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M&A Aircraft Finance & Leasing easyJet

Bloomberg • Claire Ruckin

Apollo favors aircraft financing over junk bonds for £3.5 billion EasyJet acquisition debt package

Apollo Global Management is set to use aircraft financing rather than high-yield bonds for a £3.5 billion debt package backing its acquisition of easyJet. The choice puts aircraft-backed funding at the center of the deal’s financing structure.

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2026-10-06T03:35:51.977700-07:00

Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation Airline Industry & Market Trends Airlines

ch-aviation • Vanja Popovic

Argentina’s Flybondi files for creditor protection

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2026-10-06T02:06:27.246857-07:00

Saudi Arabia Routes Middle East Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airbus A320 Airlines

FlightGlobal • Kerry Reals

Flyadeal adds Mumbai service, describing India as ‘strategic priority’

By FlightGlobal: Saudi-based operator now serves two Indian destinations, with flights to Hyderabad having launched in July.

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2026-10-06T01:50:09.128961-07:00

PaxEx Airline Industry & Market Trends Airbus Airlines

FlightGlobal • Alfred Chua

British Airways refurbishing A380s with ‘world’s largest’ business-class cabin

By FlightGlobal: The first example will enter service in ‘coming months’, says carrier. British Airways is undertaking an “extensive” refurbishment of its Airbus A380 fleet, expanding the number of premium seats at the expense of economy-class capacity.

AeroTime

British Airways A380 transformation includes world’s largest business class deck

Air Data News

British Airways gives A380 fleet a major cabin overhaul

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2026-10-05T22:19:59.835921-07:00

Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation Airlines

Reuters • Lucy Craymer

Flydubai co-pilot completed part of flight training in New Zealand, police say

By Reuters: Police said he was in New Zealand between November 2018 and May 2019 on a student visa.

Also: Financial Times and CNA

4 Sources

2026-10-05T22:04:45.893321-07:00

AI Airlines

AINonline • Charles Alcock

Jeppesen Deploys Initial AI Agents for ForeFlight Airflow Operations System

By AINonline: First use cases are for airlines, with business aviation and defense to follow.

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2026-10-06T00:34:53.458355-07:00

Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact

ch-aviation • Paul Ash

Iranian airlines continue ops as US sanctions cause havoc

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2026-10-05T22:35:04.493474-07:00

Middle East Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact Airlines

AeroTime • Stephen Pope

Houthis warn airlines to avoid Saudi airspace as Yemen conflict escalates

By AeroTime: Houthis warn airlines to keep out of Saudi airspace as fighting in Yemen escalates, adding to regional aviation risks linked to the Iran war.

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2026-10-05T12:49:49.905584-07:00

Apollo favors aircraft financing over junk bonds for £3.5 billion EasyJet acquisition debt package

Argentina’s Flybondi files for creditor protection

Flyadeal adds Mumbai service, describing India as ‘strategic priority’

British Airways refurbishing A380s with ‘world’s largest’ business-class cabin

British Airways A380 transformation includes world’s largest business class deck

British Airways gives A380 fleet a major cabin overhaul

Flydubai co-pilot completed part of flight training in New Zealand, police say

Jeppesen Deploys Initial AI Agents for ForeFlight Airflow Operations System

Iranian airlines continue ops as US sanctions cause havoc

Houthis warn airlines to avoid Saudi airspace as Yemen conflict escalates

Apollo Set to Favor Aircraft Funding Over Junk Bonds for EasyJet

Argentina’s Flybondi files for creditor protection

Flyadeal adds Mumbai service, describing India as ‘strategic priority’

Jeppesen Deploys Initial AI Agents for ForeFlight Airflow Operations System

Iranian airlines continue ops as US sanctions cause havoc

British Airways refurbishing A380s with ‘world’s largest’ business-class cabin

Delta and LATAM mark four years of Joint Venture with 31% increase in capacity and 17.4 million customers carried between North and South America

C919 production struggles under renewed US pressure

US court clears Joby air-taxi lawsuit against rival Archer

Court Upholds SmartSky’s Patent Win Against Gogo but Vacates $22.7 Million Award

UAE Calls Flydubai Cockpit Attack a Terrorist Act After Co-Pilot Allegedly Assaulted Captain

Medical Gulfstream G100 carrying six disappears en route from Bermuda to Boston; Coast Guard searches off Nantucket

Flydubai co-pilot suspected of planning attack before hiring; investigators see no organizational or foreign-government ties

U.S. airlines resist Boeing’s latest 737 MAX software versions amid FAA safety review

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