Flybe News Stories
Flybe Says Full Year Loss Will Be At Lower End
April 19, 2013
The Flybe Group said its underlying loss for the full year would be at the lower end of its previous expectations and revenue growth would be relatively muted.
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Ryanair To Invest USD$135 Mln In Flybe Ireland
February 6, 2013
British airline Flybe has agreed to create a new carrier as part of a deal with Ryanair to satisfy regulatory concerns over the Irish carrier's last-ditch bid to take over peer Aer Lingus.
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Ryanair To Pay Flybe To Take Aer Lingus Routes
February 4, 2013
Ryanair has offered rival Flybe EUR€100 million (USD$136 million) to take some Aer Lingus routes off its hands, a source close to the deal said on Monday, as the European Commission prepares to decide on its EUR€694 million offer for the Irish airline.
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EU Regulator Extends Ryanair-Aer Lingus Review
January 23, 2013
EU antitrust regulators have extended their review of the latest bid by Ryanair to acquire Irish rival Aer Lingus to March 6 after the budget carrier offered additional concessions to allay competition concerns.
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Flybe To Cut 300 Jobs, Revamp UK Business
January 23, 2013
British carrier Flybe said it would cut about 300 jobs, or about 10 percent of its UK workforce, joining other European airlines that have cut costs and headcount to cope with lower spending on air travel amid the eurozone debt crisis.
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Flybe Takes Interest In Widerøe Sale
November 14, 2012
Flybe, Europe's largest regional airline, may be interested in buying Norway's Widerøe after SAS put the company up for sale this week, Norwegian daily Aftenposten said on Wednesday.
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Finnair Seals Flybe Deal On European Routes
October 12, 2012
Struggling Finnish carrier Finnair said on Friday that British low-cost airline Flybe would start to operate one-third of its European routes from October 28.
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Flybe Hit By Fuel Costs, UK economy
June 11, 2012
Flybe, Europe's largest regional airline, posted a steep fall in full-year profit, hit by tough economic conditions in Britain and rising fuel costs.
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Finnair To Hand More Routes To Flybe
May 22, 2012
Loss-making Finnish flag carrier Finnair plans to hand over the operation of a third of its European routes to low-cost British airline Flybe to cut costs and help restore profitability.
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Flybe Interested in Buying Cimber Sterling
May 14, 2012
British airline Flybe is interested in buying Danish airline Cimber Sterling that declared bankruptcy earlier this month, Finnish public broadcaster YLE said on Monday.
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Flybe Says Conditions Remain Challenging
January 11, 2012
Flybe, Europe's largest regional airline, reported a higher first-half profit, but said trading conditions remained tough and forward ticket sales for winter were lower year-over-year.
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Flybe Shares Drop After Sales Warning
January 10, 2012
Shares in Flybe, Europe's largest regional airline, dropped more than 20 percent to touch a lifetime low, after the company warned it expects sales to fall short of expectations in the third quarter.
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