Lufthansa takes over Sky Chefs
The in-flight catering company, Sky Chefs Europe, which operates in the UK, France and Spain, is to become a wholly owned subsidiary of the German airline, Lufthansa.
This follows approval by the European Commission of a deal under which Lufthansa Service Holding (LSG) will take over the US company Onex Food Services. Previously, LSG and Onex had jointly controlled Sky Chefs.
The Brussels inquiry into the acquisition concluded there were "no reasons for concern" about competition between in-flight caterers, citing the existence of "sufficient and significant competitors in the European market".