For a moment last week, it seemed we were back in the good old days of young rebel Richard Branson taking on the established Lord King, as Virgin Atlantic tried to end the monopoly of British Airways. Times have changed,…
Virgin Atlantic has de-facto got itself a feeder airline, by agreeing to take a stake in UK regional airline Flybe. The deal secures the future of Flybe, whose history goes back to November 1979 as Jersey European Airways, but the…
Flybe, the largest airline by passenger volume at Birmingham Airport, confirmed it is in talks with Virgin Atlantic about a potential takeover bid. Earlier this week Flybe announced it was considering a sale of their business. The Virgin news sent…
Overnight two deals announced by Republic Airways appear complex. Embraer: Lost a deal with Flybe in the UK for 20 E-175s and defers delivery on four. Flybe and Embraer agreed to reduce an outstanding deal for 24 E175s on order…