Apollo to buy European budget airline EasyJet for $7.7 billion

The deal for the British airline caps a weekslong bidding war with American private equity and aircraft leasing group ...

Apollo agrees to buy UK airline EasyJet in $7.7 billion deal as Castlelake withdraws

EasyJet shares tumbled Thursday after Castlelake said it would not be bidding for the U.K. airline.

American Airlines vs. easyJet: Which Airline is Better Positioned to Handle Higher Fuel Costs?

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) and easyJet plc (LON:EZJ) are facing the same industry-wide challenge: sharply ...
Greek Reporter

Apollo to Buy easyJet in $7.7 Billion Deal Backed by Founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou

Apollo will acquire easyJet in a $7.7 billion deal backed by founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, marking a major shift in ...

UK budget airline easyJet ready to accept $7.3 billion takeover bid from Castlelake

British budget airline easyJet has agreed in principle ​to a sweetened takeover bid ​from U.S. investment firm Castlelake ​that values the carrier at up to £5.5 billion ($7.34 billion), it said on ...
Aviation Week Network

Apollo Set For $7.7B EasyJet Deal As Castlelake Walks Away

EasyJet and U.S. private equity firm Apollo Global Management have reached agreement on a £5.7 billion ($7.7 billion) deal to buy the UK LCC, in a move supported by major shareholder and founder ...

US takeover will trash easyJet’s debt rating, warns Moody’s

EasyJet faces having its debt downgraded to junk status on the back of a takeover by an American private equity giant.

EasyJet pops 13% as airline weighs $7.7 billion rival takeover bid from Apollo

A bidding war has broken out for budget carrier easyJet after Apollo and Castlelake have both submitted takeover offers.
Yahoo

EasyJet turns 30: How the €33 flight has revolutionised European travel

Thirty years ago to this day, the first orange and white liveried aircraft of the newly launched airline easyJet left from Luton Airport in the UK. Fast-forward to 2025, and the company is one of ...
Aviation Week Network

Airlines Reach Far With New Winter Routes

From Canada to Brazil, Israel to Argentina and the Netherlands to Cape Verde, WestJet, El Al Israel Airlines and easyJet are each expanding their reach this northern winter with routes that will ...
Business Insider

I flew from Florida to Italy for $260 using budget airlines. My first flight was cheap, but my experience felt anything but.

I'm a fan of discount carriers and have often flown with Spirit, Frontier, Allegiant, and other low-cost, no-frill options. However, those flights have always been within the Americas and fairly short ...

EasyJet flight attendants in France to go on strike on August 15-16

EasyJet flight attendant staff in France will go on strike on August 15 and August 16 to demand better working conditions, the SNPC-FO trade unions said in a statement on ...