British Airways has bought French all-business carrier L'Avion for £54 million . The deal is expected to close in the second half of this year and will see BA take a controlling stake in the airline. OpenSkies , launched on June 19 between Paris Orly and New York JFK , already operated a codeshare agreement with L'Avion that flies out of Orly to Newark , New York . If approved , full integration is expected in early 2009 .
British Airways has bought French all-business carrier L'Avion for £54 million . The deal is expected to close in the second half of this year and will see BA take a controlling stake in the airline. If approved , full integration is expected in early 2009 .