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Bloomberg • Siddharth Philip

Castlelake confirms it is evaluating a potential acquisition bid for easyJet, as takeover speculation lifts easyJet shares

Global private credit firm Castlelake says it is assessing an offer to buy easyJet in a deal discussed at about £3 billion. The takeover speculation drove easyJet shares up roughly 5.5% in London, underscoring heightened M&A interest in Europe’s low-cost carriers.

AirInsight • Richard Schuurman

Castlelake Confirms Interest In easyJet

Also: Financial Times and Seeking Alpha
2026-05-29T12:24:24.572659-07:00
ATC   North America   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Policy & Regulation  
The Hill • Finya Swai

FAA head says air traffic system is ‘safe, but it’s not efficient’

By The Hill: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford says that while the nation’s air traffic control infrastructure is safe, it is still operating on decades-old technology that needs improvement.

2026-05-29T12:59:38.862995-07:00
Satellite   MRO   BizAv   PaxEx   Orders   Embraer  
Aviation Week • Bill Carey

Airshare Phenom 300s Will Have Gogo HDX

By Aviation Week: Fractional ownership and jet card provider Airshare will equip its Embraer Phenom 300s with the Gogo Galileo HDX satellite communications terminal, Gogo says.

Also: AINonline, Corporate Jet Investor and dommagazine.com
2026-05-29T05:52:22.642029-07:00
Satellite  
Runway Girl • Mary Kirby

Advancing multi-band ESA development Kymeta eyes aero

By Runway Girl: Having tapped Japan Display Inc (JDI) to develop the multi-band metasurface aperture for its Ku/Ka-band multi-beam ESA, Kymeta remains confident it will crack into the civil aviation market.

2026-05-29T13:51:14.085794-07:00