Flybe Rejects Rival Takeover Bid From Mesa Air Group

Kerry Reals February 20, 2019
Credit: Rob Finlayson
LONDON—UK regional carrier Flybe has rejected a rival takeover bid from investors led by Mesa Air Group, which seeks to halt the sale of the airline to Virgin Atlantic- and Stobart Group-led consortium Connect Airways. Flybe said it had received on Feb. 19 a “preliminary and highly conditional...
Kerry Reals

Kerry Reals is a UK-based aviation journalist with 15 years’ experience covering all aspects of the airline and aerospace sector for a variety of industry publications. She is a freelance contributor to Aviation Week & Space Technology, Aviation Daily and Air Transport World, focusing on the European airline industry, with an emphasis on how the sector is working to improve sustainability and reduce its carbon footprint.

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