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Air France-KLM Opens Door To EasyJet Investment The CEO of Air France-KLM said the group would be interested "for sure" if Castlelake approached it about its possible bid for EasyJet. guy.ferneyhoug… Tue, 06/09/2026 - 14:00 Author Helen Massy-Beresford Content source Aviation Daily Primary Category Airlines & Lessors

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Castlelake’s EasyJet Bid Could Shake Up European Airline Landscape EasyJet’s slots, fleet and network position, as well as a depressed share price, sparked Castlelake’s interest. peri.meyers@in… Tue, 06/09/2026 - 08:00 Author Helen Massy-Beresford Content source Aviation Week & Space Technology Primary Category Airlines & Lessors

Chinese flag-carrier using twinjets to maintain 51% shareholding while new investor Kunhang increases stake. Air China has disclosed that it will contribute five Airbus A350s to Shenzhen Airlines as part of a further capital increase for the subsidiary carrier. Shenzhen Airlines has recently undergone the first stage of an equity financing — detailed at the… The post Air China to transfer batch of A350s to Shenzhen Airlines as part of capital increase scheme first appeared on FlightGlobal.

Denmark ‘Significantly Underestimated’ F-35 Costs, Audit Shows A Danish audit of the country’s Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program has found that the country’s fleet of 27 aircraft could cost some 14 billion kronor more to operate than previously estimated. andy.savoie@av… Mon, 06/08/2026 - 23:08 Author Tony Osborne Content source Aerospace Daily & Defense Report Primary Category Budget, Policy & Operations

How Robotics Are Changing Airport Operations Robotics are increasingly being used to fast-track key changes in how airports operate. rosa.pineda@in… Mon, 06/08/2026 - 13:00 Author Chen Chuanren Alan Dron Content source Air Transport World Content summary Robotic Assistance Primary Category Airlines & Lessors

A curious feature of European aviation in 2026 is that the continent's most aggressively criticised airline is simultaneously its most strategically coherent. While many network carriers continue to grapple with rising financing costs, aircraft shortages, labour inflation and volatile fuel markets, Ryanair has emerged from one of the industry's most operationally challenging periods with record profitability and an even wider competitive moat. Ryanair's FY26 results were not simply a strong financial performance. They represented a demonstration of how scale, cost discipline and strategic flexibility are reshaping the competitive hierarchy of European aviation. Record profit after tax of EUR2.26 billion, revenue growth of 11% and a 40% increase in earnings arrived despite aircraft delivery delays, geopolitical uncertainty, rising environmental taxes and operational disruption across Europe. The significance lies beyond the headline figures. Ryanair is exploiting a structural reality th

Technip Energies, Airbus, Safran, and Tereos have signed an agreement to establish a new joint venture, named Rebound, aimed at developing one of Europe’s largest Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production facilities in Dunkirk, northern France. The proposed plant will use the Alcohol-to-Jet (AtJ) production pathway to convert advanced ethanol derived from agricultural and forestry residues […] The post Airbus, Safran, Technip Energies and Tereos launch major SAF venture in France appeared first on MRO Business Today, Latest Aerospace News.