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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.
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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.
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A second wave of bomb threats on Nov. 5 targeted at least 25 passenger flights across Europe, including aircraft operated by easyJet and Finnair. Diversions, emergency landings and fighter escorts disrupted travel, while the episode prompted an EU-wide aviation-security response.
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The European low-cost carrier plans to begin fitting Starlink connectivity across its Airbus fleet in the first half of 2027, despite earlier concerns that the economics did not work. The move comes as airline executives look to onboard internet to attract customers and grow revenue amid rising fuel costs.
EasyJet is partnering with Starlink to bring satellite-based inflight connectivity to its Airbus fleet. The agreement signals demand for onboard internet at a low-cost carrier, though the available report does not specify installation timing, fleet coverage or commercial terms.
Apollo is reshaping the board associated with its proposed takeover of easyJet in an effort to address concerns raised by the European Union. The available report does not disclose the proposed board changes, the specific EU objections or the transaction’s terms and timing.
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easyJet has completed its purchase of Adria Tehnika, adding Slovenian aircraft maintenance capacity to its in-house operations. The carrier announced its intention to buy the MRO provider in December; it plans to retain Adria Tehnika’s third-party business while strengthening support for its own fleet.
easyJet CEO says Apollo Global Management’s £5.7 billion ($7.5 billion) acquisition of the U.K. airline is on schedule to complete early next year. The transaction would shift the low-cost carrier into private-equity ownership, subject to completion of the deal.
Apollo Global Management is set to use aircraft financing rather than high-yield bonds for a £3.5 billion debt package backing its acquisition of easyJet. The choice puts aircraft-backed funding at the center of the deal’s financing structure.
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