easyJet News Stories

EasyJet's Airbus Order Sparks New Stelios Row

June 18, 2013

EasyJet's multi-billion dollar deal to buy 135 aircraft from Airbus has sparked a new battle with the budget airline's founder and biggest shareholder Stelios Haji-Ioannou, who has voiced his opposition to the deal.
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Airbus Wins USD$11 Bln EasyJet Order

June 18, 2013

Airbus clinched a deal on Tuesday worth about USD$11 billion to supply UK budget airline easyJet with 135 planes, dealing a blow to its US rival Boeing.
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Airbus In Talks For USD$10 Bln EasyJet Order

June 14, 2013

Airbus is in advanced talks to complete a USD$10 billion order for at least 100 planes from British low-cost airline easyJet, sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
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EasyJet's London Stansted Traffic To Double

June 13, 2013

Low-cost UK airline easyJet and Manchester Airports Group (MAG) said Thursday they have reached a deal to more than double the carrier's traffic at London Stansted Airport during the next five years.
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Strike Hits French Airports Until Wednesday

June 12, 2013

French air traffic controllers walked off the job on Tuesday, grounding one flight in four across the country in a protest against EU plans for civil airspace changes.
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Flights Cancelled In French ATC Strike

June 11, 2013

French air traffic controllers walked off the job at the start of a three-day strike on Tuesday, grounding hundreds of flights across the country in a Europe-wide protest against the European Union's plans for civil airspace changes.
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EasyJet H1 Improves As Fleet Decision Nears

May 15, 2013

Low-cost UK airline easyJet cut its losses in half in the six months to April and is nearing a decision on whether to upgrade its fleet with updated Airbus or Boeing jets.
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Israeli Cabinet OKs Europe Open Skies Deal

April 21, 2013

Israel's cabinet on Sunday approved an open skies agreement to boost airline traffic to and from Europe, defying a strike by workers at El Al and two smaller airlines who fear the greater competition with foreign airlines will cost them jobs.
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Next Chairman To Be EasyJet's Next Chairman

April 17, 2013

Low-cost airline easyJet said John Barton, chairman of British fashion retailer Next, would become its new chairman next month, as the carrier plans to expand its fleet.
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EasyJet Sees H1 Loss Cut By Easter Demand

April 5, 2013

British carrier easyJet said it would nearly halve its first-half loss, helped by Easter falling earlier than a year ago and strong bookings from customers wanting to escape recent cold weather in Britain and Northern Europe.
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EasyJet To Begin Flights To Norway

March 25, 2013

EasyJet will fly between Britain and Norway for the first time from May, the budget airline said on Monday.
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Southeast Asia Budget Airlines Bet On Growth

March 24, 2013

Lion Air's record aircraft orders underline the ambitious plans the privately held Indonesian group is hatching to emerge as a pan-Asian low cost carrier, throwing a serious challenge to AirAsia, the region's biggest budget airline.
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