Spain's LEVEL obtains AOC, to launch own-code ops in 2025

LEVEL (Barcelona El Prat) has obtained an Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) and Operating Licence (OL) in Spain and will transition to operations under its new 'LL' code starting in 2025. The IAG International Airlines Group subsidiary said that the certification will afford it a greater degree of operating autonomy, eventually contributing to fleet and network growth out of Barcelona El Prat. Certification has necessitated a doubling of the airline's staff, particularly in the newly created operations department. For the time being, until the transition is completed in 2025, LEVEL will continue to operate under the 'IB' code of its parent Iberia. The newly certified carrier was, until now, formally a virtual brand of the Spanish flag carrier.<br/>