African low-cost carrier Fastjet is to sell its stake in Fly540 Kenya for a nominal fee to Fly540 director Don Smith, in the process taking a $10m write-down on the sale. “Disposing of our investment ...
The unequivocal Sri Lankan government guarantee we reported on recently has allowed the national airline to price its US$175 million debut offering of five-year bonds late yesterday at par to yield 5....
Brent Crude prices jumped a few weeks ago when ISIS insurgents attacked Iraq from Syria, then prices stabilized at around the $110 level before moving up again last week to over $115 before falling ba...
A compensation claims backlog is starting to build in the UK, as we stated it would at the turn of the year if the Jet2 case was lost. No less than four major law firms who have until recently been co...
When the Wizz IPO plans were announced a few weeks ago you will recall that we questioned the timing and the overall plan of listing a Hungarian airline in London right now when just about every IPO i...
As Lufthansa shares fall some 15% and many wonder if the Emirates A350 cancellation is clearing the way for an RR-powered A380Neo orders, Norwegian is effectively blocked from the USA and a UK court c...
As expected and commented about for many months, Avolon has finally filed to list in the US. The Irish lessor has filed a registration statement with the US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) for ...
Watch out this week for Azul Airlines and others, to see if they can gain big out of the FIFA World Cup. But the pick of airlines to watch for in 2014 from an equipment perspective remains Iran Air. I...
Poor old Airbus, what does it do? Caught between all too powerful airline customer wishes and the need to protect other investors in the current A380 and A330 models. There is no secret that Emirates ...
So Wizz it to float – but would you buy-in? Wizz stands to lose a great deal if a man from Manchester, England gets his way in court. Wizz Air is to float on the London Stock Exchange the Hungarian lo...
SpiceJet has confirmed that it is in advanced talks with a foreign investor: “We are in advanced stages of capital infusion discussions with an external entity that when completed will help us clean u...
US airlines made 4% less on baggage fees in 2013 than they did the year before. Given that this is a core revenue driver for the ultra-low-cost model, can we argue that there is a problem developing? ...
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