Airline news

Leading UK regional airline Loganair (LM/LOG) is enhancing its in-flight product with new Coffee, Water, Shortbread and Sweets among the changes to its onboard complimentary service. The new coffee offering comes from iconic Italian coffer specialists, Lavazza whilst the water gets a more Scottish feel with Highland Spring now available, [read more]

easyJet Group, which includes UK Low Cost Carrier (LCC) easyJet (U2/EZY), has agreed a deal for its sale to Apollo after rival Castlelake pulled out of the bidding war. The sale, valued at £5.7bn (£7.15 per share), will see the US firm take control of the easyJet group which employs [read more]

Norse Atlantic Airways has confirmed it will end its ACMI partnership with IndiGo later this year, freeing up six Boeing 787 Dreamliners for new leasing opportunities and expansion across its own long-haul network. The Norwegian long-haul carrier announced that its agreement with India’s largest airline will conclude on the 1st [read more]

Aeros Flight Training has unveiled a new initiative designed to strengthen the pathway from flight training to airline employment, announcing the launch of its bespoke “Airline Tagging” programme in collaboration with Wizz Air. The initiative aims to better connect aspiring pilots with airline recruitment opportunities by taking a more holistic [read more]

UK low-cost carrier (LCC) easyJet (U2/EZY) has agreed in principle to another takeover bid from US company Apollo Global Management sparking a potential bidding war between them and US investment group Castlelake. easyJet says the new rivals offer delivers a “superior outcome” to investors in the group, which includes the [read more]

Luton based low-cost carrier easyJet (U2/EZY) has agreed in principle to a £5.2bn takeover by US investment firm Castlelake after rejecting four previous offers. The agreement will see Castlelake pay £6.90 per share for the airline, up from previous offers ranging from £5.60 to £6.50 which saw the the airline [read more]

British Airways (BA/BAW) has strengthened its presence in Canada through a new codeshare agreement with Toronto-based Porter Airlines, giving customers seamless access to 17 additional destinations across the country via Toronto and Montreal. The partnership, announced today, allows passengers booking through British Airways to connect onto selected Porter Airlines domestic [read more]

UK low-cost carrier easyJet (U2/EZY) has rejected multiple bids from US based investment group Castlelake following the deceleration of an offer period. The latest offer totalled £4.7bn which prompted the easyJet board to reject the bids and to accuse Castlelake of trying to “buy it on the cheap” however the [read more]