European Commission commences review of airberlin part acquisition by Deutsche Lufthansa AG

2 November, 2017

European Commission confirmed it received required documentation from Deutsche Lufthansa AG regarding its acquisition of parts from airberlin, in order to be considered under EU ownership legislation (Reuters, 02-Nov-2017). The Commission said: "We can confirm the transaction has been notified" and the "provisional deadline" is 07-Dec-2017.