ch-aviationDominik Sipinski

IAG rules out easyJet bid amid EU M&A constraints, says CEO Luis Gallego

IAG’s chief executive Luis Gallego said the group would “explore” a potential easyJet bid, but EU merger and acquisition rules make such a transaction “very difficult,” according to the Financial Times. The comment follows recent takeover and stake allegations involving easyJet.

2026-06-19T04:44:38.453499-07:00
ch-aviationDominik Sipinski

US lifts sanctions on Venezuela's Conviasa

By ch-aviation: The United States Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued a general licence authorising most transactions with Venezuelan state-owned carrier Conviasa (V0, Caracas Simón Bolivar), albeit without removing it from the sanctions list just yet.

2026-06-19T02:05:34.292896-07:00
FlightGlobalDavid Kaminski-Morrow

Nature of ‘mechanical’ issue before fatal Laredo Citation 680A crash yet to be clarified

By FlightGlobal: Business jet en route to Austin came down near Texas highway after crew declared emergency. US investigators expect to produce an initial report on a fatal Cessna 680A Citation Latitude crash near Laredo in around two weeks, but have yet to clarify the nature of an emergency which preceded the accident.

2026-06-19T01:50:58.939617-07:00