Ryanair takes to skies with audacious Aer Lingus takeover bid
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Ryanair has launched a takeover bid for Aer Lingus -- valuing its Irish peer at 1.481 billion euros (1.883 billion dollars) -- in a move that would create the world's first transatlantic no-frills carrier.
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Europe's biggest low-cost carrier, Ryanair, has revealed that it owns more than a quarter of Aer Lingus after increasing its stake in Ireland's former state airline by 6.0 percent.
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Irish budget airline Ryanair has exercised an option to buy an additional 27 Boeing 737-800 jets worth 1.9 billion dollars (1.4 billion euros) at list prices, the two groups announced on Thursday.
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Irish airline Aer Lingus offers workers at least 40,000 euros each to take voluntary redundancy under cost cutting plans.
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The boss of Aer Lingus confirms that its Irish rival and hostile suitor Ryanair has increased its stake in the firm to 25%.
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Britain&#39;s largest low-cost airline, easyJet, was at the centre of frenzied speculation over a Nordic takeover last night after Icelandair revealed it had snapped up an 8.4% stake.
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Ryanair is reportedly set to muscle in on rival easyJet's operations from Liverpool.
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Aer Lingus employees reject a takeover approach from Ryanair dealing a new blow to the no-frills airlines plans.
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Budget airline Ryanair reports an 80% surge in profits after it carried more passengers to sunnier climes.
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Europe&#39;s biggest budget airline Ryanair launched another European hub on Tuesday at Shannon Airport in the west of Ireland, and said it was also looking to expand in Italy.
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Europe's biggest budget airline Ryanair   unveiled plans for a 1.48-billion-euro ($1.9 billion)  bid for Aer Lingus  on Thursday and said it had bought  a 16 percent stake in the rival Irish airline.
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Ryanair, Europe's biggest no-frills airline, said that it had ordered 32 fuel efficient Boeing 737-800 planes at a cost of 2.25 billion dollars (1.78 billion euros) at catalogue price.
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Europe's biggest low-cost carrier Ryanair owns more than a quarter of Aer Lingus after increasing its stake in Ireland's former state airline by 6.0 percent.
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BRUSSELS -- EU regulators blocked a hostile takeover bid by low-fare carrier Ryanair for Ireland's Aer Lingus yesterday, saying it would limit consumer choice and likely boost ticket prices.
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Ryanair chief executive Michael O&#39;Leary launched a pre-emptive strike Tuesday against EU regulators blocking the Irish low cost carrier from taking over Aer Lingus by vowing to appeal.
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The airline Ryanair today outlined its plans for expansion at Luton Airport. There will be nine new European destinations from January, including Esbjerg in Denmark and Barcelona.
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The battle for Poland's low-cost air travel market is taking to the skies, as competing carriers last week announced plans to expand their services in the European Union's biggest new member state.