Restructuring aid - Privatization: The European Commission approves a restructuring aid granted to an airline company in the context of its privatisation at the condition that the undertaking reduces its global capacity and complies with the conditions of the Commission merger decision (Austrian Airlines)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. – Eur. com. 2010/137/EC of 28 August 2009, Austria Austrian Airlines - Restructuring plan, Case C 6/2009 (ex. N 663/2008), OJEU No L. 59 of 9 March 2010, p. 1. The case is interesting because it mixes merger law and State aid law on certain points, in the particular context of the takeover of companies in difficulty by others in better financial health. This decision illustrates the Commission's approach to restructuring aid for companies in difficulty under the Rescue and Restructuring Guidelines based on Article 107(3)(c) TFEU. ----Privatisation of Austrian Airlines The case concerns the ailing aviation sector and in particular Austrian Airlines, the