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Ep 5: How European airline consolidation is progressing
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easyJet has recently been the subject of several bids by Castlelake to acquire the airline. The move comes amid a broader trend of M&A activity in the sector. 

In this episode, John Strickland and Garth Lund look at ongoing consolidation among key European airlines. 

What we dive into:

  • Castelake's bid for easyJet
  • Progress of SAS's integration into Air France-KLM
  • TAP bids: Lufthansa Group vs Air France-KLM
  • Turkish Airlines' investment in Air Europa
  • Pegasus acquisition of Smartwings

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Photo credit: MarcelX42 via Wikimedia Commons

Previous episode:

Airline Insight Ep 4: How Europe’s three large LCCs are weathering a challenging environment
E4: How Europe’s three large LCCs are weathering a challenging environment0:00/1991.09391× Ryanair recently published an impressive set of results for the past financial year and announced that it is nearly debt-free. Meanwhile, easyJet saw non-fuel cost inflation increase over the past six months. In