Air Canada kjøper Air Transat

[Someone]

Air Canada kjøper opp Air Transat, som vel er deres største konkurrent mellom Canada og Europa

Foreløpig lite info hvordan et nytt selskap eventuelt skal se ut og hva de skal gjøre med det de kjøper

https://aircanada.mediaroom.com/2019...-two-Companies

Air Canada enters into Exclusive Agreement with Transat A.T. Inc. to pursue a Combination of the two Companies

[MountainDew]

Det var overraskende. Ser Air Transat har en relativt gammel flåte med snittalder 16 år.

[sk931]

kunne godt se dem skippe deres A310 grundet alder, og inkludere resten i Air Canada Rouge...som faktisk er ganske udmærket...har fløjet med dem 4 gange, og har ikke noget at klage over...
Hilsen Ole

[Someone]

Originally Posted by sk931

kunne godt se dem skippe deres A310 grundet alder, og inkludere resten i Air Canada Rouge...som faktisk er ganske udmærket...har fløjet med dem 4 gange, og har ikke noget at klage over...
Hilsen Ole

A310 maskinene er på vei ut allerede og blir erstattet av A321LR. Første ble satt i trafikk i dag faktisk

[LN-MOW]

Litt mer her - spennende uke for kanadisk luftfart:

https://onemileatatime.com/air-canad...edium=facebook

Air Canada acquiring Air Transat seems like a good fit, as Air Transat could join the Rouge fleet. With such a deal, Air Canada would be able to eliminate a competitor.

While Air Canada talks about the benefits of such a deal, it almost certainly wouldn’t be beneficial for consumers. Air Canada’s CEO says that consumers would “benefit from the merged company’s enhanced ability to participate as a leader in the highly competitive leisure travel market globally.”

The much bigger reality for consumers is that Canadian aviation isn’t that competitive, and we’d see an airline eliminated. That leads to higher airfare…

[EB]

Her burde vel Rouge gå inn i Air Transat...som vel er et bedre innarbeidet merkenavn.

[Someone]

Får Air Canada nå konkurranse om Transat?

https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/n...-for-over-c1bn

Groupe Mach, a Montreal-based real estate developer, has offered to buy Transat Inc., owner of Air Transat (TS, Montréal Trudeau), which it said was the culmination of a process that began when it initially approached the leisure group in January.

[Someone]

Da ser ut som avtalen er i boks, og bare myndighetsgodkjenning gjenstår. Planen ser ut til å være å beholde Air Transat merkevaren, ved siden av båe Air Canada og Air Canada Rouge

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/a...d-520-million/

Air Canada and Transat A.T. Inc. conclude definitive arrangement agreement for the combination of the two companies

[raider66]

Enn så lenge.... SASBraathens osv.

Espen

[Someone]

Og Air Canada krydrer budet ved å øke det med 40%, for å sikre oppkjøpet går gjennom

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/ar...ransat-460220/

Air Canada has hiked its purchase price for Air Transat's parent by nearly 40%, adjusting the figure to C$18 per share from the previous C$13.

[Someone]

Da har aksjonærene i Transat godkjent salget. Nå gjenstår myndighetsgodkjenning, som trolig først blir klart i starten av 2020

[Someone]

Ser ut som dette kan trekke ut, og det fort tar et år før kjøpet er gjennomført

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/ar...in-ear-460465/

Air Canada's proposed takeover of Transat may not close until the second half of 2020, with Transport Canada given up to 2 May to complete a public interest assessment of the transaction

[Someone]

EU har bestemt seg for å undersøke oppkjøpet ytterligere, da de frykter dårlig konkurranse på mange ruter mellom EU og Canada

https://business.financialpost.com/t...trust-scrutiny

Air Canada, Transat deal faces intense EU antitrust scrutiny

European regulators say the deal may result in higher prices and less choice for flights between Europe and Canada

[Someone]

Kanadisk media medler at Air Canada forsøker å komme seg unna dette oppkjøpet, da også de trenger spare penger

https://www.flightglobal.com/strateg...138656.article

French-language media in Canada report that legacy carrier Air Canada is looking to exit its planned takeover of Transat AT, the parent company of Air Transat, as Canada’s biggest airline attempts to manage through the coronavirus crisis while preserving its liquidity.

[Someone]

Ser ut som det blir noe av oppkjøpet, men prisen blir redusert fra $720 mill til $190 mill


https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/a...y-air-transat/

Air Canada was to buy Transat for $720 million. If the transaction is approved, Transat shareholders will now have only $190 million to pay.

[Someone]

Ser ut som det var EU som til slutt satte ned foten her

https://www.newswire.ca/news-release...881088140.html

As previously disclosed, the acquisition was conditional on the approval of various regulatory authorities, including the European Commission ("EC"). In order to meet that key condition, Air Canada offered and enhanced a significant package of remedies, which went beyond the commercially reasonable efforts required of Air Canada under the Arrangement Agreement and what has been traditionally accepted by the EC in previous airline merger cases. Following recent discussions with the EC, it has become evident, however, that the EC will not approve the acquisition based on the currently offered remedy package.