MADRID, June 16 (Reuters) - The fleet of Iberia airline, a
Spanish unit of International Consolidated Airlines,
will be smaller in the coming five years, its chief executive
Luis Gallego said.
"The Iberian fleet is going to be smaller over the next five
years. It is not temporary but structural," Gallego, who will
take over as the next chairman of IAG in September, told a
business conference held in Madrid.
The airlines industry is battling its biggest ever crisis,
with governments in Europe and the United States providing
payroll support and cheap loans.
(Reporting By Inti Landauro, writing by Jesús Aguado; editing
by Emma Pinedo)