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• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
The buyout would end easyJet’s more than 26 years on the London stock market and put the airline under US ownership. Separately, the carrier is consulting on up to 50 redundancies at its Luton headquarters—about 2% of its reported 2,300-person head-office workforce—as it prepares for its future business plans.
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The buyout would end easyJet’s more than 26 years on the London stock market and put the airline under US ownership. Separately, the carrier is consulting on up to 50 redundancies at its Luton headquarters—about 2% of its reported 2,300-person head-office workforce—as it prepares for its future business plans.
RAVE Aerospace and Paradox Cat have launched the Flight Stretch app, offering airline passengers guided wellbeing exercises during flights. The announcement adds a digital wellness feature to the inflight experience, though the available report does not specify airline partners, deployment plans or the app’s availability.
Air France-KLM was among six carriers to increase operating profit in the July-September period, as strong demand and yields helped Europe’s major airlines protect or improve peak-season results. High fuel costs remained a headwind, but the quarter’s performance showed the extent to which passenger revenue supported profitability.
Egyptian operator flyplus has swapped an A320 for an A321 under a wet-lease arrangement. The report identifies a change in the aircraft supplied, but provides no details on the lessor, duration, routes or operational rationale.
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Air India is estimated to have lost about INR 10,500 crore in the six months ended Sept. 30, 2026. Singapore Airlines, which holds a 25.1% stake in the Indian carrier, recognized SGD 361.7 million (about INR 2,640 crore) as its share of those losses.
All Nippon Airways expects to take delivery of its first Boeing 737 Max 8 in December and deploy it on domestic routes. The airline also says the Boeing 777-9 will become its long-haul flagship when delivered in fiscal 2027, outlining two milestones in its fleet plans.
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