Castlelake Bids £5.5B for easyJet in Major Airline Buyout
Castlelake has reached an agreement in principle to acquire easyJet for £5.5 billion, offering shareholders a 73% premium per share.
Jul 6, 20264 min
Business
Italian Aviation Strike July 5, 2026: Flights Disrupted
Coordinated strikes by ENAV, easyJet, and ground handlers caused widespread flight cancellations across major Italian airports on July 5, 2026.
Jul 6, 20263 min
Airlines
easyJet Agrees to £5.2 Billion Takeover by Castlelake
EasyJet has reached a preliminary agreement for a £5.2 billion buyout by Castlelake, valuing the carrier at 690 pence per share.
Jul 5, 20264 min
Business
EasyJet Rejects 4th Castlelake Bid as PUSU Deadline Looms
EasyJet rejected a £4.9 billion takeover bid from Castlelake but extended the PUSU deadline to July 5, 2026, to allow for further negotiations.
Jun 26, 20263 min
Business
Castlelake Takes £4.7bn easyJet Takeover Bid to Shareholders
US firm Castlelake has bypassed the easyJet board to present its £4.7 billion, 625p-per-share takeover bid directly to shareholders.
Jun 24, 20264 min
Business
easyJet Rejects £4.74B Takeover Bid From Castlelake
easyJet has rejected a £4.74 billion takeover bid from Castlelake, prompting a June 26 deadline for the private equity firm to finalize its offer.
Jun 22, 20263 min
Business
easyJet Adds 13 UK Winter Routes for 2026-27 Season
EasyJet is launching 13 new routes from eight UK airports for the winter 2026-27 season, including a new Manchester to Cairo service.
Jun 21, 20263 min
Airlines
easyJet Launches 'Drop Everything' for Last-Minute Flights
easyJet introduced a 48-hour flight search tool to capture the growing market of spontaneous UK travellers seeking last-minute summer holidays.
Jun 19, 20263 min
Airlines
easyJet Cancels 210 Flights in Italy Strike June 2026
An Italy airport strike on June 13, 2026, forced easyJet to cancel 210 flights, impacting 40,000 passengers amid broader labor volatility.
Jun 14, 20264 min
Airlines
EasyJet Pilot Restrains Passenger on Luton-Amsterdam Flight
An easyJet flight was delayed nearly four hours after a pilot and passengers restrained a disruptive individual on an Airbus A319 at Luton Airport.
Jun 14, 20264 min
Safety
EasyJet A320 Runway Error at Luton: AAIB Serious Incident
An EasyJet flight with 186 occupants cleared the Luton runway end by 65 feet after a performance error caused a premature intersection takeoff.
Jun 13, 20263 min
Safety
EasyJet A320 Takes Off From Wrong Manchester Runway Point
An EasyJet flight from Manchester to Kos departed from the wrong runway intersection on July 6, 2025, triggering an official AAIB safety investigation.
Jun 13, 20264 min
Safety
Air France-KLM CEO Signals Interest in EasyJet Bid
Air France-KLM CEO Ben Smith confirmed interest in a potential joint bid with Castlelake for EasyJet, citing the carrier's attractive slot portfolio.
Jun 7, 20264 min
Business
Schiphol Deploys World's First Electric TaxiBot
Schiphol has launched the world's first electric TaxiBot to enable engine-off aircraft taxiing, targeting a 65% reduction in fuel consumption.
Jun 3, 20263 min
Airlines
EasyJet Faces Takeover Interest From U.S. Firm Castlelake
U.S. investment firm Castlelake has signaled potential interest in acquiring easyJet, triggering a June 26, 2026, deadline for a formal bid.
Jun 2, 20264 min
Business
easyJet EJU7357 Diverts to Liverpool Amid Fuel Shortages
EasyJet flight EJU7357 diverted to Liverpool on May 31, 2026, due to a localized jet fuel supply shortage at Scottish airports.
Jun 1, 20263 min
Airlines
Menzies Aviation Deploys Electric TaxiBot at Schiphol
Menzies Aviation has launched the world's first electric TaxiBot for easyJet A320neo aircraft at Amsterdam Schiphol, reducing fuel burn by 95 kg per...
May 28, 20263 min
Airlines
EasyJet Flight Diverts After Power Bank Found in Luggage
An easyJet flight diverted to Rome after a passenger reported a power bank in checked luggage, causing a 16-hour delay for 180 passengers.
May 26, 20264 min
Safety
EasyJet Flight Diverts to Rome After Power Bank Incident
EasyJet Flight EZY2618 diverted to Rome on May 19, 2026, after a passenger admitted to having an actively charging power bank in their checked luggage.
May 25, 20264 min
Safety
EasyJet Flight Diverts to Rome After Power Bank Incident
An EasyJet flight from Egypt to England diverted to Rome after a passenger alerted crew to a potential lithium battery fire risk from a charging device.
May 24, 20263 min
Safety