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  European airlines’ tough summer adds to M&A logic

  Carriers such as $8 bln Lufthansa and $2 bln Air France-KLM saw rising costs and competition on Eastern routes from Chinese rivals. The logical response for EU players is to look West instead. Bidding for Portugal’s state-owned TAP would drive much-needed consolidation.

  11 Nov 2024
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  Airlines’ margins head to lower cruising altitude

  Carriers from $2 bln Air France-KLM to $7 bln Lufthansa reported healthy demand in the first half of 2024. But earnings are falling as expenses bite. With the switch to sustainable aviation fuel threatening to push costs ever higher, investors are bracing for smaller margins.

  2 Aug 2024
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  Ryanair leads airline sector into strategic cloud

  The $17 bln carrier’s shares sank 15% after it warned of weaker summer fares. The airline had hoped slow delivery of planes would mean less competition, allowing it to hike prices and weather higher costs. If customers are now saying no, that’s a problem for the whole sector.

  22 Jul 2024

• EQT’s $3 bln gaming play hits the right buttons

  3 Jul 2024

• Airbus hit leaves investors flying without a radar

  25 Jun 2024

• Antitrust worries risk clipping EU airlines’ wings

  24 May 2024

• European airlines’ hot summer belies sector clouds

  23 Apr 2024

• Swedes’ gaming split is far from a next-level fix

  22 Apr 2024

• Airbus obsessives have a shaky grasp of history

  9 Apr 2024

• Apple’s Epic fail powers up EU tech oversight cred

  11 Mar 2024

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