Antitrust   M&A   Airlines   easyJet  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Castlelake makes £34.7bn ($6.3bn) bid for easyJet after rejecting three proposals, urges shareholder pressure

Castlelake disclosed a takeover offer for easyJet valued at about £34.74bn ($6.26bn), backed by former Malaysia Airlines CEO Peter Bellew, after the budget carrier rejected three separate approaches. easyJet told shareholders to take no action, calling the latest bid “opportunistic” and dismissing it as an “acquire-the-cheap” play.

Also: Airline Economics, AirInsight, FlightGlobal, Bloomberg, The Guardian, Seeking Alpha, Financial Times, The Independent, aviator.aero and airlinergs.com
2026-06-21T23:54:12.627294-07:00
Aircraft Finance & Leasing   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airlines  
aerotelegraph.com

Iraero Seeks Southeast Asia Wet-Lease Partner to Enable Long-Haul Superjet 100 Operations

By aerotelegraph.com: Die russische Fluggesellschaft wirbt bei Fluggesellschaften aus Südostasien um Flugzeuge im Wet-Lease. Ziel ist es, die Verbindungen zwischen Russland und den Asean-Staaten auszubauen.

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2026-06-21T23:09:33.868208-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   Europe   Policy & Regulation  
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eVTOL Insights • Jason Pritchard

Manna Air Delivery Announces Strategic Pause of Delivery Operations in Dublin and Cork

By eVTOL Insights: Manna Air Delivery is putting a strategic pause on its drone delivery service in Ireland, saying the absence of a clear national policy framework for commercial drone delivery means there is currently no defined pathway for the sector to scale in the country.

2026-06-22T02:25:29.336111-07:00