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Richard Schuurman

Richard Schuurman

Active as a journalist since 1987, with a background in newspapers, magazines, and a regional news station, Richard has been covering commercial aviation on a freelance basis since late 2016. Richard is contributing to AirInsight since December 2018. He also writes for Airliner World, Aviation News, Piloot & Vliegtuig, and Luchtvaartnieuws Magazine. Twitter: @rschuur_aero.

SAS secures DIP funding but at a heavy cost

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SAS has entered a debtor-in-possession (DIP) credit agreement of $700 million/SEK 7.0 billion with Apollo Global Management. The arrangement will be used as bridge funding while the Scandinavian airline starts its restructuring plans under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. SAS secures…