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Europe   M&A   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines   easyJet  
AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

Apollo agrees $7.7 billion takeover of easyJet after Castlelake abandons bid

Apollo Global Management will acquire easyJet for £5.7 billion ($7.7 billion), offering £7.15 per share in cash after rival suitor Castlelake withdrew. The transaction ends a competitive pursuit of the U.K. budget carrier and could reshape ownership dynamics in Europe’s highly competitive low-cost airline market.

Airline Geeks • Zach Vasile

EasyJet Agrees to $7.7B Takeover By Apollo

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2026-08-06T06:59:08.235759-07:00
Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines   Boeing   Boeing 737   Southwest Airlines  
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AirInsight • Addison Schonland

Does Boeing Know How Bad Southwest’s 737-700 Problem Is?

By AirInsight: FAA certified the MAX 7. Deliveries start in 2027. In between: 65% of Southwest's 737-700 fleet is showing operational stress — and someone has to pay for it.

2026-08-06T08:00:03.381319-07:00
Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
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Bloomberg • Patrick Gillespie, Siddharth Philip

Argentine Low-Cost Airline Slashes 75% of Flights as Collapse Looms

By Bloomberg: A low-cost Argentine airline is on the brink of collapse, eight months after an ally of President Javier Milei promised to invest $1.7 billion in an attempted turnaround of the decade-old carrier.

2026-08-06T07:16:01.772850-07:00