Tag: takeover
Alitalia remains on life support with a new government loan
While Alitalia's takeover project has reached an dead end and the airline's liquidity is running out, the State has agreed to a new bridging loan of 400 million euros to ensure the airline's survival until a buyer is found.
This...
Virgin Atlantic no longer wants Air France-KLM
While Air France was supposed to take a 31% stake in Virgin Atlantic in the coming months in a three-way game involving Delta Airlines and China Easter, Richard Branson has just announced that he is no longer selling.
Why such...
IAG acquires Air Europa…and it’s much bigger than it soundsAG rachète Air Europa…et c’est beaucoup plus important que ça en a l’air
Yesterday we talked about Lufthansa's renewed interest in Alitalia and the huge impact this would have on the battle for leadership in Europe and for the big alliances.
Only a few hours after writing this article a bomb fell, real...
What if Lufthansa took over Alitalia?
The takeover of Alitalia is a bit like The Young and the Restless, when you think it's over a new twist comes to question everything. And the one we are about to talk about would not be of the...
Will Delta leave Skyteam?
Delta's CEO, Ed Bastian, struck a blow about ten days ago by telling Bloomberg that the Skyteam alliance of which the airline is a member, "has not 'added much value to customers... to member airlines." and that the American...
Hotels: Is Marriott the ball and chain of Starwood?
With the acquisition of Starwood and the creation of the world's leading hotel group, Marriott had high ambitions. But for the time being, the mechanics seem to be a bit stuck and customers are starting to complain, denting the...
Overview of airlines in difficulty
While most airlines reported reassuring figures at the end of 2018, there are a number that are in varying degrees of difficulty.
Nothing new you might say. Well, yes. The "companies in distress" column is increasingly filled with low-cost airlines...
The “clownish” marriage of Etihad and Emirates
Etihad continues to do badly but rumors of a marriage with Emirates have once again been denied by its management.
Even if the airline lost less money in 2018 than in 2017 and that the cost reduction strategy is bearing...
Alitalia: EasyJet gives up and the horizon darkens
After Delta, which is cautious, EasyJet has clearly announced that it does not want to participate in the takeover of Alitalia.
So Alitalia has been up for sale since September 2017 and nothing seems to indicate that the Italian airline...