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• David Kaminski-Morrow
easyJet has extended Castlelake’s deadline to match rival Apollo Global Management, giving both investment funds until Aug. 7 to submit firm offers for full control of the London-listed airline or withdraw. The synchronized deadline sets up a final contest over the British low-cost carrier.
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Bamboo Airways has effectively stopped selling individual domestic tickets, with its website showing no flights on major Vietnam routes including Ho Chi Minh City–Hanoi, Hanoi–Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City–Da Nang. The move intensifies questions about the carrier’s viability as its operating fleet contracts to three aircraft.
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easyJet has extended Castlelake’s deadline to match rival Apollo Global Management, giving both investment funds until Aug. 7 to submit firm offers for full control of the London-listed airline or withdraw. The synchronized deadline sets up a final contest over the British low-cost carrier.
Brazil’s antitrust regulator has approved American Airlines’ planned $100 million investment in Azul, advancing the Brazilian carrier’s restructuring. The decision removes a regulatory hurdle to the transaction and gives Azul access to strategic capital as it works to stabilize its business.
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Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways has halted scheduled flights after years of restructuring, with its fleet reduced to just three aircraft and an unpaid tax debt of approximately $16.8 million. The suspension underscores the carrier’s continuing financial and operational deterioration despite repeated efforts to stabilize the business.
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WestJet has begun parking Boeing 737 aircraft while it continues negotiations with flight attendants, citing the need to protect travelers and operations ahead of a possible strike. The move signals that labor talks have progressed to an operational disruption stage, despite the airline’s stated effort to reach a deal.
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India’s IndiGo will discontinue its widebody operations from Oct. 25 and end its ACMI agreement with Norse Atlantic Airways on Oct. 31, returning five Boeing 787-9s. The decision brings an early end to the budget carrier’s long-haul experiment after difficulties operating European routes.
Russian airline Izhavia has lost its air operator certificate (AOC) and suspended flights, removing the carrier from commercial operations. The immediate grounding underscores the operational and regulatory consequences when an airline no longer holds the certification required to conduct air transport services.
Uganda Airlines has accumulated $24.5 million in obligations to the country’s aviation authority, highlighting a significant financial exposure for the state-owned carrier and its regulator. The reported debt raises questions about the airline’s financial position and the potential implications for its ongoing operations.
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