Iberia (airline) Deutsche Luft Hansa of 1.1 million pesetas. Flight operations started on 14 December 1927. Within a year, the company was sponsored by the Spanish government to provide postal transport between Madrid and Barcelona. During the dictatorship of Miguel Primo de Rivera, the aviation companies in Spain were combined and became state-controlled as a general interest public utility, coming into effect in early 1928. As a consequence, Iberia was merged into Compañía de Líneas Aéreas Subvencionadas "S.A." (CLASSA) and ceased activities as an independent airline on 29 May 1929. The name "Iberia" continued to be registered although the company airline did
History of the Spain national football team defeated by Croatia 2-1 in Bordeaux. This meant that they finished as runners-up of Group D, behind the Croatians. For the round of 16, Spain was drawn against Italy, winners of Group E. The match, played in the Stade de France on 27 June, saw the "Azzurri" winning over Spain 2-0, knocking the reigning champions out of the tournament. Spain qualified undefeated for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia with a record of 9 wins, 1 draw. On 27 March 2018 at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid, Spain routed Argentina 6-1 in a warm-up preparation friendly match, in