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Qatar Airways, via its official Twitter account, announced (06-Aug-2026) plans to resume services from Doha to Bahrain, Erbil and Kuwait from 08-Aug-2026, following a temporary suspension since mid Jul-2026. The airline will be the sole scheduled operator on the Doha-Erbil route, according to OAG.

easyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou announced (06-Aug-2026) "Having carefully reviewed the proposal by Apollo, my family members and I have decided to support the recommended acquisition announced by the easyJet board", referring to the recommended cash acquisition by Apollo Global Management subsidiary Bidco of the entire issued and to be issued share capital of easyJet for GBP7.15 (EUR8.35) per share. Sir Stelios stated: "I am pleased with Apollo's strategic intentions for the easyJet business, which aim to create more growth", adding: "The fact that Apollo, as one of the most well-resourced and experienced institutional investors in the world, has decided to back and grow easyJet, the leading member of the easy family of brands, is testament to the strength of the easy brand and the business model of easyGroup Ltd". He clarified: "My family and I intend to remain invested as long-term major shareholders of easyJet for the next chapter in the company's journey". The LCC noted: "In aggregate, the Haji-Ioannou family concert party holds 116,065,871 easyJet shares, representing approximately 15.31% of easyJet's issued share capital" and confirmed that "the Haji-Ioannou family concert party together are the largest shareholders of easyJet and have provided irrevocable undertakings to [Bidco] to support the transaction and to elect for the unlisted share alternative in respect of their entire beneficial holdings of easyJet shares". [more - original PR]

easyJet announced (06-Aug-2026) "Castlelake confirms that, following careful consideration, it does not intend to make an offer for easyJet", adding: "Castlelake is very appreciative of the constructive engagement with the easyJet board and management team, and would like to thank them for their time and consideration of this potential transaction". [more - original PR]

easyJet announced (06-Aug-2026) its board reached an agreement with the board of Apollo Global Management subsidiary Bidco on the terms and conditions of a recommended cash acquisition by Bidco for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of easyJet for GBP7.15 (EUR8.35) per share, noting: "The Cash Offer values the entire issued, and to be issued, ordinary share capital of easyJet at approximately GBP5.7 billion (EUR6.65 billion)". The LCC reported: "The easyJet directors, who have been so advised by Evercore as to the financial terms of the cash offer, consider the terms of the cash offer to be fair and reasonable", adding: "Accordingly, the easyJet directors intend to unanimously recommend that easyJet shareholders vote (or procure voting) in favour of the Scheme at the Court Meeting and the Resolution at the General Meeting". easyJet stated: "It is intended that the acquisition will be implemented by way of a court-approved scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act", and reported its expects the acquisition to be completed by the end of 1Q2027. Apollo and Bidco clarified they "do not intend to make any headcount reductions in the 12 months following the acquisition becoming effective that will be material in the context of the easyJet Group". easyJet non executive chair Sir Stephen Hester commented: "The easyJet board has carefully evaluated the proposal from Apollo alongside easyJet's standalone prospects. While we remain confident in the strength of our business and the opportunities ahead, we believe this offer appropriately recognises the quality of the business we have built and delivers immediate, certain and attractive value for shareholders". [more - original PR]

Transport Scotland announced (06-Aug-2026) Scotland's Government provided more than GBP1 million (EUR1.17 million) to Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) to support the frequency increase of Loganair services connecting Inverness to Stornoway, Kirkwall and Shetland Islands Sumburgh from 26-Oct-2026. As previously reported by CAPA, Loganair temporarily reduced frequency on the services from 19-Jul-2026, citing low passenger traffic, sustained losses and recent increases in fuel prices. Loganair CEO Luke Farajallah stated: "We're a privately owned airline, and keeping thin routes like these flying isn't something we can always do alone, so we're genuinely pleased that the Scottish Government has stepped in to make full services possible again from October". [more - original PR]

Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr stated (06-Aug-2026) the airline plans to reject early-built Boeing 777Xs, adding: "We are in talks with Boeing [on] which airplanes we will not accept for commercial service and which aircraft can be modernised with a financial contribution of Boeing". Boeing declined to comment specifically on the Lufthansa statement but said: "We have a dedicated team working to bring already built 777-9s into a common configuration and incorporate changes that result from the certification process". Lufthansa has a total of 27 777Xs on firm order and still expects to receive its first aircraft in 1Q2027, with plans to deploy it into scheduled service in 2Q2027. [more - Aviation Week]