Europe's transport and financial sectors are closing 2025 with historic results. International Airlines Group (IAG), the owner of British Airways and Iberia, reported a net profit of €3.342 billion, representing a 22.3% year-on-year increase. Concurrently, Swiss reinsurer Swiss Re reported a nearly 50% jump in profits, and Rolls-Royce is celebrating successes in its military engine and emergency power segments, confirming the robust health of key industrial sectors.
The year 2025 proved exceptionally successful for International Airlines Group (IAG), which, despite a decline in overall passenger numbers in some segments, managed to achieve a record net profit of €3.342 billion. The key success factors were strong demand for transatlantic flights and an effective pricing strategy. Within the group, Iberia performed best, increasing its operating profit by 27%, and Irish Aer Lingus, whose operating profit rose by 38% to €282 million. The IAG board decided to pay a supplementary dividend, which will collectively add €448 million to shareholders' portfolios. However, the strong financial results in Spain coincided with announcements of restructuring for service digitization. Following the crisis triggered by the pandemic in 2020, the global aviation market underwent deep consolidation. Large capital groups like IAG have dominated key air corridors, allowing them to impose higher margins in conditions of limited competition from smaller carriers. In the insurance and reinsurance sector, optimism prevails from Swiss Re's results. The Swiss giant recorded a 47% increase in net profit, reaching nearly $4.8 billion. The company primarily benefited from fewer paid-out claims for catastrophic damages and higher interest rates, which improved the performance of its investment portfolio. Similar trends were shown by Munich Re and Allianz, which forecasts <przypis title=