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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.
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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.
Catheter Precision, formerly a medical device company, has changed its corporate name to Flyte Aviation after fully acquiring U.S. business aviation platform Flyte in March 2026. The rebrand marks the company’s stated pivot toward operating as a full aviation business.
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Brazil’s CADE has approved American Airlines’ $100 million investment in Azul, giving the U.S. carrier a minority stake of about 8.66%. United Airlines is already a shareholder; Azul’s president has said both U.S. carriers would be among its largest individual owners as the Brazilian airline exits Chapter 11.
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SpaceX is seeking to raise $40 billion in a financing led by Apollo Global Management to purchase Nvidia chips, according to the Financial Times, citing people familiar with the matter. The reported fundraise underscores the scale of computing demand among AI developers.
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.
Solairus Aviation completed its acquisition of Clay Lacy Aviation’s aircraft management and charter divisions on Oct. 1, 2026. The deal brings the two businesses under Solairus’ ownership, following a plan announced in August that was expected to expand its managed fleet to more than 500 aircraft, including nearly 200 available for charter.
Pegasus Airlines has completed its acquisition of Czech Airlines and Smartwings Group, then appointed Emre Pekesen as Smartwings’ chief executive and Nur Karabacak as finance chief. The leadership changes put Pegasus executives in charge of the Czech leisure-focused airline group, a longstanding operator in Central and Eastern Europe.
Blackstone has combined two existing defense companies to form Falcata, a new business focused on increasing production of technologies used to intercept drones and missiles. The launch reflects growing investment in counter-uncrewed systems and missile-defense capabilities amid heightened demand for these technologies.
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