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Virgin Australia revives ASX listing with A$685 million IPO as Bain trims stake to 40%

Bain Capital-owned Virgin Australia is set to return to the ASX after a four-year hiatus, offering shares at A$2.90 each to raise A$685 million and reduce Bain’s holding to 40%. Qatar Airways will retain a 23% stake, while management holds 7.8% and new investors pick up 30% of issuance.

2025-06-03T18:17:14.845475-07:00

Reuters

EU set to clear SES’s $3.1 B Intelsat takeover, bolstering European rival to Starlink

2025-06-04T09:50:25.608131-07:00

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Condor files EU court challenge to Lufthansa–ITA Airways merger approval

2025-05-29T07:55:31.489335-07:00

Skift

American Airlines Sues JetBlue Over Failed Northeast Alliance

2025-04-29T03:54:09.383128-07:00

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Air Incheon’s Takeover of Asiana Cargo Unit Pushed Back Air Incheon’s planned acquisition of Asiana Airlines’ cargo business has been postponed after regulatory approvals missed initial deadlines, delaying the carrier’s strategy to consolidate Incheon’s freight operations and integrate Asiana’s network. The new timeline for the takeover remains uncertain as stakeholders navigate compliance hurdles.

2025-06-08T19:11:59.060424-07:00

Air Incheon’s Takeover of Asiana Cargo Unit Pushed Back

Simple Flying

JetBlue CEO Denies Merger Talks with United Airlines JetBlue Airways CEO Joanna Geraghty has publicly dismissed speculation of a merger with United Airlines, emphasizing that the airline will continue to pursue strategic partnerships and focus on core operations rather than consolidation, eliminating immediate merger prospects between the two carriers.

2025-06-07T00:26:51.862481-07:00

JetBlue CEO Denies Merger Talks with United Airlines

courant.com

Connecticut entrepreneur acquires Corru-Seals, key supplier to GE and Pratt & Whitney Simsbury-based businessman Yogi Tharanibalan has purchased Corru-Seals, Inc., a Connecticut aerospace parts specialist whose clients include General Electric and Pratt & Whitney. The acquisition expands domestic supply chain capacity and underscores ongoing consolidation among niche component manufacturers serving major OEMs.

2025-06-04T15:46:08.604274-07:00

Connecticut entrepreneur acquires Corru-Seals, key supplier to GE and Pratt & Whitney

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EU set to clear SES’s $3.1 B Intelsat takeover, bolstering European rival to Starlink The European Commission is poised to grant unconditional antitrust approval for Luxembourg-based SES’s $3.1 billion takeover of Intelsat, according to insiders. The deal, expected by June 10, unites geostationary and MEO assets to create a major EU satellite operator capable of challenging SpaceX’s Starlink and Amazon’s Project Kuiper.

2025-06-04T09:50:25.608131-07:00

EU set to clear SES’s $3.1 B Intelsat takeover, bolstering European rival to Starlink

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Virgin Australia revives ASX listing with A$685 million IPO as Bain trims stake to 40% Bain Capital-owned Virgin Australia is set to return to the ASX after a four-year hiatus, offering shares at A$2.90 each to raise A$685 million and reduce Bain’s holding to 40%. Qatar Airways will retain a 23% stake, while management holds 7.8% and new investors pick up 30% of issuance.

2025-06-03T18:17:14.845475-07:00

Virgin Australia revives ASX listing with A$685 million IPO as Bain trims stake to 40%

Aviation Week

Small Launch Startup iRocket to Go Public Through Wilbur Ross-Backed SPAC iRocket, an Innovative Rocket Technologies subsidiary, has struck a deal to merge with a Wilbur Ross–backed special purpose acquisition company in a reverse merger that will take the small launch provider public, securing fresh capital to expand its launch vehicle production and compete in the burgeoning smallsat launch market.

2025-06-02T16:58:17.616968-07:00

Small Launch Startup iRocket to Go Public Through Wilbur Ross-Backed SPAC

FlightGlobal

Geraghty Dismisses Merger Speculation Amid JetBlue-United Partnership JetBlue CEO Joanna Geraghty dismissed suggestions that the airline’s recently unveiled reciprocal booking, loyalty and slot-sharing partnership with United Airlines at JFK and Newark marks the first step toward a merger, stressing JetBlue is “absolutely” not pursuing consolidation after the Northeast Alliance unraveled.

2025-06-02T04:37:37.755846-07:00

Geraghty Dismisses Merger Speculation Amid JetBlue-United Partnership

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UK Clears SES’s €2.8 B Intelsat Acquisition to Challenge Starlink The UK competition authorities approved SES’s €2.8 billion takeover of Intelsat, combining the two operators’ geostationary and MEO fleets. The deal positions Luxembourg-based SES to directly rival SpaceX’s Starlink by consolidating global satellite capacity, accelerating its broadband ambitions, and enhancing its multi-orbit strategy.

2025-05-29T09:00:19.165374-07:00

UK Clears SES’s €2.8 B Intelsat Acquisition to Challenge Starlink

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