Apollo agrees £5.7 billion takeover of easyJet as Castlelake walks away
Apollo Global Management has agreed a recommended cash acquisition of easyJet valuing the airline at approximately £5.7 billion…
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Delta launches first nonstop US-Saudi Arabia flight with new Riyadh route
Delta Air Lines will launch nonstop service between Atlanta and Riyadh starting October 23, 2026. The route marks…
Iberia to operate special A321XLR flight with Starlink to observe solar eclipse
Spanish flag carrier Iberia will operate a special charter flight to observe the total solar eclipse that will…
Norse seeks new home for six Boeing 787s as formal airline sale process begins
Norse Atlantic Airways is looking for new work for six Boeing 787-9s after Indian carrier IndiGo agreed to…
Air India names former Ethiopian Airlines boss as new CEO
Former Ethiopian Airlines boss Tewolde Gebremariam has been named as the new CEO of Air India, following a…
Japan Airlines unveils Tokyo DisneySea 25th anniversary-themed aircraft
Japan Airlines has unveiled a specially themed aircraft celebrating Tokyo DisneySea’s 25th anniversary, with domestic flights that began…
Swiss semi-private aviation startup PeakJet completes first flight
PeakJet, a new Swiss semi-private airline, has announced that it has completed its first commercial flight between Zürich (ZRH) and Palma de Mallorca (PMI) on August 1,…
Lufthansa Group pays over three-quarters of a billion dollars extra for Q2 fuel
Lufthansa Group paid over three-quarters of a billion dollars extra for fuel during the second quarter in 2026,…
Japan Airlines joins pilot test to capture CO2 directly from seawater
Japan Airlines (JAL) announced that it has joined Hitachi and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines in signing an agreement to…
Somon Air receives its first Boeing 737 MAX jet, a first for Tajikistan
Somon Air has received its first Boeing 737 MAX, marking the first appearance of the aircraft type in…
Bamboo Airways halts ticket sales as fleet shrinks to just three planes
Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways has effectively stopped selling tickets for individual domestic flights, with its website showing “no flights…
WestJet strike ends after tentative agreement reached with cabin crew union
WestJet and the union representing cabin crew staff have reached a tentative agreement bringing the current strike action…
Starlux Airlines launches first European route with Taipei-Prague flight
Starlux Airlines launched its first European route on August 1, 2026, with an inaugural flight between Taoyuan International…
easyJet sets up dramatic deadline day finale for Castlelake and Apollo bids
A dramatic deadline day finale looms after easyJet extended the date at which potential owner Castlelake can make…
Aviation heavyweight Willie Walsh begins his first day as IndiGo CEO
Seasoned aviation heavyweight Willie Walsh has begun his first day as the new CEO at IndiGo, almost six…
Edelweiss appoints new CEO as Bernd Bauer steps down after 12 years
Swiss leisure airline Edelweiss Air has appointed a new CEO as current leader Bernd Bauer prepares to step…
Authorities probe screening after Malaysia Airlines pilot’s alleged drug smuggling
Malaysia’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAAM) has opened a regulatory investigation into airport security procedures following the arrest of…
Brazil approves American Airlines’ $100M investment in Azul
Brazil’s competition authority has cleared American Airlines’ planned investment in Azul, allowing the US carrier to acquire a…