ANA Gets Airbus Support For Skymark Turnaround - Report

August 4, 2015

ANA is reported to have won the support of Airbus, one of Skymark Airlines' biggest creditors, to sponsor the bankrupt discount carrier's turnaround,

Reuters news agency reported two people with knowledge of the matter as saying.

Skymark's creditors are scheduled to vote on two competing revival plans on Wednesday.

Airline leasing firm Intrepid Aviation, Skymark's largest creditor, has put forward a rival proposal in which Delta Air Lines would act as sponsor.

The two people said Airbus had told ANA of its decision to vote for its plan. They declined to be identified as they were not authorised to speak to media on the matter.

(Reuters)