4 million (2010: €11 million).

 

 


STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES

               

LIABILITY STATEMENT OF COMPANY DIRECTORS FOR THE PURPOSES ENVISAGED UNDER ARTICLE 11.1.b OF SPANISH ROYAL DECREE 1362/2007 OF 19 OCTOBER (REAL DECRETO 1362/2007).

 

At a meeting held on February 28, 2012, the Directors of International Consolidated Airlines Group, S.A. confirmed that to the best of their knowledge the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements for the year to December 31, 2011 were prepared in accordance with IAS 34 as adopted by the European Union, offer a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial situation and the results of International Consolidated Airlines Group, S.A. and of the companies that fall within the consolidated group taken as a whole, and the Consolidated Condensed Managements' Report includes an accurate analysis of the required information also in accordance with the Financial Services Authority's DTR 4.2.7R and DTR4.2.8R including an indication of important events in the period, a description of the principle risks and material related party transactions.

 

February 28, 2012

 

 

 

Mr Antonio Vázquez Romero

Chairman of the Board of Directors


Mr. William Walsh

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

Sir Martin Broughton

Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors


Mr. César Alierta Izuel

 

 

 

Mr. Patrick Cescau


Baroness Kingsmill

 

 

 

Mr. James Lawrence


Mr. José Manuel Fernández Norniella

 

 

 

 

Mr. José Pedro Pérez-Llorca


Mr. Kieran Poynter

 

 

Mr. Rodrigo de Rato y Figaredo


Mr. Rafael Sánchez-Lozano Turmo

 

 

 

Mr. John Snow


Mr. Keith Williams


AIRCRAFT FLEET

 

 



Number in service with Group companies


























On balance sheet fixed assets

Off balance sheet operating leases

Total December 31, 2011

Total December 31, 2010

Changes since December 31, 2010


Future deliveries

Options


Airline operations



















Airbus A318



Airbus A319

31 

21 

52 

56 

(4)



Airbus A320

34 

36 

70 

75 

(5)


28 

31 


Airbus A321

15 

15 

30 

30 



Airbus A330



Airbus A340-300

11 

18 

18 



Airbus A340-600

15 

17 

17 



Airbus A380


12 


Boeing 737-400

19 

19 

19 



Boeing 747-400

52 

52 

50 



Boeing 757-200

(1)



Boeing 767-300

21 

21 

21 



Boeing 777-200

41 

46 

46 



Boeing 777-300



Boeing 787


24 

28 


Embraer E170



Embraer E190


16 


Group total

242 

106 

348 

352 

(4)


77 

92 


As well as those aircraft in service the Group also holds 30 aircraft (2010: 39) which are not in service, which includes 5 sub-leased aircraft (2010: 6) and 3 aircraft held for sale (2010: 16).

 


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