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 2010. Nonetheless, Spain defeated Australia 3–0 at the Arena da Baixada to secure a third-place finish in Group B with three points. Spain was drawn in Group C with Ukraine, Slovakia, Belarus, Macedonia and Luxembourg for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying. They ended up as winners of the groups, with just one defeat (against Slovakia). During the final tournament, Spain was drawn in Group D with Croatia, Turkey and the Czech Republic. On 13 June, they defeated the Czech Republic 1-0 at Toulouse, and four days later they defeated Turkey 3-0 in Nice; however, on 21 June Spain was unexpectedly